Engineering 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 oversee quality and delivery for our application-level products. In this role, you will manage a small engineering team of 3-5 people developing educational applications that serve thousands of students.
Potential products include:
- Athena: AI-powered video and test generation delivering quantifiable academic results
- TeachTap: AI-driven platform bringing historical figures to life through a TikTok-style learning interface
- TeachTales: Customized, immersive storytelling designed to enhance comprehension
- TrashCat: Game-based learning that makes education enjoyable and interactive
This position combines individual contribution with team leadership: approximately 50% of your time will be spent hands-on developing sophisticated features, while the remaining 50% focuses on mentoring and empowering your team members. You will define quality benchmarks, create architectural patterns, conduct code reviews with educational intent, and support engineer development. Team results fall under your accountability, extending beyond your personal code contributions.
Expect a compact team structure with substantial ownership and minimal administrative overhead. Your focus remains technical leadership; people management functions are handled separately.
What you will be doing
- Developing sophisticated features that establish technical patterns for your team
- Conducting pull request reviews with comprehensive, instructional feedback
- Mentoring engineers through pair programming and constructive feedback
- Organizing technical initiatives and decomposing requirements
- Defining quality benchmarks and ensuring team adherence
What you will NOT be doing
- Handling personnel matters (recruitment, termination, performance evaluations, career development discussions)
- Developing platform-level infrastructure
- Participating in excessive meetings
- Designing architecture without hands-on implementation
Candidate requirements
- At least 5 years of full-stack development experience
- At least 2 years in a lead role (reviewing others' work, mentoring engineers, establishing team practices)
- Track record of shipping SaaS products
- Experience with AI tools in development workflow
- Demonstrated ability to help other engineers improve and grow
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