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 own quality and delivery for our application-layer products. You will guide a compact team of 3-5 engineers developing educational applications that serve thousands of students.
Example products in your scope:
- Athena: AI-powered video and assessment generation that produces measurable learning gains
- TeachTap: AI-driven platform bringing historical personalities to life through TikTok-style educational content
- TeachTales: Customized storytelling experiences designed to enhance reading comprehension
- TrashCat: Game-based learning systems that make education interactive and enjoyable
This position operates as a player-coach model: half your time spent hands-on implementing high-complexity features, the other half devoted to mentoring and empowering your team. You define quality expectations, create architectural patterns, conduct code reviews with an instructional approach, and accelerate engineer development. Team results fall under your accountability, extending beyond individual contribution.
Lean team structure, substantial ownership, minimal process overhead. You provide technical leadership; people management is handled separately.
What you will be doing
- Implementing high-complexity features that establish technical direction for the team
- Conducting pull request reviews with comprehensive, educational commentary
- Developing engineers through pair programming and constructive feedback
- Organizing technical execution and decomposing product requirements
- Defining quality benchmarks and ensuring consistent adherence across the team
What you will NOT be doing
- Handling people management duties (recruitment, termination, performance evaluations, career development discussions)
- Developing platform or infrastructure-level systems
- Attending excessive or unproductive meetings
- Designing architecture without direct implementation involvement
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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