Remote Lead Full-Stack Engineer

Job Description

This role is a hands-on Lead Engineer embedded in a small, cross-functional squad focused on testing new business strategies.

The Lead Engineer will drive both technical execution and day-to-day squad leadership, partnering closely with Product and Delivery. While not a formal people manager, this role functions as the de facto technical leader for the squad, ensuring high-quality delivery and alignment with broader Product Engineering standards.

This is a build-first role — writing code daily, shipping quickly, and enabling the team to experiment, learn, and iterate at speed without creating long-term technical debt.

Hands-On Engineering (~60–70%)

• Design, build, and ship full-stack features

• Develop modern, responsive UIs

• Build APIs and services on AWS serverless architecture

• Define infrastructure using IaC

• Lead by example in code quality

Technical Leadership & Delivery (~30–40%)

• Lead a small squad through rapid experimentation

• Translate business ideas into execution quickly

• Own delivery and remove blockers

• Align with Product and Delivery

• Ensure alignment to engineering standards

• Balance speed, scalability, and maintainability

Innovation & Experimentation

• Enable fast iteration and testing of ideas

• Leverage feature flags for safe experimentation

• Encourage rapid prototyping

• Manage technical debt proactively

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Skills and Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering

• Strong TypeScript / Node / frontend skills

• Experience with AWS serverless

• Leadership through execution

• Ability to align business and tech

• Strong communication skills

Tools/Tech:

• Frontend: React, Next.js, and TypeScript for modern, responsive, maintainable user experiences.

• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, AWS Lambda, and API Gateway for scalable serverless APIs and services.

• Infrastructure: AWS Serverless services including Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, and EventBridge, with Pulumi used for infrastructure as code and repeatable environment management.

• CI/CD and release management: GitLab CI/CD for build, test, security scanning, and deployment workflows, with LaunchDarkly feature flags supporting safe experimentation, progressive rollout, and controlled release practices.

• Delivery management: Jira as the system of record for sprint planning, backlog management, work tracking, and delivery visibility.