Lead Software Engineer, Core Platform
Moon · Glendale, CA
$185,000–$225,000
Jul 25, 2026
Glendale, CA
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This is a technical lead role on a small, senior platform engineering team at a vertical SaaS company serving the home improvement industry. The engineer will own the design and operation of foundational backend services — authentication, multi-tenant identity, entitlements, payments/financing APIs, messaging infrastructure, and shared communication services — along with overall database architecture. The role suits a seasoned backend engineer with distributed systems experience who is comfortable setting standards and mentoring peers.
Senior level · 7+ years
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Why we read it this way (5)
The title carries no seniority level word; 'Unspecified' is used for advertised seniority. The 7+ years and technical-lead scope support a Senior classification.
Payments/fintech integration experience is explicitly called 'a strong plus' rather than a hard requirement.
Storybook is mentioned in the context of enforcing design-system standards via code review — it is a named tool the role gates on, though the framing is operational rather than a traditional qualifications bullet.
The posting names no specific programming language, cloud platform, or database product — the skills list reflects only the concrete technologies and capabilities explicitly mentioned.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): backend engineering, API design, database architecture.
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