Lead Software Engineer

About Stage Front

Stage Front is a technology leader in the event ticket sales industry, providing cutting-edge tools and services for end-to-end ticket lifecycle management. With over 40 years of industry expertise, we continue to develop innovative solutions that empower our users and drive the industry forward.

Role Overview

The Lead Software Engineer owns the technical execution and day-to-day delivery for an engineering team. This role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities in parallel, and hands-on technical leadership. The Lead Software Engineer plans, coordinates, and executes frequent deployments, ensures predictable delivery, mentors engineers, and leverages modern tooling to accelerate high-quality outcomes.

The Team

This role reports to the Director of Engineering and leads an engineering team of approximately 5 members. The position is hybrid, with at least one day per week on-site at our Columbia, Maryland office.

What Success Looks Like in This Role
•Deployments are planned, executed, and communicated smoothly throughout the week
•Work is well-sequenced across competing priorities with minimal last-minute churn
•The team consistently ships incremental value without sacrificing quality
•The team uses AI-assisted tools to ship faster without compromising review standards or code quality
•Engineers understand priorities and feel supported through clear planning and execution

Responsibilities
●Own end-to-end technical execution and delivery for the team
●Plan, organize, and run code deployments throughout the week, ensuring reliability and clear communication
●Break down large initiatives into well-sequenced, executable plans across multiple priorities
●Actively manage and balance competing workstreams while maintaining predictable delivery
●Remain hands-on with critical code paths and complex technical problems
●Enforce standards for code quality, testing, reviews, and deployment practices
●Provide day-to-day technical leadership, mentorship, and feedback to engineers
●Proactively identify delivery risks, technical debt, and bottlenecks, and drive resolution
●Partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership on roadmap planning and execution
●Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, and documentation while maintaining quality

Qualifications
●8 years of professional software engineering experience
●Strong full-stack expertise with C#/.NET, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, and Azure
●Proven experience leading complex initiatives
●Excellent technical communication and decision-making skills
●Experience mentoring and guiding engineers
●Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Equal Opportunity Statement
Stage Front is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

Please note: We are not seeking assistance from third-party agencies or recruiters at this time. Direct applicants only, thank you!

Salary : $150,000 - $155,000