Software Engineering Lead, Innovation Team

About Panasonic Well:  

Panasonic Well is a venture and business incubator from the Panasonic Group focused on pioneering new health and wellness solutions by connecting hardware, software and services through industry-leading, responsible AI. We are committed to building an ecosystem of technology that improves well-being for every generation.

Panasonic Well operates in the US as Panasonic Well LLC and in Japan as a division of Panasonic Holdings Corporation.

About The Role:

We’re looking for a Software Engineering Lead to drive innovation and lead the development of next-generation products and prototypes. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, guiding teams through rapid prototyping while ensuring long-term scalability.  You’ll be at the forefront of AI-driven applications, full-stack engineering, and scalable cloud architectures, working with technologies like Flutter (frontend), Supabase (backend), and AI/ML models. 

This position requires a visionary thinker who can balance rapid prototyping with long-term scalability, ensuring the Innovation Team remains at the forefront of technology.

What You’ll Get To Do: 

• Technical Innovation
  • Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for early-stage products and prototypes.
  • Architect and develop scalable full-stack solutions, ensuring high performance, security, and maintainability. 
  • Integrate AI/ML models, LLMs, agent-based systems, and data-driven features into products.
  • Conduct technical deep dives, system optimizations, and architecture reviews to enhance efficiency. 
  • Stay ahead of emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends, identifying innovation opportunities.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration 
  • Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a high-performance engineering culture.
  • Provide hands-on guidance in code reviews, architectural decisions, and problem-solving.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, UX, and Business teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
  • Lead by example, implementing best practices in software development, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Champion cross-team knowledge sharing and ensure innovation best practices are adopted.
• Agile Execution & Delivery 
  • Balance rapid prototyping with long-term scalability, ensuring seamless transitions to production.
  • Define and implement best practices for CI/CD, cloud deployment, monitoring, and observability.
  • Lead teams through the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from ideation to production.
  • Optimize scalability, security, and performance across services. 
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and ready for production.

What You’ll Bring:

• 10+ years of full-stack software engineering experience (Javascript/TypeScript, Python, Node.js, Flutter).
• 2+ years leading technical teams or driving architectural decisions in high-scale environments.
• Expertise in PostgreSQL, NoSQL (Graph DB, Vector DB), and cloud computing (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML models, LLMs, RAG implementations, and agent-based architectures.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript frameworks (Node.js, Deno is a plus).
• Extensive knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and observability tools.
• Experience in serverless technologies, Supabase, Deno Edge Functions
• Deep understanding of software security best practices (OAuth, JWT, encryption, secure APIs).
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead complex projects, and make data-driven decisions. 
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity, and experimentation-driven environment.
• Excellent communication skills, able to present technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-directed and able to drive projects from ideation to implementation with minimal oversight.
• Preferred experience:
  • Experience in startup environments or leading innovation teams. 
  • Published mobile applications on the App Store or Google Play. 
  • Contributions to open-source projects, technical blogs, or industry talks.

What We Offer:

At Panasonic Well, we believe that the future of work is flexibility. Like many other leading Silicon Valley based businesses, we follow a hybrid workplace model post-pandemic. We believe this model is consistent with our goals of fostering a highly collabo