Software Engineering Team Lead

Street Diligence is a high-growth FinTech start-up with an innovative product offering and ambitious expansion plans. Our clients include leading financial institutions that use our platform to analyze and negotiate advantageous terms in legal and financial contracts. We break down key terms, identify what’s “market” and “off-market” and flags risks embedded in contract terms. Our platform also provides unique visuals, benchmarking and comparison to place negotiations and contracts in context. Founded in 2012, Street Diligence is headquartered in New York.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**

**Technical Leadership & Mentoring**
- ** Team Guidance**: Participate in providing technical guidance to software engineers, ensuring that sprint tasks are well-defined, prioritized, and completed on schedule.
- ** Code Quality**: Conduct regular code reviews and enforce best practices to maintain a robust, clean, and sustainable codebase.
- ** Knowledge Sharing**: Lead regular technical discussions and workshops to foster continuous learning and development among team members.

**Architecture & Design**
- ** Solution Architecture**: Help to design and architect scalable, high-performance solutions that meet both current and future business needs.

**Collaboration & Communication**
- ** Cross-functional Coordination**: Work closely with UX/UI designers, QA teams, and other stakeholders to integrate feedback and align on project goals.
- ** Stakeholder Engagement**: Effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring transparency and shared understanding across the organization.

**WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE TABLE**

**Education & Experience**:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development, with a proven track record in a leadership or team lead role.

**Technical Skills**:

- Experience working with large or complex codebases and a deep understanding of programming design patterns.
- Proven experience in architecting scalable software solutions.
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Ruby, C#, Java, JavaScript) and familiarity with full-stack development concepts.
- Strong background in agile development methodologies and continuous integration practices.

**Additional Skills**:

- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for building innovative solutions.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively mentor and support team members.
- A commitment to maintaining high standards of code quality, including unit testing and behavior-driven development practices.

This role is a unique opportunity to drive technical excellence, and to help contribute to the evolution of our software architecture. If you’re passionate about engineering leadership and ready to take on new challenges, we encourage you to apply.

We know that not everyone will meet all of the qualifications listed above. If your experience doesn't perfectly align, but you believe you'd be a strong fit for the team, we encourage you to apply. We’re eager to learn more about what you can offer

Street Diligence is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state or local law. Street Diligence participates in the E-Verify employment system of the U.S. Government.