Engineering Team Lead

Description

Summary: Experienced Engineering Team Lead sought to modernize a core platform, combining software engineering, architecture, product thinking, and team leadership. Highlights: 1. Hands-on leadership role with 50% coding/architecture, 50% team leadership 2. Clear growth path toward Head of Engineering / CTO 3. Direct collaboration with the CEO and high ownership **Engineering Team Lead** ========================= **Remote \| Full\-time \| Long\-term Contractor** **About our client** -------------------- Our client is an established remote SaaS company looking for an experienced **Engineering Team Lead** to lead the modernization of its core platform. This is a hands\-on leadership role where you'll combine software engineering, architecture, product thinking, and team leadership while working directly with the CEO. The position also offers a clear growth path toward **Head of Engineering / CTO** . **What you'll do** ------------------ * Lead the migration from a legacy PHP/WHMCS platform to a modern web application. * Spend approximately **50% coding and architecture** and **50% leading the engineering team** . * Partner with the CEO to translate product goals into technical execution. * Own architecture, technical direction, and migration strategy. * Establish engineering best practices for code quality, testing, reviews, and delivery. * Drive AI adoption across the development lifecycle to improve engineering efficiency. * Break initiatives into clear milestones, manage priorities, risks, and dependencies. * Track delivery, quality, and reliability through meaningful KPIs. * Mentor engineers through coaching, feedback, and 1:1s. * Review code, improve legacy systems, guide refactoring, and build critical platform components. * Participate in product discussions, roadmap planning, and customer conversations to ensure technical decisions support business goals. **Your first 30 days** ---------------------- Your initial focus will be understanding the product and technical landscape by: * Evaluating the current architecture and tech stack. * Analyzing legacy dependencies, billing flows, and internal tooling. * Identifying root causes instead of surface issues. * Delivering a practical 90\-day technical execution plan aligned with business priorities. **What we're looking for** -------------------------- ### **Required experience** * 6\+ years of software engineering experience. * 3\+ years leading engineering teams (4–30 engineers). * Experience in startup or fast\-paced environments. * Strong product and business understanding beyond pure engineering. * Fluent English. ### **Technical skills** * Strong software architecture and system design experience. * Ability to balance speed, scalability, and maintainability. * Experience using AI tools to accelerate software development while maintaining quality. * Strong debugging, technical decision\-making, and problem\-solving skills. * Ability to translate technical concepts into business language. ### **What makes you successful** * Startup mindset with high ownership. * Hands\-on technical leader. * Product and customer focused. * Strong communicator. * Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid execution. * Passionate about technology, continuous learning, and building impactful products. **What our client offers** -------------------------- * 100% remote. * Direct collaboration with the CEO. * Opportunity to influence product and technical strategy. * High ownership and autonomy. * Flexible paid time off. * Emergency fund benefit. * Clear career path toward Head of Engineering or CTO. **Hiring process** ------------------ * Introductory screening call. * Competency interview. * Two technical interviews (including an AI coding interview). * Career history interview. * Technical assessment and personality tests. * Reference checks. * Offer.