Engineering Team Lead

We are looking for an Engineering Team Lead who can lead a team through complex technical and product tradeoffs while delivering high-quality software predictably. This role is ideal for a lead with strong technical judgment who can navigate legacy systems, greenfield development, third-party platforms, and integrations, and help the organization make pragmatic decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term sustainability.

As an Engineering Team Lead, you will partner closely with Product Management and key stakeholders to shape roadmaps, evaluate tradeoffs, and deliver outcomes. You will lead a team of engineers and contractors, ensuring the team is well-planned, well-supported, and consistently shipping capable, maintainable software.

This is a hands-on leadership role that requires technical credibility, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to operate effectively in environments with ambiguity and competing priorities.

• Guide architectural and technical decisions across legacy systems, new builds, third-party solutions, and integrations, clearly articulating tradeoffs and risks.
• Ensure technical decisions balance time-to-value, scalability, maintainability, and operational risk.
• Partner with senior engineers to review designs, validate approaches, and maintain a high technical bar.

• Partner closely with Product Management to define priorities, shape roadmaps, and align engineering execution with business goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to manage expectations, communicate tradeoffs, and provide clear visibility into progress and risks.
• Translate product strategy into executable engineering plans while maintaining shared ownership of outcomes.

• Own team planning and delivery, including short- and long-term roadmaps, milestones, and execution plans.
• Manage capacity planning across a mix of full-time engineers and contractors, balancing delivery commitments with technical investment.
• Continuously evaluate and adjust plans based on team capacity, changing priorities, and emerging risks.

• Lead, coach, and support engineers to deliver high-quality, maintainable software.
• Maintain technical credibility through active engagement in architecture discussions, code quality standards, and delivery practices.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and pragmatic problem-solving.

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams delivering production systems.
• Strong technical background with the ability to meaningfully evaluate architecture, designs, and technical tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated experience navigating legacy systems, greenfield development, and third-party platforms.
• Experience partnering closely with Product Management and stakeholders to define priorities and deliver outcomes.
• Strong execution skills, including roadmap planning, estimation, and capacity management.
• Experience leading teams that include a mix of full-time engineers and contractors.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to align diverse perspectives around shared goals.

• Experience leading teams through modernization or platform evolution efforts.
• Prior ownership of systems with meaningful operational or reliability requirements.
• Experience working in product-driven, fast-growing engineering organizations.

This Engineering Team Lead will play a critical role in ensuring we:

• Make sound technical decisions in complex environments
• Deliver predictable outcomes without sacrificing quality
• Build strong, trusted partnerships between engineering, product, and stakeholders
• Maintain a high bar for engineering excellence while moving quickly

The salary range for this position is $144,000 - $180,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.

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