Technical Lead

Technical Lead - Only candidates from Latin America

About us

Archie Labs builds smarter software by combining AI and expert human teams. We help companies move from concept to production-ready systems faster using agentic AI AI-powered product discovery and strong engineering execution.

At Archie Labs youll work in a people-first environment built around autonomy ownership and continuous learningpartnering closely with clients and technical teams to deliver real solutions not just plans.

About the Role

We are looking for a Technical Lead to join Archie on a full-time basis. This is a senior leadership role working hand-in-hand with the CTO to define system architectures set technical direction and lead our engineering and development teams. We are looking for a profile with deep full-stack and cloud expertise strong strategic vision and proven leadership with mastery of an AI-first philosophy someone capable of designing production-grade system architectures while mentoring teams and driving technical excellence across the organization. Since our team and stakeholders are international conversational English is required for this role.

Responsabilities

• Partner directly with the CTO to define document and evolve system and application architectures across the platform.
• Set technical direction and standards making high-level design decisions that balance scalability performance security and maintainability.
• Lead mentor and grow engineering and development teams fostering a culture of technical excellence and ownership.
• Architect and oversee cloud infrastructure on AWS ensuring reliable cost-effective and scalable deployments.
• Design and review full-stack solutions spanning frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend (Golang ) services.
• Apply an AI-first philosophy to the design of architectures processes and tooling integration throughout the development lifecycle.
• Architect and integrate AI/LLM-powered solutions using frameworks such as LangGraph LangChain and the Anthropic and OpenAI SDKs.
• Define data architecture strategy across relational and non-relational stores (PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis).
• Establish and enforce best practices for code quality CI/CD containerization testing and system observability.
• Drive technical roadmap planning balancing long-term architectural vision with near-term delivery priorities.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews providing clear technical guidance to development teams.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies tools and patterns that improve engineering velocity and product quality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product and stakeholders communicating in English when needed to translate business goals into robust technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead Software Architect or equivalent senior engineering leadership role.
• Strong leadership and team management skills with a track record of directing and mentoring engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to define and own end-to-end system architecture for production-grade applications.
• Mastery of an AI-first philosophy and experience applying it in development environments.
• Cloud: Strong hands-on expertise with AWS (required).
• Languages & Frameworks: Deep proficiency with React Golang and TypeScript.
• AI Frameworks: Hands-on experience with LangGraph LangChain the Anthropic SDK and the OpenAI SDK.
• Databases: Solid experience with PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB and Redis including data modeling and performance optimization.
• Containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems microservices APIs and scalable architecture patterns.
• Ability to balance strategic technical vision with hands-on execution.
• Conversational English (required) for daily communication with the team and stakeholders.
• Intermediate to Advanced English (B2 / C1)
• Only candidates from Latin America.

Technical Environment

• Cloud: AWS
• Frontend: React TypeScript
• Backend: Golang TypeScript
• AI Frameworks: LangGraph LangChain Anthropic SDK OpenAI SDK
• Databases: PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis
• Containerization & DevOps: Docker CI/CD pipelines
• Architecture: Microservices Distributed Systems RESTful APIs

Soft Skills

• Strong strategic thinking and technical vision
• Excellent leadership and team-building abilities
• Clear and effective communication with technical and non-technical audiences in both English and Spanish
• Analytical and structured problem-solving mindset
• Strong decision-making and prioritization skills
• Ability to mentor and elevate the technical capabilities of the team
• Collaborative team-oriented approach
• Adaptability and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

• Cloud experience with Azure and/or Google Cloud (GCP).
• Experience scaling engineering teams and processes in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes).
• Background in AI/ML platforms or developer tooling.
• Experience defining technical hiring standards and building interview processes.

Compensation & Benefits

• Contractor Modality
• Compensation paid in US dollars
• Participation in innovative high-impact initiatives
• People-centric culture with autonomy and continuous learning
• 10 days PTO
• Observe all holidays in your country
• BYOD for $40 USD per month

Compensation & Benefits

• Contractor Modality
• Compensation paid in US dollars
• Participation in innovative high-impact initiatives
• People-centric culture with autonomy and continuous learning
• 10 days PTO
• Observe all holidays in your country
• BYOD for $40 USD per month