Lead Software Engineer (C++/Dart, Onsite) at Cricut

About the Role

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer who thrives on complex technical challenges and takes pride in building high-quality, scalable software systems. This is a hands-on leadership role with direct ownership of architecture, execution, and technical direction for critical product and manufacturing-facing software.

Key Responsibilities

• →Serve as a technical lead for product and platform features, owning design, implementation, and long-term maintainability.
• →Provide architectural guidance and establish implementation best practices across the team.
• →Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and decision-making for complex systems.
• →Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers throughout the development lifecycle.
• →Design, implement, and maintain high-quality software using C++, Dart, and related technologies.
• →Produce clear design artifacts such as class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and architectural documentation.
• →Refactor and optimize code for performance, scalability, and extensibility.
• →Develop and maintain shared libraries used across products and platforms.
• →Implement reusable unit tests to ensure long-term product quality and stability.
• →Lead or actively participate in Agile sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives.
• →Own and manage work tracking using Azure DevOps (boards, backlogs, sprint planning) and GitHub (repositories, PRs, code reviews).
• →Provide accurate technical estimates and collaborate with Product Management on scope, tradeoffs, and delivery timelines.
• →Prepare software packages for deployment in accordance with defined release and deployment standards.
• →Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Quality, and Product teams.
• →Support software used in manufacturing, test, calibration, or production environments (strong plus).
• →Troubleshoot issues that span software, hardware, and operational boundaries.
• →Participate in occasional international travel to Asia to support manufacturing partners.