The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  TechForward is hiring a Lead Software Engineer in Durham, NC.

• Role description

  Somewhere between the whiteboard sketch and the green deploy badge is the Lead Software Engineer role we're opening in Durham, NC. What you're really weighing is $120,000 - $165,000 against 7 years, with technology ownership and TechForward growth tipping the scale.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
  • Own the Cultural Awareness release that Durham leadership has circled on the calendar
  • Containerize applications and manage deployments with Kotlin and Laravel
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across NC engineering teams
  • Map data flow across TechForward's Cultural Awareness services and spot the leaks
  • Automate the manual Cultural Awareness chores that quietly drain Durham, NC engineering hours
  • Own a technology service end to end, from Microservices schema to on-call rotation

  What You'll Bring

  • The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
  • A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
  • Comfort with full-time arrangements and the rhythms of a flat-and-fast workplace
  • Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
  • Laravel fundamentals plus the Jenkins polish clients notice
  • Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes

  TechForward has spent 8 years turning technology headaches into routine wins for clients across Durham, NC. The unwritten rule in Durham is simple: leave the codebase kinder than you found it.

  Here you earn $120,000 - $165,000 while a dedicated mentor helps you grow from lead into ownership, all wrapped in benefits worth keeping.

  As of today's date, this Lead Software Engineer req has not been filled.

  We can't hire the resume you didn't send, so send it and let's start in Durham.

• Required skills

  • Kotlin
  • Next.js
  • Flask
  • GitLab CI
  • Laravel
  • Jenkins
  • Elasticsearch
  • Microservices
  • Networking
  • Facilitation
  • Cultural Awareness

• Benefits & perks

  • Company Outings
  • International assignment opportunities
  • Technology Stipend
  • Voluntary benefits marketplace
  • Discounts on company products
  • Leadership development programs
  • Performance Bonuses
  • Industry membership dues

• Apply before 2026-08-28

  Submit your application for this Full-time technology position.