Tech Lead

Tech Lead Role & Responsibilities: Mentor:

Ensure team engineers are incorporating best practices, design patterns, and other sound development methodologies when needed.
Empower and assist team engineers to overcome challenges and remove impediments.
Support the technical and professional growth of team mates by creating opportunities for them to excel.
Interview prospective candidates for the team or domain and work to refine the interview process when needed.
Help, guide and train new team members during their on-boarding or transfer period and beyond.

Facilitator:

Lead, engage, and drive interactions to find a solution to technical/design or business challenges.
Engage with architects, technical leads, and peers to create, maintain and cultivate the shared vision to deliver the the best possible solution.
Lead and guide critical initiatives that often require complex technical and domain knowledge.
Empower and assist with troubleshooting escalations and critical issues and take ownership until the issue is resolved.
Manage coordination and implementation of cross-team deliverables on behalf of the team.
Visualize, develop, and lead continuous improvement efforts within the team in order to improve efficiency.
Frequently participate in code reviews and work with the team to maintain and refine engineering standards.

Innovator:

Identify and correct shortcomings with existing technologies and tooling in order to craft constantly-improving solutions.
Discover and share emerging industry trends and seek opportunities to incorporate them in the team's work when practical. For example: Regularly attend industry conferences and share new ideas.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

5 or more years’ experience as a software engineer delivering solutions to Production.
Ability to communicate complex technical problems in practical terms.
In-depth experience in building large-scale, high-availability SaaS solutions in the cloud.
Understanding of current, and widely accepted, software development standards and practices.
Understanding of service-oriented architecture and continuous delivery.
Experience with agile/lean development methodologies such as Kanban or Scrum.
Self-motivated, positive team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent problem-solving skills and technical vision.
Strong organizational, prioritization and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills:

Remote Head of Cloud Operations