Lead Software Engineer

About AssetaAsseta is an AI-native operating system purpose-built for UHNWIs, family offices, and RIAs, with over $100B in assets on platform. Our flagship product, the Intelligent Family Office Suite™, enables family offices to operate efficiently, securely, and insightfully in an era of generational wealth transfer and digital transformation.Our mission is to empower family offices to achieve financial excellence through intuitive, enterprise-grade software and expertise. We simplify complex wealth management and accounting, foster transparency, and ensure data security, delivering unwavering support for our clients' wealth preservation and growth.The OpportunityThis is not a traditional Lead Engineer role. You'll partner directly with the CTO to establish engineering standards and coding reviews, evolve our architecture, mentor engineers, and build the technical foundation that will support the company for years to come.You'll spend less time simply writing code and more time increasing the effectiveness of the entire engineering organization. You'll own technical direction, improve engineering velocity, reduce architectural complexity, and help transform a growing engineering team into a world-class organization.If you enjoy building systems, not just features, you'll thrive here.What You'll OwnTechnical ArchitectureDrive architecture across frontend, backend, infrastructure, AI services, and shared platform components.Design systems that remain maintainable as our product and engineering team scale.Balance pragmatic delivery with long-term technical sustainability.Lead technical design reviews and architectural decision making.Engineering ExcellenceEstablish coding standards and engineering best practices.Improve consistency across services, APIs, and shared libraries.Raise the overall quality of the codebase through thoughtful reviews and mentorship.Improve observability, testing, performance, reliability, and developer experience.Technical LeadershipMentor engineers through architecture discussions, design reviews, and pair programming.Help engineers grow into stronger software architects.Guide implementation without becoming a bottleneck.Foster a culture of ownership, curiosity, and continuous improvement.Platform DevelopmentYou'll help shape systems including:AI agent infrastructureEnterprise accounting platformBanking integrationsWorkflow automationReal-time collaborationEnterprise securityMulti-tenant architectureInfrastructure automationShared developer frameworksInternal platform toolingWhat We're Looking ForRequired8+ years of professional software engineering experience.Experience leading technical architecture across complex software platforms.Strong backend engineering experience with Python and modern API design.Experience building scalable cloud-native systems on AWS.Strong understanding of distributed systems, databases, asynchronous processing, and system reliability.Experience designing maintainable APIs and shared platform services.Ability to simplify complex technical problems.Excellent communication skills with both engineers and business stakeholders.A passion for mentoring other engineers.Nice to HaveExperience with:AI platforms and agent-based systemsFinancial software or accounting platformsMulti-tenant SaaS architectureInfrastructure as Code (Terraform)PostgreSQLOpenSearch or ElasticsearchReact and TypeScriptDocker, ECS, Kubernetes, or containerized infrastructureEvent-driven architecturesEnterprise security and complianceCompensation and BenefitsAsseta offers competitive compensation along with a benefits package that includes:Base salary of $200,000–$350,000Equity plan eligibilityComprehensive health, dental, and vision coverageUnlimited paid time offConference sponsorships and training opportunitiesFrequent company off-sites and team-building eventsOn-site at our New York City headquarters