Papa Johns-posted 3 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Louisville, KY
5,001-10,000 employees

The Senior Tech Lead is a hybrid people leader and senior technical contributor, responsible for guiding 1–2 engineering teams in delivering high-quality software while also remaining hands-on in system design, coding, debugging, and architectural decision-making. You will set technical direction for your teams, ensure healthy engineering practices, support career growth for every engineer, and collaborate closely with product partners to deliver organizational outcomes. You bring strong systems understanding, pragmatic leadership, and the ability to execute technically while elevating others. This role is ideal for someone who wants to lead people and delivery, while still writing code and influencing architecture.

  • Lead and manage 1–2 engineering teams, providing structure, clarity, and ongoing support.
  • Define and communicate technical vision, aligning team efforts with business goals.
  • Drive high-quality software delivery through hands-on involvement in system design, coding, and debugging.
  • Contribute directly to feature and platform development (20–40% of your time).
  • Write production-grade code, conduct code reviews, and support critical debugging.
  • Make architectural decisions that balance delivery speed and long-term stability.
  • Lead design sessions, drive API design, and ensure systems are scalable and maintainable.
  • Own end-to-end delivery for your teams, ensuring predictable and high-quality outcomes.
  • Partner with product managers on planning, prioritization, scope shaping, and roadmap alignment.
  • Break down ambiguous or complex work into sequenced and achievable increments.
  • Mentor and develop engineering talent, supporting career growth and skill advancement.
  • Establish and promote healthy engineering practices and agile methodologies.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Architecture, QA, Security, and Platform teams.
  • Monitor team performance, remove blockers, and facilitate continuous improvement.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, with proven leadership of technical teams.
  • Strong background in system design, architecture, and hands-on coding.
  • Demonstrated experience in mentoring and developing engineers.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Track record of delivering complex technical projects from inception to completion.
  • Technical proficiency in relevant programming languages and frameworks.
  • Expertise in software architecture, design patterns, and scalable systems.
  • Ability to debug and troubleshoot complex issues.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Leadership and people management capabilities.
  • Agile and iterative development experience.
  • Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
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