Job Summary:
We’re looking for a Software Engineer Team Lead (Forward Deployed) to join our customer engineering team as a player/coach. You’ll work directly with enterprise clients to design, implement, and scale real-world solutions while leading and developing a team of up to 6 engineers.
Job Description:
We’re looking for a Software Engineer Team Lead (Forward Deployed) to join our customer engineering team as a player/coach. You’ll work directly with enterprise clients to design, implement, and scale real-world solutions while leading and developing a team of up to 6 engineers.
As a player/coach, you’re not expected to be great at everything, but you are expected to lead by example and be willing to roll up your sleeves when things get challenging. You’ll balance hands-on technical work with people management, ensuring both project success and team member growth.
You’ll leverage AI tools throughout the entire software development lifecycle to rapidly drive value. While you may have natural specialties, we expect full-stack capability accelerated by AI — no dedicated frontend, backend, or DevOps silos.
At least 25% of your time is expected to be dedicated to hiring, talent management, and training your team members.
Lead Applications Projects (Long-term): Architect and maintain Volaris-focused applications that drive sustained value, providing ongoing support, roadmaps, and feature development
- 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering (Python, TypeScript, Java, .NET, or similar)
- 2+ years of experience managing and developing engineering teams
- Strong experience working with APIs, data pipelines, and distributed systems
- Full-stack mindset: Proven ability to work across frontend, backend, and infrastructure with AI assistance
- AI tool proficiency: Experience with AI-assisted development tools and practices
- Proven track record of mentoring and developing junior and senior engineers
- Experience with hiring, performance management, and career development
- Comfort working directly with customer engineering or operations teams
- Strong leadership skills with ability to lead by example
- Excellent communication and influence skills
- Ability to thrive in ambiguous, high-impact environments
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Prior work in AI, analytics, or enterprise SaaS deployments
- Familiarity with customer success / implementation roles
- Experience managing matrix organization or cross-functional teams
You’ll get to work on meaningful, high-impact projects where your code directly powers real customer outcomes — not theoretical demos. You’ll also gain deep exposure to different industries, data systems, and product architectures while being part of a team that moves fast and ships daily.
As a player/coach, you’ll have the opportunity to shape both technical direction and team culture, developing the next generation of engineers while staying hands-on with challenging technical problems.
Worker Type:
Regular
Number of Openings Available:
2
