Engineering 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 delivery and quality for our application-level products. In this role, 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 proven to drive academic results
- TeachTap: A TikTok-inspired platform using AI to animate historical figures for immersive learning
- TeachTales: Customized storytelling experiences designed to enhance reading comprehension
- TrashCat: Game-based learning that transforms education into an engaging activity
This position blends individual contribution with leadership: you will spend 50% of your time building sophisticated features and 50% mentoring and supporting your team. Your role includes defining quality expectations, creating technical patterns, conducting code reviews with an educational lens, and fostering engineer development. Team success—not just personal output—is your measure of accountability.
Expect high autonomy, minimal process overhead, and a focused team structure. Technical leadership is yours; people management responsibilities lie elsewhere.
What you will be doing
- Implementing sophisticated features that serve as reference patterns for the team
- Conducting pull request reviews with comprehensive, instructional commentary
- Developing engineers through pair programming and constructive feedback
- Organizing technical execution and decomposing feature requirements
- Defining quality benchmarks and holding the team accountable to them
What you will NOT be doing
- Handling HR functions (recruitment, termination, performance evaluations, career development discussions)
- Building platform or infrastructure-layer systems
- Spending time in prolonged or unnecessary meetings
- Designing architecture in isolation from actual 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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