Lead Software Engineer

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer

Location: Remote - United States

Employment: Full-Time

Who You Are

You are a builder, problem solver, and collaborator who wants your work to have purpose. You enjoy creating innovative solutions, working with talented teammates, and using technology to make a meaningful impact.

Why You'll Love This Role

This is more than a software engineering role. Every application, integration, and platform you help build supports researchers working to advance the understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. At IND, you'll combine your technical expertise with a mission that matters.

What You’ll Do: Major Responsibilities

• Develop deep expertise in IND’s codebase, architecture, and research workflows.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable applications, APIs, and backend services.
• Own complex technical problems and drive solutions end-to-end, from design through deployment.
• Partner with the Director to shape system architecture, technical strategy, and engineering decisions.
• Lead efforts to modernize, simplify, and improve systems while establishing best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment.
• Work across software systems, data pipelines, databases, and integrations to support data quality, validation, and research workflows.
• Translate research and operational needs into scalable technical solutions and collaborate with PMs, engineers, and stakeholders to support delivery and prioritization.
• Communicate technical concepts and decisions effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, build credibility as a trusted technical leader and support the development of future engineering talent.
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, engineering team structure, and a scalable, collaborative team culture as the role grows.

Qualifications / Skills / Preferred

• 5–8 years of software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and front-end frameworks (such as Vue, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS)
• Experience building production systems, APIs, and backend services
• Experience working with data systems, pipelines, or complex data models
• Demonstrated experience leading projects or influencing technical direction
• Proven ability to take ownership of complex systems and drive outcomes
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or leading small teams (formal or informal)
• Experience in research, healthcare, or data-intensive environments
• Experience working in small or scaling teams with high ownership
• Exposure to AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Interest in or readiness for people management
• Strong systems thinker who can connect technical decisions to business outcomes
• High ownership mindset with desire to lead and grow into management
• Ability to influence without authority and build trust across the team
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, evolving environment

Beyond the Job

At IND, we believe that when our people are supported, they can do their best work. We’re committed to taking care of our team so they can focus on the important work of advancing research. In addition to joining a mission-driven, innovative team with a collaborative and inclusive culture, you will also enjoy:

• Competitive base salary: $150k - $180k

• Bonus eligible

• Medical, dental, and vision Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Employer-paid life and disability insurance

• Paid time off: Flexible vacation, sick and holidays

• Contribution to retirement plan (403b)

• Professional development opportunities

• Professional liability insurance

• CME and professional organization membership support

IND is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals who will help us build and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Diversity may include, but is not limited to, race, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, geographic origin, ability and disability, political beliefs, and age. We value the unique perspectives and experience each team member brings to advancing our mission.