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David Careers

Lead Software Engineer

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renaissance technologiesSanta Clara (CA)
Software DevelopersCustom Computer Programming Services

SENIORITY

Lead

SALARY

$175,000 - $267,000 per year

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About the role

Code that ships to millions starts as a pull request on someone's screen, and at Renaissance Technologies we want that someone to be our next Lead Software Engineer. The pitch is honest — $175,000 - $267,000, real ownership of technology outcomes, and a Renaissance Technologies crew in Santa Clara that has your back.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Relationship Building acceptance criteria
  • Walk technology stakeholders through Negotiation tradeoffs in language Renaissance Technologies execs grasp
  • Pair-program tricky Negotiation edge cases with engineers across Santa Clara, CAKeep Renaissance Technologies's Negotiation dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
  • Question the boldly-pragmatic Laravel pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner
  • Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis
  • Pair Laravel and Spring Boot in a pipeline Renaissance Technologies can extend without your help later
  • What You'll BringThe kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly 8+ years of Spring Boot reps, not just Spring Boot exposure
  • A knack for Negotiation that colleagues quietly come to rely onSolid Relationship Building grounding, plus Laravel you can pick up on the fly
  • Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your technology craft
  • Hands-on technology experience that holds up to follow-up questions
  • A communicator who can disagree without making it personal
What began as two engineers and a whiteboard in Santa Clara is now Renaissance Technologies, an empathy-led team obsessed with getting Kubernetes right. Trust is the default setting at Renaissance Technologies; you have to actively spend it to lose it. Joining us means $175,000 - $267,000, a clear promotion ladder, paid family leave, and mentors invested in your success. Live in Santa Clara, CA as of this hour, with reviews ongoing.

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