Senior Software Engineer - Tech Lead

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Right Skale, Inc., is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong backend engineering expertise and technical leadership experience to help build scalable, secure, and high-performance applications. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex business problems, mentoring team members, and contributing to modern distributed systems in a fast-paced product engineering environment.Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications and backend services Build customer-facing solutions with complex business logic and domain-driven functionality Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, Technical Leads, Designers, and stakeholders to deliver business value Lead technical initiatives and guide engineering decisions across projects Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices Create and maintain technical documentation, design specifications, and implementation plans Participate in Agile development processes including sprint planning, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives Translate business requirements into technical solutions and actionable development tasks Design, implement, and maintain automated testing strategies including unit and integration testing Support production systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and high availabilityRequired Qualifications: Bachelor''''''''''''''''s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience 8+ years of professional software engineering experience Prior experience serving as a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer within a product engineering environment Strong expertise in C# and .NET application development Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and distributed services Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging platforms Experience implementing CQRS, Event Sourcing, or comparable architectural patterns Strong knowledge of SQL and relational database design Experience contributing to system architecture and design discussions Proven ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and product teams Experience working within fintech, financial services, or regulated environmentsPreferred Qualifications Experience with KYC (Know Your Customer) workflows and compliance-driven systems Exposure to multiple backend programming languages Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and/or Domain-Driven Design (DDD)Job Type: CTHDuration: 6 MConversion to FTE: YesLocation: SFO, CAWork Arrangement: Hybrid