Lead Software Engineer

About the role - As a Lead Software Engineer, you will join a motivated and collaborative engineering team focused on building the platform that powers scalable, personalized design solutions for Vista’s customers. Our team owns a range of services deployed on AWS, along with front-end tools, components, and libraries that enable dynamic design creation and personalization. We’re looking for engineers eager to work across the entire stack. If you’re not yet experienced in every layer, that’s okay — we offer plenty of opportunities to learn and grow in new areas. Our Team: The Design Intelligence team is building a new and evolving capability at Vista: dynamic design generation and personalization. We're creating the foundational services, libraries, and intelligent systems that power scalable, automated creation of tailored, on-brand designs. Our work sits at the intersection of engineering, design, and data — and involves solving complex, open-ended problems around system architecture, design logic, and user customization. As part of a fast-growing team in an emerging space, you'll have the opportunity to shape core technology, influence strategy, and help define how design personalization is built and delivered. What You Will Do: ⦁ Be part of a motivated team that is passionate about delivering impactful work to delight our customers. ⦁ Design, develop and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services and libraries using Node.Js and TypeScript, with auxiliary frontend work in React as needed ⦁ Own and evolve services and components that scale personalized design creation, collaborating with adjacent teams and cross-functional partners. ⦁ Lead engineering projects within the team by guiding system design discussions, making architectural decisions, and contributing to shared frameworks, libraries, and core components. ⦁ Mentor teammates, review code, and promote engineering best practices to improve quality, performance, and maintainability. ⦁ Contribute to product direction by identifying technical opportunities and influencing the design of customer-facing tools. ⦁ Continuously improve team processes around development, testing, and operational excellence. Qualifications: At Vista, we value the experiences that individual team members add to our culture. Please don't hesitate to apply even if you don't meet the exact qualifications, we look forward to learning more about you ⦁ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. ⦁ Extensive backend development experience using Node.Js and related technologies. Proficiency in JavaScript is required; strong proficiency in TypeScript is highly preferred. ⦁ Good understanding of database systems, including both relational (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis). ⦁ Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and service monitoring/alerting strategies. ⦁ Experience modern software development and a desire to write (and review) code every day. ⦁ Ability to excel on an extremely talented team in a fast-paced environment ⦁ At least 7 years of modern web development experience (microservices, React, JavaScript all plusses). ⦁ Proactively engages in product discussions with curiosity and a customer focused mindset, working closely with product leads to understand business needs, propose technical solutions, and provide epic-level estimates. ⦁ Familiarity with or willingness to learn SVPG principles to better align solutions with product strategy and customer context. ⦁ A strong desire for self-improvement and ownership of your learning journey, actively identifying the skills you want to build, seeking out training and coaching opportunities. Nice to Have ⦁ Experience with graphic design tools and technologies. ⦁ Familiarity with New Relic or similar observability tools for tracking application performance and reliability. ⦁ Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.G., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus. Why You'll Love Working Here: There is a lot to love about working at Vista. We are an award winning Remote-First company. We’re an inclusive community. We’re growing (which means you can too). And to help orient us all in the same direction, we have our Vista Behaviors which exemplify the behavioral attributes that make us a culturally strong and high performing team. About Us: Vista is the design and marketing partner to millions of small businesses around the world. For over 20 years we’ve been inspired by small businesses, and we work incessantly to deliver solutions to their evolving needs. VistaCreate, 99designs by Vista and VistaPrint, all under the parent brand Vista, represent a full-service design, digital and print solution, elevating small businesses’ presence in physical and digital spaces and powering them to achieve success. Vista is focused on making great marketing and design accessible to every small business owner, allowing them to create a cohesive brand image for use in-store, online and on-the-go. Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Vista exists to help our customers live their dreams. Each dream is unique – and the Vista team needs to be as well. We believe in the unique contributions of everyone within a diverse global organization. We are collaborative, inclusive, and innovative. We strive to model and live an inclusive culture of fairness, respect and belonging for all. And we work together to empower each other, creating a space in which each of us can spark our next great idea. Equal Opportunity Employer: Vista, a Cimpress company, is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, nationality, age, religion, citizenship, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender presentation, legal or preferred name, marital status, pregnancy, family structure, veteran status or any other basis protected by human rights laws or regulations. This list is not exhaustive and, in fact, in many cases, we strive to do more than the law requires.