Social News Desk is a leading provider of social media management solutions, helping news organizations, local governments, and educational institutions connect with their communities and deliver impactful stories online. Our platform powers the publishing, analytics, and audience engagement strategies for hundreds of trusted organizations.
We are passionate about building software that makes social media management simpler, smarter, and more effective and we’re looking for a strong technical leader to help guide the next phase of our platform’s evolution.
We’re seeking an experienced Lead / Senior Software Engineer to take a hybrid engineering leadership and hands-on development role on our core platform team.
In this position, you’ll partner directly with the Head of Engineering to set technical direction, guide architectural decisions, and ensure our SaaS infrastructure remains scalable, secure, and performant. You’ll manage and mentor a team of talented developers (both in-house and long-term contractors), oversee code quality and release processes, and play a pivotal role in the success of our platform.
This is a 50%+ leadership role with responsibilities that may lean toward up to 75% management and technical leadership at times while still contributing directly to critical codebases and infrastructure work.
Engineering Leadership:
Lead daily standup's and coordinate weekly sprint execution and priorities
Drive technical design discussions, architecture decisions, and implementation strategies
Own/lead code reviews and source code standards across multiple repositories
Mentor engineers and foster a culture of clean, scalable, maintainable code
Guide long-term contractors and internal developers in delivering high-impact features
Delivery & Operations:
Plan, coordinate, and oversee production releases and deployment pipelines
Own uptime, reliability, and observability of production systems
Monitor and optimize cloud vendor cost and utilization
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Partner closely with Product to shape feature priorities and technical feasibility
Interface with third-party partners and social platforms to manage integrations and compliance
Champion DevOps best practices, CI/CD automation, and internal developer productivity tools
Contribute to overall engineering hiring, onboarding, and process improvements as we scale
Required:
7+ years of professional software engineering experience (Node.js + AWS)
2+ years of experience leading engineering teams (as tech lead, manager, or equivalent)
Significant experience with AI-assisted software development (tools, methods, and research)
Strong background designing and scaling backend services and APIs
Experience managing production infrastructure in a serverless or distributed environment
Proven track record delivering reliable, customer-facing SaaS products
Strong communication skills and the ability to align technical execution with business goals
Preferred:
Experience integrating with third-party APIs (especially social media platforms)
Familiarity with real-time messaging (socket.io, WebSockets, or other techniques)
Exposure to cost-optimization and infrastructure budgeting
Previous work in a SaaS, public sector and/or B2B software
Backend: Node.js, Serverless Framework, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Elastic Beanstalk
Frontend: React (SPA), React Native (Expo)
Infrastructure: AWS (S3, CloudFront, IAM, CloudWatch), Redis Labs, MongoDB Atlas
Integrations: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Threads, Youtube, TikTok, RSS, and other social APIs
Collaboration & Tools: GitHub, Asana, Slack, Claude Code (AI-assisted coding, or other equivalents)
Retirement benefits plans
Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision)
Paid vacation and parental leave
Fully remote work environment within approved states
Opportunities for growth into senior engineering leadership roles
Make an impact: Lead the technical direction of a platform used by hundreds of organizations every day
Shape the future: Help define our next generation of architecture, infrastructure, and feature velocity
Grow your career: Build and mentor a team, influence strategy, and expand your leadership scope
Collaborative culture: Work with passionate people who care deeply about quality, innovation, and customers
Competitive compensation and benefits: We value our people and invest in their growth and well-being
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