Join Lucro, an AI-first fintech company revolutionizing financial operations for healthcare practices. As our Senior Developer / Development Team Lead, you'll spearhead the technical strategy and AI architecture that powers our innovative platform. You'll lead a team of 3-4 developers, working closely with founders and product managers to embed AI throughout our fintech infrastructure.

In this role, you'll architect scalable backend systems using Python and AWS, optimize AI functionality across our financial data pipeline, and integrate cutting-edge AI tools. You'll be instrumental in developing APIs, event-driven architectures, and microservices using modern technologies like Restate. We're looking for an experienced leader with 7+ years in software development, strong AI integration experience, and a background in fintech or healthcare tech.

At Lucro, we offer a competitive compensation package, a fully remote and flexible work environment, and the opportunity to shape an AI-first product that's redefining healthcare finance. Join us in our mission to empower practice owners with real-time, AI-driven financial clarity, and grow with us as we scale our innovation-driven fintech company.

About Lucro

Lucro is an AI-first fintech company transforming how healthcare practices understand and manage their financial performance. Our mission is to empower practice owners and managers with real-time, AI-driven financial clarity — automating insights, surfacing opportunities, and enabling confident decision-making.

We integrate cutting-edge AI, accounting automation, and data intelligence to revolutionize financial operations for healthcare professionals. As we scale, we’re seeking an experienced Senior Developer / Development Team Lead to help architect and lead the next phase of Lucro’s technology growth.

Role Overview

This is a hands-on technical leadership role for an experienced developer passionate about building intelligent fintech infrastructure. You’ll lead a team of 3–4 developers, driving the technical strategy, AI architecture, and scalable platform development that power Lucro’s products.

You’ll work closely with founders and product managers to embed AI throughout the platform — from automated bookkeeping validation to financial forecasting, anomaly detection, and predictive practice insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of Lucro’s AI-powered fintech platform used by healthcare practices.

• Architect scalable, secure backend systems using Python, AWS, and microservices principles.

• Build and optimize AI functionality across financial data ingestion, processing, and recommendation layers.

• Integrate and manage AI tools and frameworks (e.g., LLMs, embeddings, or semantic search via Weaviate).

• Collaborate on the product roadmap to ensure technical feasibility and scalability of AI-driven features.

• Develop APIs, event-driven architectures, and microservices using Restate and modern Python frameworks.

• Establish SOPs, code standards, and scalable development workflows for the engineering team.

• Drive code quality, performance, and maintainability through best-in-class development practices.

• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and create a high-performance engineering culture.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.

• 2+ years in a technical leadership or team lead role.

• Advanced proficiency in Python, AWS, React, and microservice architecture.

• Proven experience building or integrating AI systems, ideally within fintech or SaaS products.

• Strong understanding of data pipelines, LLM integrations, embeddings, and semantic search tools such as Weaviate or vector databases.

• Solid experience with event-driven systems (e.g., Restate, Kafka, or equivalent).

• Background or familiarity with fintech, healthcare tech, or accounting automation.

• Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams in AI-focused fintech or healthtech.

• Deep understanding of financial modeling, ledger systems, or practice management workflows.

• Hands-on experience implementing AI agents, workflow automation, or predictive analytics.

• Startup or high-growth product experience — from MVP to scalable platform.

• Familiarity with data governance, compliance, and privacy standards in finance or healthcare.