Job Title: Lead Software Engineer Company Name: SalesAi Job Url: https://ats.rippling.com/en-GB/salesai/jobs/89a29e69-2f6a-4449-8267-72202fa0413b?jobSite=LinkedIn&jr_id=69a6946b1a944544ef633bd1 Job Description: Lead Software Engineer 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. 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 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. Product Remote (IL, US) Remote (OH, US)