--- title: "Lead Software Developer - CPQ" description: "As a Lead Software Developer at Ordway Labs, you will provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and scaling our billing and finance platform. You will be responsible not only for delivering high-quality software but also for guiding architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and ensuring engineering best practices across the team." url: "https://ordwaylabs.com/careers/lead-software-developer-cpq/" type: "Post" publisher: "Ordway" language: "en-US" published: "2026-07-03T07:15:22+00:00" updated: "2026-07-03T07:55:00+00:00" author: "Ordway Labs" categories: - "Careers" --- # Lead Software Developer - CPQ ## Position Overview #### Department: Technology #### **Location:** **Hybrid – Remote + Office in Washington DC** As a Lead Software Developer at Ordway Labs, you will provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and scaling our billing and finance platform. You will be responsible not only for delivering high-quality software but also for guiding architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and ensuring engineering best practices across the team. This role requires a strong hands-on developer who can balance coding, technical decision-making, and team leadership, while collaborating closely with product, design, and business stakeholders. [Apply Now](https://airtable.com/appLbsrTWEvyUL1gW/pagwFuvrB1dYSwjEx/form) ### Job Responsibilities **Software Development & Architecture** * Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and secure software solutions. * Own and drive technical design and architecture decisions aligned with long-term platform goals. * Ensure code quality through hands-on development, code reviews, and adherence to best practices. * Identify and resolve complex technical issues related to performance, scalability, and reliability. * Champion clean, maintainable, and testable code across the codebase. **Collaboration & Delivery** * Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. * Participate actively in agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. * Help break down requirements into well-defined tasks and ensure timely and high-quality delivery. * Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical. **Technical Leadership** * Act as a technical point of contact for the development team. * Mentor and coach senior and junior developers, fostering a culture of learning and excellence. * Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and architectural planning sessions. * Guide the team in adopting new technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices where appropriate. * Take ownership of complex, cross-functional technical initiatives and drive them to completion. **Business Domain and Industry Experience** * Knowledge of Quote to Cash, CPQ, Deal Desk functionality * Developed and delivered enterprise grade pricing, quoting systems * Knowledge of sales processes, multi currency, product catalog, bundling and * rules related to that **Process Improvement & Innovation** * Continuously improve development workflows, tooling, and engineering processes. * Promote best practices in testing, documentation, CI/CD, and DevOps. * Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, applying them pragmatically to improve the platform. ### Qualifications ### Required * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s * preferred). * 7+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2+ years in a technical lead or senior ownership role. * Strong hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails and at least one other language such as Java, Python, or JavaScript. * Experience with modern web frameworks and technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Spring, Django). * Solid understanding of database design and development (SQL and NoSQL). * Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. * Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes). * Experience working with scalable systems like Kafka * Deep understanding of LLMs (transformers, tokenization, context windows, embeddings) * Prompt engineering — system prompts, few-shot, chain-of-thought, structured outputs * RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines * Fine-tuning and RLHF concepts (not always hands-on, but expected knowledge) * Evaluation design — building evals, benchmarks, and quality metrics * Shipped production AI features or agents * Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ownership mindset. * Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. ### Preferred * Experience in fintech, Quote to Cash or CPQ systems. * Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems. * Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and production monitoring. * Prior experience scaling SaaS platforms or working in high-growth environments. [Apply Now](https://airtable.com/appLbsrTWEvyUL1gW/pagwFuvrB1dYSwjEx/form) ## About Ordway Ordway is an all-in-one billing and revenue automation platform for growing B2B SaaS companies, typically from post-Series A to pre-IPO. It combines [Subscription Invoicing](/products/subscription-invoicing-software/), [Recurring Billing](/products/recurring-billing-software/), [Metered Billing](/products/metered-billing-software/), [SaaS Billing](/lp/ordway-saas-billing/), [SaaS Accounting](/products/saas-accounting-software/) and [AI-Powered Revenue Management](/products/ai-powered-revenue-management/) to automate complex pricing models, streamline revenue recognition and accelerate the financial close.