Lead Software Developer - Back End

StreetLight Data is seeking a high caliber Lead Software Engineer to be part of our growing team. This team member will work on the back-end of the StreetLight InSight SaaS web application that our subscription customers use to explore and visualize travel patterns in the real world. This position reports to the Senior Director of Engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of customer-facing features, focusing on back-end components, in StreetLight InSight, our flagship SaaS web application
• Implement and maintain functionality for InSight through regular sprints, including unit tests
• Interface among our geographically distributed teams, including San Francisco and Vancouver, and mentor more junior engineers on software architecture, design and development.
• Participate in, and improve processes, including for sprint planning, sprint execution, technical design and code reviews
• Productize analytics handoffs from the Data Science and Data Engineering team
• Deliver product releases to production as appropriate
• Tune StreetLight InSight for performance, scalability, and reliable operation to serve our growing customer base
• Assist Support and Operations in resolving production issues when needed, and improve the product to avoid them in the future

Here's what you'll need:

• BS / MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or an Engineering discipline from a top university
• 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer at a software product company, preferable in an enterprise market
• 5+ years of experience developing web-based SaaS applications
• Competence and interest in all aspects of web application development
• Strong problem-solving and solution design skills
• Proficiency in Python (Java, C++, Ruby, or Go experience can substitute for Python in a candidate who is open to learning new technologies)
• Proficiency in SQL and working with relational databases
• Experience with working with front-end technologies a plus
• Experience working with and leading a team of developers a plus
• Experience working in cloud-deployed platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud
• Product and customer orientation
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal
• Quick learner and a strong team player