Team Lead, Software Engineer
About The Position
STLabs is an AI service management platform that resolves employee requests end-to-end using a living model of the enterprise, including the people, systems, services, and policies that define how an organization operates. The Team Lead, Software Engineer is a hands-on technical leader who spends most of their time designing and building production software while leading a small team of engineers. The role includes setting technical direction, designing systems, writing production code, reviewing architecture, and shipping product regularly. The Team Lead will guide technical initiatives from architecture through production, help engineers grow, and keep execution fast without compromising quality. The position works closely with Product and Design to deliver customer-facing features and involves solving distributed systems problems.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building production software.
- Previous experience leading or mentoring engineers.
- Proven ability to deliver large technical projects while remaining hands-on.
- Strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture.
- Excellent software design and architectural instincts.
- Comfort working across the entire software development lifecycle.
- Strong communication skills and enjoyment of collaboration across engineering, product, and design.
Responsibilities
- Spend the majority of time designing and building production software.
- Own complex technical initiatives from architecture through production.
- Help define engineering standards and architectural direction.
- Lead a small team of engineers through technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship.
- Help engineers grow technically and professionally.
- Foster a culture of ownership, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
- Break large product initiatives into executable engineering plans.
- Partner with Product and Design to turn ideas into customer-facing features.
- Balance shipping velocity with long-term maintainability.
- Remove technical blockers and help the team make sound engineering tradeoffs.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
