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Job Description: Senior Software Engineer - SaaS Platform Lead
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Location: USA, only Eastern Time Zone
Salary: $130K-170K

About Company:
The company is a leading patent law firm transitioning their proven AI for patents software platform into a scalable SaaS solution for enterprise clients. Their platform helps streamline patent creation and management workflows for Fortune 500 companies. They value technical excellence while maintaining a startup mindset focused on rapid iteration and innovation.

The ideal candidate will combine strong hands-on development skills with the ability to guide architectural decisions and lead technical initiatives. While this is a technical leadership role, the focus is on architectural guidance and hands-on development rather than people management.

About the Role:
They're seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to lead their platform's transformation from a single-tenant to multi-tenant SaaS architecture. This is a critical role focused on designing and implementing secure, scalable solutions for their growing patent law firm's software platform.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement a multi-tenant architecture with secure data segregation.
Lead technical initiatives around platform scalability, compliance, and performance optimization.
Guide the engineering and leadership teams through SOC 2 certification.
Work closely with our distributed development team on implementation.
Create proof-of-concept solutions and validate technical approaches.
Guide architectural decisions while maintaining hands-on development involvement.
Provide technical oversight for critical platform features and changes
Required Experience & Skills:

Strong software engineering background with proven experience transitioning single-tenant applications to multi-tenant SaaS architecture.
3+ years of experience with:
     - Kubernetes and microservices architecture.
     - Node.js development.
     - At least 3 of: MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, RabbitMQ, Postgres, MinIO.
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
Previous experience working in fast-paced environments and leading technical initiatives.
Strong focus on security and data protection best practices
What We Offer:

Fully remote position with flexible hours.
Competitive compensation ($130K-170K).
Comprehensive benefits including:
     - Health, dental, disability, and life insurance.
     - 401(k) retirement plan.
     - 23 days paid time off.
Opportunity to work on challenging technical problems.
Modern tech stack and architecture.
Small but growing development team