Lead Software Engineer, Hirevue
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Online platform for screening, recruiting and interviewing potential hires
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Online platform for screening, recruiting and interviewing potential hires
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help candidates and workplaces around the world to reach their full potential.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a Software Engineering Technical Lead who thrives at the intersection of architecture, hands-on development, and technical leadership
- If you love building scalable SaaS systems, solving meaningful engineering challenges, and leading by example — we’d love to meet you
- Deep engineering experience — 8+ years building software (12+ preferred), including time spent leading technical initiatives and guiding other engineers
- Cloud architecture expertise — You know how to design scalable, reliable, and cost-effective systems in AWS (EC2, IAM, VPC, RDS, S3, Lambda, Fargate)
- Modern full-stack strength — Comfortable across Node.js, TypeScript, React, REST APIs, and backend frameworks like Python/Django or .NET/C#
- Microservices & containers know-how — Experience with distributed systems, Docker, and CI/CD best practices
- Data fluency — Strong grasp of relational and non-relational databases (Postgres, SQL Server, DynamoDB), data modeling, and performance optimization
- Machine learning exposure — Experience working with ML systems and services like Amazon SageMaker
- Security mindset — Understanding of web and cloud security best practices
- Collaborative leadership — Ability to partner effectively with Product, UX, and globally distributed teams
- Credentials — A degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience) and AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, or ML Specialty)
- All team members at Hirevue are expected to embody our core values, which are the H.E.A.R.T. of Hirevue. They are: Hero for our Customers, Enjoy the Journey, Always do the Right Thing, Reach Forwards, and Take Action and Go
- This position is a work-from-home role. The individual in this role must be able to work from home in an environment free from distractions, where they can attend virtual video meetings
What the job involves
- This is a highly impactful role where you’ll guide critical technical initiatives from idea to production, shaping the future of human interaction software used by enterprise customers around the world
- As a Technical Lead, you’ll take ownership of high-impact initiatives and drive them from inception to the hands of our users
- You’ll play a critical role in ensuring we deliver quality software in a timely, predictable way
- Lead the design and development of key HireVue platform capabilities
- Architect scalable, resilient solutions for our enterprise-level chatbot and communication systems
- Write high-quality, production-ready code and contribute meaningfully across the codebase
- Own complex system and integration challenges and drive them to resolution
- Continuously evaluate technical decisions through the lens of ROI and long-term sustainability
- Identify and prioritize technical debt reduction opportunities
- Ensure strong automated testing practices across the test pyramid
- Share knowledge across teams through documentation, mentorship, and technical presentations
- Partner closely with Product and UX to design solutions that deliver measurable business value and exceptional user experiences
- Guide and mentor engineers, delegating effectively and enabling team success
- You’ll help build our cutting-edge human interaction platform — including enterprise chatbot software that enables companies to:
- Engage candidates in real-time
- Improve post-hire performance engagement
- Deliver personalized communication across chat, email, messaging, and more
- Help candidates land their dream jobs
- You’ll own domain and product areas, ensuring seamless and effective communication experiences for both candidates and customers
- You’ll play a direct role in keeping our customers successful and our business growing — with real ownership, supportive teammates, and meaningful impact
Our take
Companies are facing increasing competition to attract job seekers and therefore need new ways to make interviewing processes more accessible. Hirevue does exactly this, working with companies to conduct video interviews - live or recorded - that are scheduled around a candidate’s availability.
In order to do so, the company has deployed the use of artificial intelligence, which assesses and scores a candidate based on skills like problem-solving and communication. This not only doubles the number of interviews and hires that a company can make (in less than half the time) but improves candidate quality. For this reason, companies like Amazon and Unilever deploy its services to scale and accelerate their hiring processes, a great reflection of the quality of Hirevue's offering.
The company has met criticism, however, with some claiming its analysis of factors like facial movements, word choice or speaking voice is simply a blend of superficial measurements and arbitrary number-crunching that could be seen as unfair discrimination. Despite this, Hirevue does seem to have found an interesting angle into the fruitful hiring industry and will look to expand its position over the coming years.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2015
$45m
SERIES E
Oct 2013
$25m
SERIES D
Total funding: $93m
Company benefits
- Rich benefits: We offer quality medical, dental, and vision options at an affordable price.
- Flexible paid time off: We all need time away from work to recharge. Full-time team members are eligible for flexible time off. And we want you to use it!
- Fun: Join us for Lunch and Learn, Virtual Fun Days, and more. We have a pool table and video games in our HireBrew pub at our Utah Headquarters.
- Paid parental leave: We support our team members and their families with Paid Parental Leave. This includes paid Maternity & Adoption, Parental Bonding, and Granternity Leave.
Company HQ
South Jordan, UT
Leadership
Jeremy Friedman
(CEO)Jeremy previously co-founded Spiral Connect and founded Schoology where he served as the CEO for over 10 years until it was acquired by PowerSchool in 2019. He then became the SVP of Schoology at Powerschool.
Walker Ellis
(CRO)Prior to joining Hirevue in 2023, Walker spent 3 years at PowerSchool as the VP of Sales and Group VP of Strategic Accounts & Government Affairs. He also spent over 6 years at Microsoft, joining in Solution Sales before moving into the role of Director of Americas Enterprise Sales, Dynamics and then Sales Leader of Americas Business Applications.
Smitha Venugopal
(CFO)Prior to joining Hirevue in 2024, Smitha was the CFO at Escalent for 2 years. Before that, she spent nearly 8 years at Solera as the VP, Corporate Controller and FP&A. She also spent over 5 years at Comverse as a Director of Revenue Recognition and Assistant Corporate Controller and nearly 6 years at Deloitte as a Manager.
Alberto Silveira
(CTO)Alberto is the author of "Building and Managing High-Performance Distributed Teams". Previously, he served as the Head of Engineering at LawnStarter and as a Senior Director/Head of Engineering at Schoology.
Marcy Daniel
(Chief Product Officer)Prior to joining Hirevue in 2024, Marcy was the CPO at Quorum and PowerSchool.
Mike Hudy
(CSO)Prior to joining Hirevue in 2023, Mike was the CSO at Modern Hire. He also served as an Executive VP of Selection Science at Shaker International for nearly 18 years and as a Senior Consultant at SHL for 4 years.
Sibyl McCarley
(Chief People Officer)Sibyl worked at Modern Hire as a VP of Human Resources and Senior VP of Talent until it was acquired by Hirevue in 2023. She then moved into the role of VP of People & Engagement, Senior VP of People in 2024 and CPO later that same year. She also spent over 5 years at Michael Best & Friedrich in HR roles, and nearly 7 years at Deloitte as a Resource Management Consultant, Talent Specialist, and Talent Business Advisor.
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