Tech Lead, Plan

Stellic

6d • $210,000 - $260,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Stellic is seeking a Tech Lead for the Plan team, responsible for systems that manage student academic journeys, including degree planning, pathways, scheduling, and registration. This role is crucial for maintaining system reliability during peak loads and driving the evolution of planning experiences. The Plan team focuses on enhancing reliability, scalability, and performance while developing more dynamic and personalized planning features. The Tech Lead will ensure systems operate predictably and efficiently under peak load and contribute to the next generation of planning and pathway experiences.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience operating at scale.
• Track record of leading complex implementations as a technical lead.
• Experience owning and operating reliable systems in high-stakes workflows where performance and availability are critical.
• Strong intuition for designing systems that behave predictably under peak load and concurrency.
• Ability to balance product evolution with system stability and performance.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and database optimization (PostgreSQL a plus).
• Comfort with asynchronous / event-based architectures.
• Clear and effective communication skills for collaborating with product, design, and customer-facing teams.
• Deep curiosity, customer empathy, and commitment to engineering as a craft.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and evolution of systems for planning, pathways, scheduling, and registration.
• Ensure registration systems perform predictably and efficiently during high-stakes registration periods.
• Design systems that handle concurrency and peak demand gracefully, with strategies for testing and validation at scale.
• Enable the product's evolution from degree-centric planning to flexible, pathway- and career-oriented experiences.
• Design robust, scalable testing strategies to validate system behavior under critical conditions.
• Drive engineering excellence by defining and mentoring on best practices, design patterns, and code quality.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Health insurance with Stellic covering 99% of your premium and 75% for dependents
• 401(k)
• Commuter benefits
• Annual international retreats

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed