Lead Software Engineer - NBA
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Lead Software Engineer - NBA to join the team of a leader in the Healthcare space.
This role will lead end-to-end technical delivery for a workflow orchestration team focused on reliable member action lifecycles and timely execution. You will partner closely with engineering teammates and cross-functional stakeholders to design scalable services, strengthen system reliability, and help drive high-quality outcomes in a distributed environment. The position combines hands-on coding with architectural ownership, team mentorship, and accountability for operational excellence.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $129,300 – $177,800 annually
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery for the orchestration team, ensuring quality and timely shipping
Design durable workflows in Node.js/TypeScript for member action lifecycles
Manage the action delivery pipeline from decision to acknowledgment
Integrate activation components with Adobe Experience Platform and Kafka
Contribute code alongside team members in multiple technologies
Make architectural decisions for workflow design and reliability
Engineer systems for reliability and observability across distributed environments
Mentor team members and uphold engineering standards
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related area
6+ years of full stack software engineering experience, including at least 1–2 years in a tech-lead or senior-lead role
Proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript for building production services
Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms, preferably Temporal or similar
Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals and event-driven architectures
Experience implementing Kafka producer/consumer patterns in production
Ability to lead a small engineering team and be accountable for technical outcomes
Benefits
Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off, including personal holidays and parental leave
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance and additional wellness opportunities
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery for the orchestration team, ensuring quality and timely shipping
- Design durable workflows in Node.js/TypeScript for member action lifecycles
- Manage the action delivery pipeline from decision to acknowledgment
- Integrate activation components with Adobe Experience Platform and Kafka
- Contribute code alongside team members in multiple technologies
- Make architectural decisions for workflow design and reliability
- Engineer systems for reliability and observability across distributed environments
- Mentor team members and uphold engineering standards
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related area
- 6+ years of full stack software engineering experience, including at least 1–2 years in a tech-lead or senior-lead role
- Proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript for building production services
- Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms, preferably Temporal or similar
- Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals and event-driven architectures
- Experience implementing Kafka producer/consumer patterns in production
- Ability to lead a small engineering team and be accountable for technical outcomes
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Paid time off, including personal holidays and parental leave
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance and additional wellness opportunities
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
Historical employer filing data was found for Ladders. The employer record includes 8 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.