Lead Software Engineer - Suite Core

JustPark is the premier partner offering both B2B solutions for destinations and B2C services for drivers, giving us the best of both worlds. We simplify the entire parking experience. From venues and councils to private driveways, our platform makes it simple for drivers to find, book, and pay for parkingwhile empowering our operating partners to deliver exceptional parking experiences.

We've always believed parking should be easierfrom end to end. That's why we, two trailblazing companiesParkHub and JustParkhave come together to make that vision a reality.

ParkHub revolutionized event parking in the US., optimizing venue operations for a smoother, stress-free experience. JustPark transformed parking in the UK, turning the hunt for a spot into a simple, seamless task.

Now, as one unified company, we're combining expertise to offer a full-service, frictionless parking solution for both businesses and consumers.

The Lead Software Engineer for the Suite Core team leads a cross-functional engineering squad responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining JustPark's internal and client-facing applications. This is a "player-coach" role, combining hands-on software development with team leadership, architectural oversight, and ensuring high-quality solutions are delivered. The Suite Core team's applications power millions of parking transactions globally across our Go-based microservices architecture.

Team Scope and Reporting

• Lead and mentor a squad of 4 engineers (expected to grow to 8 within 12 months)
• Line management responsibilities for all direct reports
• Role reports to the Head of Product Engineering US
• Works closely with Product Managers, QA and UK engineering team

Technical Leadership

• Architect, develop, and iterate on core platform features
• Lead the scoping, planning, deployment, and monitoring of engineering projects
• Manage and enhance platform security
• Maintain and improve technical documentation, development workflows, and CI/CD practices
• Drive innovation in development practices
• Stay current with development trends and emerging technologies
  

Team Development

• Mentor and coach senior and junior engineers
• Identify and develop future technical leaders within the team
  

Strategic Collaboration

• Contribute to broader technology strategy and architectural decisions
• Build strong partnerships with Product and other key stakeholders across the business

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Proven track record of collaborative technical leadership
• 35 years experience managing software engineering teams responsible for cross-functional product delivery
• 35 years professional experience with Golang (Experience with Node.js is a plus)
• 35 years professional experience with SQL and data layer design
• Extensive experience with cloud services, including AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, Cognito, Lambda, RDS) and/or Google Cloud (GKE)
• Expertise in modern CI/CD workflows and tools such as GitHub Actions, Codefresh or ArgoCD
• Proficiency with tools such as JIRA, GitHub, Confluence
• US-based, ideally within commuting distance of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred

• Experience working with distributed systems and teams across different time zones
• Experience scaling systems for international markets
• Previous experience in the parking or mobility sector

• Shape the strategy for a rapidly growing international company
• Gain increasing involvement in strategic technical decision-making
• Develop broader technology leadership skills
• Influence development practices across the organization

Benefits

• Investment in YOU and your wellbeing: competitive healthcare package & other wellness offerings!
• Simplifying journeys so you can breathe easier: a range of travel related benefits for you to take advantage of such such as parking credit and much more!
• Recharge your batteries: lunches, snacks, drinks & other sustenance provided for you in the office & a generous holiday policy
• We look out for your family: enhanced parental leave offerings and childcare benefits
• Look after the pennies!: 401k/pension offerings & referral schemes to continue growing our team
• Success is best when it's shared!: regular social activities and opportunities to spend time with your colleagues outside of work on us!