Lead Software Engineer
Company: Snapsheet
Location: Chicago, IL {{REMOTE}}
Salary: $160k - $185k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-06-25
About this role
- As a Lead Software Engineer, you will drive the technical direction and excellence of our industry-leading claims engine
- Because we are a growing organization with multiple high-impact teams, your specific placement will be determined by your technical expertise and our strategic initiatives
- In this role, you will be expected to contribute to architecture discussions, perform thorough code reviews, and deliver high-quality, production-ready code
### Benefits
- Work from Anywhere - We give you the tools you need to work from wherever you work best
- Make an Impact - We set strong goals and we reach them. We are highly productive, efficient and always focus on how we can make an impact - big or small
- Own Your Career - We give you the tools to continue learning through masterclass, internal courses and external workshops. We practice intentional career pathing and goal setting every quarter
- Accessible Leadership - Open door policy and the programing to ensure you have access to leaders to stay in the know, give feedback, and make real change
- Purposeful Connection - From virtual wine-tastings to our annual in-person get togethers, we build ways for Snapster’s to connect, on purpose
- Intentional Recognition - Peers can recognize each other through our platform, high-five, and quarterly all-company awards. We continue to be a “promote-when-ready” culture focused on the outcomes not tenures and we schedule annual merit conversations to ensure everyone is compensated for great work- We look for technical leaders who thrive in an agile, remote-first environment and are passionate about mentoring others while building purposeful technology that delivers real-world results
- At least 2 years of experience working with relational databases
- Exposure to front-end technologies and ability to contribute across the stack
- Curious and proactive in understanding the systems and tools beyond surface-level frameworks
- Demonstrated experience solving scalability challe...