Job Url: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=4346634733&distance=25.0&f_TPR=r20000&f_WT=2&geoId=103644278&keywords=software%20engineer&origin=JOB_SEARCH_PAGE_JOB_FILTER&spellCorrectionEnabled=true&start=50 Job Description: Lead Software Engineer Access Search, Inc. · Greater Chicago Area (Remote) Easy Apply Save Save Lead Software Engineer at Access Search, Inc. Show more options Your profile is missing required qualifications Show match details Help me update my profile BETA Is this information helpful? Get personalized tips to stand out to hirers Find jobs where you’re a top applicant and tailor your resume with the help of AI. Try Premium for PKR0 Meet the hiring team Ryan Kilroy 3rd Vice President of Technology Recruiting Job poster Message About the job Build the Intelligence Layer for a Market-Leading Product We're seeking a Lead Engineer to architect the analytics infrastructure powering critical business decisions for customers analyzing billions of dollars in global trade flows. Start as a hands-on builder laying the foundation, then scale the architecture and team as the product grows. What You'll Build Primary: Analytics & Reporting Platform The Mission: Enable customers to ask complex questions and get instant answers—without waiting on engineering. Unified data pipeline: Ingest → transform → shape → deliver Self-service analytics GUI: No/low-code interface for customer-defined insights Embedded BI layer: Advanced analytics that compound customer value Adjacent systems: Capital markets data solutions, Python pipelines, data normalization flows The Stack: Backend: Python (current); potential migration for scale Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript, TSX Data: NoSQL and Columnar databases, lakehouse patterns The Challenge: Upgrade the plane's engines mid-flight This Role is Different You're translating product vision into customer reality. Every architectural decision becomes someone's daily workflow. Product Management owns the roadmap—you own making it real and making it better. What You'll Do Shape Vision & Strategy: Translate customer needs into features and technical sequencing Challenge the roadmap when you see better paths—articulated in customer impact terms Balance innovation with stability while driving data democratization Own Architecture & Design: Make critical decisions on pipelines, databases, orchestration, interfaces Simplify relentlessly: reduce dependencies, collapse complexity, pursue elegance Build for evolution: today's decisions unlock tomorrow's features Lead Through Execution: Build outcome-focused culture: ship high-quality code at velocity Remove blockers, maintain momentum, own production Mentor through example: demo, don't tell Philosophy: Small elite teams beat large mediocre teams. Every time. Who You Are Technical Foundation 7+ years building software, 3+ years leading teams on data-intensive products Python expert: ETL/ELT pipelines, data normalization, diverse formats at scale Full-stack capability: JS/TS/TSX for web clients and no/low-code interfaces Data architecture: NoSQL, Columnar databases, lakehouse patterns, scalable pipelines Performance optimization at scale Experience with BI tools (Superset, Metabase) and orchestration (Prefect, Dagster) preferred Bonus: No/low-code frameworks, lakehouse architectures, high-performance languages (Go, Rust), scaling from solo to team How You Think Customer Empathy: Your technical decisions are their daily experience. You understand self-service analytics multiplies customer value. High Agency: You're a "barrel," not a "bullet"—you set direction. When blocked, you find paths others don't see. Taste & Simplification: You know when something feels right vs. merely functional. Complex problems deserve simple solutions. Clear Communication: If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Long-Term Thinking: Build systems that create outsized impact with minimal effort over time. Learning Velocity: Acquire new skills faster than problems evolve. Thrive in ambiguity. High-Bar Hiring: Build elite teams, not big teams. Multiply force through trust and talent. Outcomes Over Activity: Shipping and impact matter. Busy work doesn't. The Culture High-trust, high-output environment where: Customer obsession drives decisions Radical candor and intellectual rigor expected Collaboration and fun matter as much as intensity No assholes policy: Collaborate effectively or don't apply Why This Matters Every improvement multiplies across every customer, every report, every insight. This role has compounding returns: great decisions now create asymmetric value later. To Apply Share your background, including: Experience building analytics or data-intensive products Systems you've architected from the ground up Your approach to balancing technical excellence with customer needs What excites you about this opportunity All applications handled with strict confidentiality. Build the intelligence layer for a market-leading product—and watch your decisions multiply across thousands of customer workflows.