Engineering Team Lead

Vizient•Chicago, IL
•$117,600 - $206,000

About The Position

The Engineering Team Lead leads technical design, implementation, and delivery of complex software and data engineering solutions while remaining hands-on in development and code reviews. The role owns day-to-day technical execution for an engineering team, including solution design, task breakdown, technical guidance, dependency management, and delivery quality. It designs and develops scalable data pipelines, PySpark transformations, backend services, APIs, and ontology components supporting healthcare analytics and AI-enabled applications. The lead partners with architects, Staff Engineers, product and engineering teams, and other cross-functional partners to translate architecture and business priorities into maintainable, production-ready solutions. The role also establishes engineering practices, troubleshoots complex issues, improves system performance and reliability, and mentors engineers. Preferred work includes championing AI-assisted development and agentic coding practices and contributing to architecture discussions and reusable frameworks.

Nice To Haves

  • Champion AI-assisted development and agentic coding practices to improve engineering productivity, automation, and software quality.
  • Contribute to architecture discussions, reusable engineering frameworks, and continuous improvement of development and delivery practices.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical design, implementation, and delivery of complex software and data engineering solutions, maintaining hands-on involvement in development and code reviews.
  • Own day-to-day technical execution for an engineering team, including solution design, task breakdown, technical guidance, dependency management, and delivery quality.
  • Design and develop scalable data pipelines, PySpark transformations, backend services, APIs, and ontology components supporting healthcare analytics and AI-enabled applications.
  • Collaborate with architects and Staff Engineers to translate architectural direction into maintainable, production-ready implementations.
  • Establish and enforce engineering practices for code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, performance, security, and operational reliability.
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues, resolve engineering blockers, and drive improvements in system performance, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Partner with product, engineering, and cross-functional teams to clarify requirements, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and deliver solutions aligned with business priorities.
  • Mentor engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, knowledge sharing, and adoption of modern engineering practices.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits plan
  • Incentive eligible
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