Technical Lead

Summary

Join Prolific, a leader in AI human data infrastructure, as a Technical Lead. You will spearhead technical direction for product development teams, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions. Collaborate with stakeholders, mentor team members, and drive engineering excellence. This role requires extensive technical leadership experience, a product engineering mindset, and strong communication skills. Familiarity with agile methodologies and robust software development experience is essential. Prolific offers a competitive salary, benefits, and remote work opportunities within a mission-driven culture.

Requirements

• Extensive Technical Leadership Experience : Proven experience in technical leadership or senior software development roles with strong problem-solving and strategic thinking skills
• Product Focus: A product engineering mindset and focus on business impacts of technical efforts
• Excellent Communication Skills : Ability to lead diverse teams and collaborate effectively with various stakeholders
• Agile Methodologies Familiarity : Knowledge of agile practices and project management techniques
• Robust Software Development Background : 5+ years of professional experience building highly available and transactional distributed cloud-based applications or platforms such as e-commerce, marketplaces, or SaaS
• Cloud Platforms : AWS and GCP
• Programming Languages : Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• Frameworks : Vue.js, Django Rest Framework, Container-based and Serverless architectures
• Databases : MongoDB and DynamoDB
• DevOps and Monitoring: CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Celery, EventBridge and DataDog

Responsibilities

• Lead Technical Projects : Oversee the design and implementation of key projects, delivering innovative solutions that align with business goals and customer needs
• Collaborate with Stakeholders : Work closely with Product Managers and other stakeholders to define project scope, timelines, and resources, providing expert technical guidance
• Drive Engineering Excellence : Create high-quality, efficient code, uphold coding standards through code reviews and contribute to strategic initiatives and standards through the Technical Authority Group
• Mentor and Develop Team Members : Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, mentoring others and assisting in hiring and onboarding new talent
• Influence Technical Direction : Play a key role in strategic technical decisions, promoting the adoption of new technologies and processes to enhance product functionality and performance
• Promote DevOps Culture : Encourage continuous integration, automation, and operational excellence within the team
• Own Deliverables : Take responsibility for products and features developed by the team, ensuring successful deployment and ongoing support

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits
• Remote working