Lead Software Engineer (Team Lead)
CSC Generation2 months ago
San José, Costa RicaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own a service area within the retail service cloud, setting architecture direction and maintaining quality standards.
- Design, build, ship, profile, refactor, and scale production features and services.
- Replace legacy code and services with modern, maintainable solutions.
- Build reusable frameworks and patterns for future projects across the portfolio.
- Plan and communicate product roadmaps, triage sprint tickets, and make technical tradeoff decisions.
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and hands-on problem solving.
- Drive developer productivity and contribute to hiring decisions.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript/JavaScript, React, and Node.js.
- Production experience with API Gateway, AWS Lambda, S3, and DynamoDB.
- Experience with IAM and CloudWatch for debugging and least-privilege design.
- Experience with Python and Django or comparable server-side frameworks.
- Demonstrated technical ownership of a product or service area, including architecture, code quality, and delivery outcomes.
- Experience mentoring and elevating engineers while remaining a significant individual contributor.
- Experience replacing or modernizing legacy systems in production.
- Ability to triage competing priorities, plan sprints, and communicate technical details to non-technical stakeholders.
- Preferred experience includes retail, e-commerce, multi-brand platforms, cloud-native architectures, microservices patterns, and technical leadership on small, high-output teams.
Benefits
- Remote position in the United States.
- Paid time off, 401(k) match, medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance policies.
- Employee discounts across the company's portfolio of brands.
- Opportunities for cross-functional impact, skill development, and end-to-end ownership.
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About CSC Generation
CSC Generation is a Chicago-based holding company that acquires and restructures consumer retail brands, focusing on e-commerce and omnichannel operations. It runs an AI-driven operating platform and shared services to modernize merchandising, marketing, and supply chain, then operates the brands for profitability. Founded in 2016 and privately held, its portfolio has included Sur La Table and One Kings Lane, and it expands primarily through M&A.