New Job Opening: Software Team Lead in New York, NY

Job Description

Software Team Lead | USA, Europe, LATAM (Remote Friendly)

The Role

Brio Digital is excited to partnered with a scaling US-based FinTech with strong expansion plans in 2026 who are seeking an experienced Software Team Lead to technically lead & line-manage a new product team.

About You

As a Software Team Lead, you will thrive in being at the intersection of hands-on development and people leadership. Holding a proven a Software Engineering background with recent experience in technical line management, you'll enjoy building high-quality software while guiding engineers, shaping technical direction, and driving successful project delivery. You will play a key role in creating clarity of goals, enabling cross-team collaboration, and ensuring engineering initiatives are delivered efficiently and at a high standard.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and coordinate an engineering team through regular syncs, clear prioritisation, and a strong delivery rhythm.


• Balance hands-on coding with leadership responsibilities in a supervisory, player-coach role.


• Mentor and develop engineers through regular 1:1s, constructive feedback, and career guidance.


• Drive technical excellence through code reviews, architectural input, and best practices in deployment and production support.


• Own project delivery by defining timelines, breaking down work, and managing competing priorities.


• Remove blockers and proactively solve problems to keep the team focused and productive.


• Collaborate closely with Product and stakeholders to align priorities, communicate progress, and manage expectations.


• Champion documentation and knowledge sharing to strengthen team effectiveness and long-term success.

Tech Environment

• Backend: Ruby on Rails, REST, Kafka


• Frontend: React.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, GraphQL


• Testing: RSpec, TDD


• CI/CD: Argo, Docker, Terraform


• Infrastructure: AWS (including S3, RDS, ECS)

(You don't need to know 100% of the tech environment to be considered. If you know most then please apply!)

✅ What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of commercial software development experience using Ruby on Rails and React.js.


• 2+ years in a software engineering line management or team-lead role.


• Deep understanding and ability to coach modern software engineering practices (TDD, DDD, Clean Code, OOP etc.).


• Proven ability to balance technical responsibilities (i.e. coding, architectural design) with people leadership.


• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.


• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting career growth.

What’s Offered

• Competitive salary in USD


• Paid vacation


• Flexible working hours


• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (U.S. candidates only)


• 401(k) with company match (U.S. candidates only)