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 Engineering Leads to ensure quality and delivery across our application-level 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 tools that produce measurable learning gains
- TeachTap: AI-driven platform that animates historical figures in a TikTok-inspired educational format
- TeachTales: Customized storytelling experiences designed to enhance reading comprehension
- TrashCat: Game-based learning that makes education engaging and enjoyable
This position balances two core functions: 50% direct contribution to sophisticated feature development, 50% mentoring and enabling your engineers. You define quality expectations, create technical patterns, conduct code reviews with instructional feedback, and support professional development. Your accountability extends to the team's collective outcomes, beyond individual code contributions.
Compact team structure, significant ownership, minimal administrative overhead. Your focus is technical leadership; people management is handled separately.
What you will be doing
- Developing sophisticated features that establish technical patterns for the team
- Conducting PR reviews with comprehensive, instructional commentary
- Mentoring engineers via pair programming and structured feedback
- Organizing technical efforts and decomposing project requirements
- Defining quality benchmarks and ensuring team adherence
What you will NOT be doing
- Handling personnel management (recruitment, termination, performance evaluations, career planning)
- Contributing to platform or infrastructure-level systems
- Attending excessive meetings
- Designing architecture without hands-on implementation
Candidate requirements
- Minimum 5 years of full-stack development experience
- Minimum 2 years in a technical lead 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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