Technical Team Lead $200,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
We are seeking Technical Team Leads to ensure delivery excellence and quality across our application-level products. In this role, you will guide a compact team of 3-5 engineers who develop educational applications serving thousands of students.
Potential products include:
- Athena: AI-powered video and assessment generation delivering quantifiable academic results
- TeachTap: AI technology animating historical figures within a TikTok-style educational platform
- TeachTales: Customized, immersive storytelling designed to enhance reading comprehension
- TrashCat: Game-based learning that transforms education into an engaging experience
This position balances two core functions: 50% direct contribution to building sophisticated features, and 50% mentoring and empowering your team. You define quality expectations, create technical patterns, conduct instructional code reviews, and support engineer development. Accountability extends to team deliverables, not solely individual output.
Lean team structure, substantial ownership, minimal overhead. Your leadership is technical; people management responsibilities belong elsewhere.
What you will be doing
- Implementing sophisticated features that establish technical standards for the team
- Conducting PR reviews with comprehensive, instructional commentary
- Mentoring engineers using pair programming and constructive feedback
- Organizing technical initiatives and decomposing project requirements
- Defining quality benchmarks and ensuring team adherence
What you will NOT be doing
- Handling personnel matters (recruitment, termination, performance evaluations, career development discussions)
- Contributing to platform-level infrastructure projects
- Attending continuous meetings
- Designing architecture without hands-on implementation
Candidate requirements
- Minimum 5 years of full-stack development experience
- At least 2 years in a technical leadership capacity (conducting code reviews, mentoring developers, defining team standards)
- Proven history of delivering SaaS products
- Practical experience integrating AI tools into development processes
- Confirmed capability to elevate other engineers' skills and performance
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