Sr. Tech Lead

Senior Tech lead at least 8+ and 2+ years as tech lead already. Ideal is 10+ years Senior Tech Lead and 5+ years as tech lead.

Core Responsibilities

· Drive technical design for team initiatives. Translate product direction and architectural guidance into clear technical approaches that engineers can execute with confidence.

· Stay deeply hands‑on. Contribute to design and implementation, review code and technical changes, and lead by example through strong engineering practices.

· Guide day‑to‑day technical decision‑making. Help engineers navigate tradeoffs, resolve complex technical problems, and choose solutions that balance quality, performance, and long‑term maintainability.

· Uphold high engineering standards. Reinforce expectations around reliability, scalability, security, testing, and operational readiness across the team’s work.

· Mentor engineers through technical growth. Provide practical coaching, feedback, and technical guidance that helps teammates strengthen skills and judgment.

· Leverage cloud‑first and AI‑assisted engineering practices. Use modern cloud platforms and AI‑enabled tools to reduce friction, improve code quality, and accelerate delivery.

· Identify and address technical risks and impediments. Surface concerns early, simplify constraints where possible, and partner with architects or subject‑matter experts when deeper alignment is needed.

· Collaborate closely with the Delivery Manager and Product partners. Align on technical direction, sequencing, and dependencies to support effective delivery.

· Foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement. Encourage experimentation, reflection, and thoughtful evolution of technical approaches and team practices.

· Contribute beyond immediate team. Participate in cross‑team initiatives, planning discussions, and special projects that strengthen engineering practices across the organization.

Requirements -

· 8+ years of software development experience, including 2+ year in a Technical Lead

· Strong experience designing and delivering production‑grade software in both legacy Java-based and cloud‑based environments

· Demonstrated technical leadership through hands‑on contribution, mentoring, and technical guidance

· A quality‑first mindset, with experience building reliable, scalable, and observable systems

· Comfort using AI‑assisted engineering tools to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery flow

· Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering managers, product partners, and cross‑functional stakeholders

· Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tooling, with preference for GitHub-based workflows

· Strong backend development skills using Java, Spring boot, ECS, Docker, Typescript, NodeJS in Agile environment with Jira and confluence knowledge

· Experience with frontend development technologies (Angular/React, JavaScript/Typescript, CSS, Jest)

· Proficiency in Python.

· Proficiency in DevOps concepts, tools and continuous delivery pipelines, specifically Git, GitHub, Splunk

1. Proficiency in AWS technologies: CloudFront, S3, ECS, IAM, KMS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SNS, SQL, CloudFormation, API Gateway

· Proficiency in authentication and authorization, e.g., auth0, oidc, Active Directory

· Proficiency in Relational database, SQL, Cache e.g. Redis and data modeling

· Proficiency in Shell scripting, bash, Linux/Unix environment, PowerShell in Windows environment

· Claude Code

Optional skill set:

Honeycomb, Grafana, AWS Glue, Athena, Event Bridge, Step functions, AEM