Lead Software Engineer

October 21

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Fintech • HR Tech • Education

Summer is a company that partners with organizations, including employers, retirement providers, and financial institutions, to offer customized student loan and education assistance benefits. Their solutions aim to improve employee retention by offering savings through loan optimization, forgiveness programs, tax-free contributions, and retirement matching for student loan payments. Summer helps manage the entire process, including participant enrollment and reporting, ensuring efficient delivery of benefits. Their platform is particularly beneficial for HR teams in public sector and government entities, and aims to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) by supporting a diverse employee base.

11 - 50 employees

💳 Fintech

👥 HR Tech

📚 Education

📋 Description

• Mentor and manage a team of engineers through thoughtful technical leadership and day-to-day support. • Review and assess completed work in collaboration with fellow engineering leads to uphold a high bar for quality. • Clarify complex requirements and help design sustainable, long-term solutions that are maintainable and scalable. • Lead by example: stay hands-on in the codebase, supporting your team as they build and ship great products. • Drive product planning, ensuring we commit to initiatives that are realistic, high-impact, and delivered at a high standard. • Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal tools and systems to streamline engineering workflows across the organization. • Collaborate closely with the Head of Engineering, your product management lead, and product design partner to ensure your pod’s work aligns with our values, vision, and long-term goals with a focus on prioritization, double bottom-line impact, and thoughtfully designed experiences.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade web applications and 2+ years of experience leading engineers or owning technical direction for a small or mid-sized team. • A proven ability to design, build, and scale complex systems across frontend and backend environments. • Strong experience across our core stack: TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and React. • A clear, empathetic communication style that builds trust and drives alignment across technical and non-technical teams. • A passion for coaching and developing engineering talent – you love helping others grow. • Familiarity with or interest in AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude. • Experience collaborating across product, design, and analytics to deliver impactful solutions. • Exposure to both startup and enterprise environments, with clear opinions on what works best from each.

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity grant to share in Summer’s success • 100% employee-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) plan with 3% match, fully vested day one • Home office setup reimbursement • Monthly lunch credits • Direct contributions toward your student loans • Up to 11 paid holidays + flexible PTO • Paid leave for family, health, or personal needs • Annual in-person events including Summer Camp and Summer Wonderland • And more!