Lead Software Engineer
Location: Hybrid (Indianapolis, Indiana, US)
Department: Product
About the role
A Lead Engineer will drive the technical development of our AI-powered sales platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and sales, to architect, build, and optimize scalable solutions. This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and a passion for AI-driven innovations.
What you'll do
Be a Primary Individual Contributor
- Most of your time will be spent designing, building, and shipping production code in Java Spring Boot and Next.js + Zustand (TypeScript).
- Own complex features end to end—from data modeling and service logic to API design and frontend integration.
- Make pragmatic architectural decisions that balance performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Lead by Example in Code Quality and Design
- Consistently model clean code practices, effective design patterns, and thoughtful system design in day-to-day work.
- Set the technical bar through high-quality pull requests, tests, and documentation rather than mandates.
- Drive improvements through refactoring and incremental architectural enhancements.
Pair, Coach, and Mentor Engineers
- Dedicate time each week to pair programming, design reviews, and hands-on problem solving with other engineers.
- Coach team members on Spring Boot, TypeScript, API design, and cloud architecture through real work—not abstract guidance.
- Provide actionable feedback that helps engineers improve code quality, ownership, and confidence.
Own APIs and Frontend Integration
- Design and maintain APIs using OpenAPI specifications, ensuring consistency and usability.
- Actively work with frontend engineers to integrate APIs into Next.js applications, addressing performance, error handling, and UX considerations.
- Guide API versioning and backward compatibility through practical implementation.
Drive Performance, Reliability, and Delivery
- Actively profile, optimize, and scale services and web applications in cloud environments.
- Participate directly in on-call rotations, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
- Improve CI/CD workflows, observability, and deployment practices through hands-on contributions.
What you bring
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in software development and as a software team lead engineer.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, React, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Experience with cloud platforms (ideally GCP) and microservices or modular monolithic architecture.
- Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, APIs, and data engineering.
- Knowledge of database management systems (SQL, NoSQL), data modeling, and data system scalability principles.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and development tools like Jira, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Mindset
- You move toward a challenge.
- No blame, but high accountability.
- You love mentoring and growing a team.
- Always pursuing betterment, continuous improvement, and trying new things.
Why you'll love working here
At SalesAi, we believe your work should support your life—not the other way around. We offer a competitive, people-first benefits package designed to help you thrive both on and off the clock:
- Flexible (Unlimited) PTO
- Hybrid Work Environment
- 10 Paid Holidays – Plus regular company-sponsored events.
- Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) with 4% Match
- Award-Winning Culture – Voted a Top Culture Company in Indianapolis across multiple categories.
About the Company
About SalesAi
At SalesAi, we’re revolutionizing the way companies sell and serve with cutting-edge, AI-driven technology. Our rapidly growing SaaS platform helps businesses seamlessly integrate AI into sales and support workflows—making operations smarter, faster, and more effective.
We’ve grown to over $6M in ARR in under nine months, thanks to a world-class team that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and a drive to shape the future of AI. We believe AI should be simple, powerful, and accessible, and we’re building the tools to make that a reality.
Join us to shape the future of AI solutions that are human-centered, scalable, and transformative.
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