Lead Software Engineer (Hayward)

A top AI Native Command Center startup is looking for a lead software developer to join their growing technology team. It centralizes internal and external data for companies and matches it with external insights to help companies make better decisions and predict the future. With early traction in sports and entertainment and working with some of the biggest names like the PGA, Warriors and others and a fresh venture round, they are scaling quickly.

As Engineering Lead at Cred, youll shape how we build. Youll manage and mentor a growing team, drive best practices across delivery and QA, and help us scale our infrastructure, pipelines, and platform with AI and automation at the core.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead and scale the engineering function with a strong delivery mindset shipping high-quality features weekly
• Own and evolve internal processes around CI / CD, QA automation, observability, and DevOps
• Design and build internal tools to automate development, QA, and data workflows , powered by AI
• What Were Looking For
• Must-Haves :
• 610+ years of hands-on engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in engineering leadership roles
• Proven ability to lead agile / scrum teams , set goals, track velocity, and manage delivery in sprint cycles
• Strong background in DevOps and QA best practices CI / CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure as code
• Experience building and scaling data-rich products including APIs, integrations, scraping tools, or cloud platforms
• AI-native mindset you actively look for ways to integrate LLMs and automation into engineering processes