Engineering Tech Lead

Summary

Join Fearless Digital as an Engineering Technical Leader and lead a team in building impactful software. You will mentor engineers, define technical direction, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This remote or Baltimore-based, full-time role requires 6+ years of experience as a Cloud Architect with proficiency in various technologies. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership, communication, and technical skills. Fearless offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a Cloud Architect and proficient in Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, BASH and AWS
• Deeply experienced in at least one engineering domain (software, site reliability, data, testing, etc) with a foundational knowledge in the others
• Understanding of application architecture, system architecture, and enterprise integration patterns
• Experience leading teams of Software Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Test Engineers and Data Engineers
• Experience with the entire development process from conception to production operations
• Demonstrated effectiveness in creating harmony among all elements of software creation
• Ability to discuss abstract software development concepts like single-responsibility, cohesion, data immutability, and other paradigm appropriate design patterns
• Deep understanding of DevOps principles and experience integrating them into team processes
• Ability to inspire Engineers and build cohesion on a team
• Ability to understand and respond to customer needs and collaborate as part of a cross-functional team
• Proficient in at least one programming language like Node.js, Python, Go, Java 8+, Ruby, Bash
• Proficient with building applications in containerized development environments
• Ability to operate and manage work, strategically reason, and build relationships and influence others

Responsibilities

• Mentors Engineers in building software development, infrastructure, data, and testing skills
• Reviews other Engineers’ work and code for effectiveness and alignment to team technical standards
• Grows the technical understanding of the stakeholders in and around the team
• Grows community, eminence, and/or strategy of practice area
• Sets the team's technical direction
• Takes initiative for their own growth through personal leadership
• Sets the direction for development, operations, testing, security, and maintenance of software solutions
• Defines implementation strategy that creates robust, scalable, well-designed software built for long-term maintainability
• Designs technology solutions from a deep understanding and analysis of the business needs
• Leads the team in making decisions about technology and infrastructure
• Navigates regulatory landscape and creates solutions and plans that address key risks and controls
• Collaborates with Designers, Product Managers, and Engineers to plan and build new features efficiently that align with the product vision
• Aligns team members, customers, and external stakeholders on technical information, plans, and roadmaps
• Builds strategic relationships with peers, leaders, customers, users, and stakeholders
• Orchestrates all phases of the development lifecycle from task creation to production deployment of new code
• Defines and inspires adherence to code and process standards
• Supports the Agile process and helps customers understand Agile

Preferred Qualifications

• BS/MS/MEng in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technology-related degree
• Experience with design-thinking and human centered design
• Understanding of Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Experience working with government or large industry clients
• Holds a current AWS Certified Developer Associate, Solutions Architecture Associate, or Solutions Architect Professional or similar certification in another cloud platform
• Holds a current CISSP, Security+, or other information security certification
• Holds a current Certified Scrum Master certification

Benefits

• We cover 100% of your premium for our medical HSA plan + the deductible portion of HSA contributions, 80% of your premium for our HMO or PPO plans, and offer competitive dependent coverage. We cover 100% of dental and vision premiums for you and your dependents and offer medical and dependent care FSA options. We also offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and legal planning and support insurance
• Tech, education / training, and wellness allowances
• Safe Harbor 401(k) plan with employer contributions (current match = 4%) and immediate vesting
• Referral bonus: Bring your friends! If someone you refer is hired, you’ll get a bonus of $6–12k!
• Total Pet Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Up 12 weeks of FMLA paid at 100%
• PTO is provided to team members as a lump sum allowance, not an accrual. PTO is prorated based on your start date ( see table below ) on a quarterly basis (with tenure-based increases), 8.75 days of sick leave, 11 federal holidays, their birthday (8 hours), up to 15 days for jury duty, and up to 3 days (24 hours) of bereavement leave per eligible instance
• Life-friendly schedules
• Family-friendly workplace