Technical Engineering Lead
RemoteUnited States or San Francisco, California, United States
United States or San Francisco, California, United StatesRemoteFull TimeSenior LevelSmall
Full TimeSenior LevelSmall
Job Summary
Own the architecture and implementation of major platform parts from design through production, staying hands-on in code to solve ambiguous technical problems where mistakes carry real financial consequences. Partner with product to shape requirements, break complex initiatives into sequenced plans, and drive delivery to production with rigor. Guide a small engineering team by setting technical direction, reviewing work, mentoring engineers, and contributing to hiring while maintaining a bias for action and doing the groundwork to ship critical systems.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of software engineering experience
- strong track record of building and shipping production-grade systems as a hands-on senior or staff/principal-level engineer
- Demonstrated technical leadership: leading the design and delivery of complex projects and setting the technical bar for a team, while remaining deeply hands-on
- Deep expertise in backend systems and architecture, with the judgment to make sound tradeoffs under real-world complexity
- Experience owning delivery: turning ambiguous requirements into a sequenced plan and driving it to production reliably
- Experience guiding, mentoring, or leading other engineers, and a genuine interest in growing a team
- Excellent communication skills, effective with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders
- A bias for action and a willingness to do the groundwork with the team to get things done
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Desired Qualifications
- Strong proficiency in Python and modern backend frameworks (Django, Flask, or similar); familiarity with React and full-stack delivery
- Experience building AI-native or data-intensive platforms, including LLM-based systems, agentic workflows, or large-scale data infrastructure
- Experience in regulated, high-correctness, or financial data domains
- Experience contributing to hiring and helping scale an engineering team
- Experience working in a high-growth, Series A–C startup environment
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