Twitter Software Engineer Remote Jobs in Virginia

Company Description

Ten Mile Square Technologies is a high-end technology consulting firm based in the Northern Virginia area. Our customers routinely call upon us to solve some of the largest scale and hardest problems in computer science and software development. If you have a solid grounding in software engineering, continuous delivery, and computer science, and are looking for a career opportunity to grow and leverage those skills to the fullest while working on cutting edge technologies - Ten Mile Square is the place to be!

Job Description

Compensation: USD 160,000 - 184,000 yearly 

Job Description

Ten Mile Square is looking for a talented and experienced Lead Software Engineer to lead a remote-first team of full-stack software engineers working in a complex enterprise environment. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can drive technical direction, maintain a high delivery bar, and operate effectively across architecture, product, and engineering stakeholders.

The initial assignment is to help lead the development and modernization of enterprise financial services platforms, including backend systems, federated GraphQL services, workflow-driven application components, and cloud-native infrastructure on AWS. The right candidate will combine strong software engineering depth with delivery accountability, sound technical judgment, and the ability to move work forward in messy, real-world environments.

Salary (Base + Target Bonus): $184K ($160K + $24K). 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a team of software engineers, SDETs, and DevOps-oriented engineers in the delivery of complex software systems
• Perform hands-on application programming with an emphasis on backend and integration systems development using GraphQL, Apollo, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, RESTful APIs, and data pipelines
• Architect, design, and build distributed systems and integrations using a suite of AWS components including but not limited to EKS, Lambda, S3, MSK, and Aurora
• Design and implement GraphQL subgraphs and contribute to federated graph architecture and schema governance
• Define and maintain architectural standards, ensuring systems remain scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise constraints
• Set a high technical and delivery bar by modeling engineering best practices and enforcing expectations around quality, reliability, testing, observability, and operational support
• Guide teams in making sound technical decisions and tradeoffs, ensuring solutions are aligned with long-term strategy while still delivering near-term value
• Oversee project execution across multiple complex initiatives, managing timelines, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes
• Define and enforce engineering best practices around code quality, CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and cloud operations
• Champion engineering operational excellence, including observability, automation, reliability, performance improvements, and production support
• Promote a DevOps and cloud-first mindset, ensuring teams fully leverage modern engineering practices and cloud-native capabilities
• Work with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into epics, stories, technical plans, and delivery workstreams
• Mentor developers on the team
• Ensure technical documentation is clear, accurate, and accessible to the technology team
• Contribute as a member of an Agile team and promote Agile practices
• Proactively collaborate with the Ten Mile Square team on development and knowledge sharing
• Represent yourself and Ten Mile Square with integrity, expertise, and value
• Maintain the confidentiality of our clients on an ongoing basis

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a tech lead
• 3+ years of experience as a senior software engineer
• 7+ years of software development experience including 3+ years of TypeScript and Node.js
• 2+ years of experience working with GraphQL
• Strong experience developing, deploying, and supporting systems in AWS
• Strong SQL skills
• Working knowledge of at least one of the following frontend JavaScript frameworks: Angular, Ionic, React, or Vue
• Experience building and improving CI/CD pipelines
• Full application stack development experience from front-end to persistence
• Full software lifecycle participation from requirements to post-implementation support
• Linux command line proficiency
• Strong understanding of software engineering practices, testing strategy, and operational support in production environments
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

More importantly,

• Be passionate about what you do
• Demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies and concepts quickly
• Be detail-oriented
• Have high integrity and quality of work ethic
• Be self-motivated to proactively identify and solve problems
• Have excellent communication skills within the team and with clients

Additional Information

EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE DESERVE EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS

• 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (including family)
• 100% company paid individual short- and long-term disability
• 100% company paid vision insurance
• 3% company contribution to 401(k)
• 15 days paid time off per year + 1 day/year up to 20 days
• 10 training days per year
• 8 company holidays + 2 personal days
• Individual performance-based quarterly cash incentive
• Combined individual and company based annual cash incentive
• Public transit reimbursement

Additional Details:

• Job Type: Full-time, not C2C/1099
• Job Location: Remote, US based only
• East Coast working hours 
• Occasional travel may be required depending on team or assignment
• Visa Sponsorship: None available at this time