Lead Software Developer

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, test, and document software for existing and new products - Build, maintain, and optimize .NET backend services ( ASP.NET Core, REST APIs) and related data access - Own and evolve the backend architecture for our products, including RESTful APIs and Microsoft SQL Server (schema, queries, performance) - Own API strategy: set standards for design, versioning, security, and cross-team contracts, including third-party integration surfaces - Establish and uphold team practices and guardrails for agentic-IDE development (Cursor or similar), including review standards for agent-generated code - Partner with frontend (web and mobile), product, and design to define APIs and deliver cohesive, high-quality features - Work with DevOps on builds, releases, patching, and operational readiness - Review code, handle merge requests, and help keep code quality, structure, and automation (testing, CI/CD) at a high bar - Identify bottlenecks, debug production issues, and improve reliability and performance - Provide technical estimates and communicate progress and risks clearly - Lead and coach junior and intermediate developers; raise the bar through pairing and feedback - Improve engineering practices and processes (testing, observability, release discipline) in ways that fit the team - Share ownership of production health: monitor, respond to critical incidents, and drive fixes for instability or regressions QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field - Typically, 7+ years of .NET experience and/or other object-oriented programming languages - Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio - Familiar with C#, WebAPIs, MVC, ASP.NET - Deep RESTful API experience: owning API design, versioning, security, performance, and cross-team contracts at scale - Habitual use of an agentic coding IDE (Cursor or similar) and a track record of setting review standards for AI-generated code across a team - In-depth understanding of JavaScript programming and familiar with ES6 - Work effectively in a cloud-based environment; experience with AWS is a strong plus - Familiar with object-oriented design patterns - Familiar with RESTful APIs - Experience with MS SQL Server and T-SQL language - Understanding of SQL best practices and methodologies and experience investigating and solving SQL performance issues - Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git and the associated best practices - Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience with leading a scrum team AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE: - Prior exposure to fitness/wellness products, multi-tenant SaaS, high-traffic APIs, or cloud-native tooling (containers, observability) - tell us what you've built or scaled - Experience designing and operating third-party API integrations at scale - General familiarity with a modern TypeScript / cloud-native SaaS stack is a plus, but not required