Lead Software Engineer

IncisionAmsterdamRemoteFull-time1 week ago

Incision is hiring a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for its core engineering team, ensuring high-quality, maintainable software delivery. The role requires 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, and AWS expertise, and involves designing backend services, reviewing architecture, and mentoring engineers. Experience in healthcare technology is strongly preferred.

What you'll do

Take technical ownership of software delivery within our core engineering team
Ensure features are designed and implemented to a consistently high engineering standard
Coordinate technical implementation across Backend, Frontend, Mobile and QA where required
Translate product and business requirements into clear technical approaches and implementation plans
Design and implement backend services using TypeScript, Node.js and NestJS
Architect solutions on AWS, primarily using serverless and managed services
Make technical decisions around service boundaries, APIs, data models, integrations and asynchronous workflows
Review designs, pull requests and implementation approaches for complex or high-risk changes
Identify technical risks early and help engineers resolve architectural or implementation issues before they affect delivery
Establish and continuously improve coding standards, engineering practices and development guidelines
Support engineers through mentoring, pair programming, code reviews and technical design sessions
Help maintain consistent engineering standards across multiple development teams, including external engineering partners
Work closely with our architect on system architecture, scalability, reliability and technical evolution
Ensure new functionality includes appropriate testing, observability, monitoring, security, operational readiness and documentation
Improve engineering productivity through better tooling, automation and development practices
Help adopt and maintain effective AI-assisted engineering practices where they improve software delivery
Participate in architecture discussions, ADRs and technical roadmap development
Contribute directly to implementation when projects require senior hands-on engineering support

What you need

Must-have

TypeScriptNode.jsNestJSExpressFastifyAWSAWS CDKTerraform

Nice-to-have

AWS Solutions Architect AssociateAWS Solutions Architect ProfessionalDatadogCloudWatchElastic StackAngularMobile developmentRedis

Soft skills

CommunicationMentoringCollaborationTechnical leadershipProblem solvingConstructive feedback

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