Tech Lead Manager Full Stack

Write production code and own architecture at a platform that has scaled 2400% in three years. At $220K$280K base 5% equity this role is for the engineer who is ready to lead without stepping back from the work.

• Own architecture and delivery of full-stack features from ReactJS/TypeScript UIs to backend services APIs and distributed data pipelines on a platform that enterprise workforce planning teams depend on every day.
  
• Design and build scalable data processing pipelines (batch and streaming) and distributed backend systems using PostgreSQL Redis and Kubernetes.
  
• Set the technical bar across the team: lead architecture reviews own code quality and performance standards drive CI/CD and TDD practices and stay hands-on through the full software lifecycle including on-call.
  
• Manage mentor and grow a team of engineers. Own hiring career development and day-to-day delivery. Partner with Product and Design to scope technical plans and communicate progress risks and trade-offs to leadership.
  

• 7 years of hands-on software engineering with a strong full-stack background: modern frontend (React TypeScript) and backend (Ruby Python or ); proven experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale with RESTful APIs PostgreSQL and cloud-native architecture (Kubernetes containerization microservices).
  
• 2 years of engineering management or tech lead experience with direct reports mentorship and team-level delivery ownership. You lead engineers you are still writing production code and you make pragmatic business-aware decisions in a fast-moving startup environment.
  
• Solid engineering fundamentals across the full lifecycle: testing (Jest Cypress or React Testing Library) code review CI/CD TDD design documentation and performance monitoring. Deep frontend fluency in component architecture state management performance and accessibility.
  

You translate complex technical concepts clearly for both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.

Strong advantage: React Native for mobile development; experience with Redis Apache Pinot or real-time analytics infrastructure; background in AI/ML systems or data pipeline orchestration; early-stage startup experience from Seed to Series C.

$220000 $280000 base salary 5% equity competitive benefits including medical dental and vision coverage. Hybrid schedule with Bay Area on-site presence and remote flex. Team events and offsites included. The equity position reflects a meaningful ownership stake at a company with documented enterprise traction and Inc. 5000 recognition.

This is a confidential search for a high-growth AI SaaS company Inc. 5000 ranked that has scaled 2400% over three years and is expanding into large enterprise markets. The platform is production-proven the team is lean and technical and this TLM role carries direct influence over architecture hiring and product direction. Client identity is shared in the first conversation.

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