Software Engineering Lead

Summary

Join MavenAI's Marketing Automation team as a Software Engineering Lead to unite and grow three functional areas: Content Generation, Application, and Integrations. You will balance hands-on coding (50%), project execution (30%), and leadership (20%). The role involves leading a cross-functional engineering team, conducting bi-weekly 1:1s, allocating resources, and architecting the end-to-end generative workflow. You will guide application development, partner with the Integrations engineer, and drive adoption of AI-powered developer tools. This position requires a collaborative leadership style, strong project management skills, and a passion for developer productivity. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced startup environments and adapts quickly to changing priorities.

Requirements

• 5+ years building and shipping B2B SaaS software, with 2+ years in an engineering lead or manager role
• Hands-on expertise in Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq, and AWS (ECS, Bedrock, RDS)
• Proven track record delivering React + Tailwind front-end applications integrated with Rails backends
• Experience architecting and scaling background-job-driven workflows and data ingestion pipelines
• Familiarity with generative AI ecosystems and their integration patterns
• Strong project management skills—comfortable writing specs, breaking down tasks, and driving sprints in Linear
• A collaborative leadership style: excellent communication, empathy, and the ability to influence non-technical stakeholders
• Passion for developer productivity and experience rolling out AI-based coding tools or similar innovations
• Thrives in fast-paced startup environments and adapts quickly to changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team across three functions: Content Generation, Application, Integrations —ensuring coverage and flexibility when priorities shift
• Conduct bi-weekly 1:1s with each engineer to drive growth, unblock challenges, and build trust
• Allocate resources alongside the PM to meet evolving roadmap goals
• Spend ~30% of your time on specs, issue creation in Linear, and sprint planning; ~50% contributing high-quality code; balance the remainder on coaching, reviews, and process improvements
• Architect and oversee the end-to-end generative workflow: from data ingestion (Sidekiq workers, MySQL) through AWS Bedrock calls to Claude 4 & GPT-4o, to content assembly and delivery
• Guide the Application in evolving our React + Tailwind UI and Rails API backend, collaborating closely with design for an optimal UX
• Partner with the Integrations engineer to define robust XML/JSON ingestion pipelines and data validation processes
• Drive adoption of AI-powered developer tools (e.g., Cursor, OpenAI Codex) to boost team productivity and code quality
• Mentor engineers in best practices around testing, CI/CD, and AWS ECS deployments
• Establish metrics and dashboards to monitor system health, team velocity, and quality
• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and experimentation with the latest AI and cloud technologies

Benefits

• 100% remote across the U.S., with quarterly in-person gatherings for team offsites
• Competitive Compensation Package
• Flexible vacation and parental leave policies
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 100% paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance Program
• 401k Program