Lead Software Developer - C#/.Net - Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Hybrid

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida / Hybrid (U.S.)

Pinewood.AI is looking for an experienced, hands-on Lead Developer to play a key role in growing our software development capabilities in the United States.

Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this is an exciting opportunity to join a growing global engineering organization and take a leading technical role in the continued development of the Pinewood Automotive Intelligence Platform, our enterprise-scale SaaS platform used by automotive retailers and OEMs around the world.

Fort Lauderdale is the preferred location for this role, but we are open to fully remote candidates anywhere in the U.S. where their seniority, technical expertise, and overall experience are an exceptional match for the position.

As a senior member of the engineering organization, you will lead and support a team of developers and senior engineers, helping shape technical decisions, guide delivery, and establish high standards for engineering excellence.

This role is ideal for a strong technical leader who enjoys staying hands-on with code, developing people, solving complex technical problems, and helping shape the engineering practices of a growing organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and provide day-to-day technical direction to a team of software developers and engineers.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams across the U.S. and internationally to deliver high-quality features and enhancements for the Pinewood Automotive Intelligence Platform.
• Remain hands-on with coding, software design, and architecture, promoting engineering best practices across the full .NET stack.
• Mentor and coach developers and senior engineers, helping them strengthen their technical capabilities and progress in their careers.
• Ensure the team delivers scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions that meet enterprise SaaS standards.
• Help shape engineering processes, development standards, CI/CD pipelines, and technical practices as the U.S. engineering organization grows.
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term technology and system design decisions.
• Promote strong communication and collaboration across geographically distributed engineering and product teams.
• Diagnose complex technical issues, conduct code reviews, and lead the resolution of challenging engineering problems.
• Help build a positive, collaborative, and high-performing engineering culture.
• Balance technical leadership with hands-on development, remaining close to the code and actively contributing to delivery.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Lead Developer, Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead, or similar senior engineering role within a SaaS, enterprise software, or similarly complex technology environment.
• Strong hands-on expertise in C#, .NET / .NET Core, and SQL / T-SQL.
• Solid understanding of database design, performance optimization, and query tuning.
• Experience delivering front-end functionality using HTML, JavaScript, and Razor.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps, or equivalent cloud and CI/CD technologies.
• Proficiency with Visual Studio and/or VS Code.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, scalability, security, and modern software development practices.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or developing other engineers, with the ability to lead through both technical expertise and influence.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working effectively across distributed teams and multiple time zones.
• Ability to make sound technical decisions while balancing engineering quality, delivery timelines, and business priorities.
• Experience in the automotive, enterprise SaaS, or other complex/high-availability software environments is highly desirable.
• Responsible for contributing towards the organisation's information security strategy, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and compliance with relevant regulations, while managing risk and adhering to all established security measures
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a closely related field directly relevant to software products and system integrations, or the foreign equivalent.
• At least 10 years of Software Engineering experience in a software or SaaS environment, including experience with APIs, system integrations and data exchange.

Desirable Experience

• Experience helping establish, grow, or scale a new engineering team or technical function.
• Previous experience working within a globally distributed engineering organization.
• Experience working on large-scale, business-critical SaaS platforms.
• Experience with cloud-native development and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience working closely with Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders.

Why Join Pinewood.AI?

This is an opportunity to take a leading technical role in the growth of Pinewood.AI's engineering capabilities in the United States.

You'll work with experienced engineering and product teams across the U.S. and internationally, contribute directly to a globally trusted SaaS platform, and have a meaningful influence on the technical direction, engineering standards, and culture of a growing organization.

Whether you're based in Fort Lauderdale or working remotely elsewhere in the U.S., you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact while remaining hands-on with technology.

If you thrive in a technical leadership role where you can write code, influence architecture, mentor engineers, solve complex problems, and drive meaningful product impact, we'd love to hear from you.

About Pinewood.AI

Our story began more than 20 years ago, rooted in the specific needs of the automotive industry. From the beginning, we combined automotive expertise with technology to build practical solutions designed around how automotive businesses actually operate, recognizing what makes the industry unique.

Today, Pinewood.AI is an Automotive Intelligence Platform that enables automotive retailers, dealerships, and OEMs to drive growth and profitability across their businesses.

Our secure, cloud-based, end-to-end ecosystem helps customers unlock the value of their data and make better commercial and business decisions more easily.

Our vision is to be the full-service technology partner for automotive retailers and OEMs, helping them operate more efficiently, increase revenue, and make better-informed decisions through technology and intelligence.

Benefits

• A very competitive salary
• Generous car allowance
• Excellent bonus scheme
• Fort Lauderdale, Hybrid or remote working
• 4 weeks PTO
• 401k
• Excellent health insurance benefits
• Regular 1-2-1s and career development opportunities