Full Time
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Quick Summary
Join a dynamic influencer marketing platform, connecting brands with creators across major social media channels! As a Tech Lead, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the engineering delivery and mentoring a talented team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-growing company.
Key Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day engineering delivery, ensuring tickets are clear, prioritized, and efficiently moving through the development pipeline.
- Review and approve pull requests, maintaining high standards for code quality, performance, and overall maintainability of the codebase.
- Mentor team members, fostering their growth and increasing their autonomy through guidance and knowledge sharing.
- Identify potential risks early and escalate them appropriately, proactively addressing challenges to ensure smooth project execution.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, demonstrating a strong foundation in software development principles and practices.
- Prior experience leading developers or owning delivery, showcasing your ability to guide and manage a team effectively.
- Strong skills in system design and backend architecture, allowing you to contribute to the overall technical vision and strategy.
- Excellent communication and ownership mentality, with the ability to provide constructive feedback and maintain high standards.
Benefits
- Remote work opportunity, providing flexibility and work-life balance.
- Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience and skills.
- Professional growth and development opportunities, fostering career advancement within a dynamic environment.
Required Skills
PHP
MySQL
ElasticSearch
RabbitMQ
Vue.js
Typescript
System Design
Backend Architecture
OOP
Code Quality
Estimated Salary Range for Tech Lead in
BELOW AVERAGE
< $160k/yr
✨
AVERAGE RANGE
$160k - $190k
/year
ABOVE AVERAGE
> $190k/yr
💡 Salary estimates based on aggregated data from public sources. Actual salaries may vary.
Job Description
Our client is an influencer marketing platform connecting brands with content creators across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Amazon. The platform handles campaign management, creator discovery, content review, payments, and social media integrations at scale.
What you will do
Own day-to-day engineering delivery
Ensure tickets are clear, prioritized, and moving
Review and approve pull requests
Maintain high standards for code quality, performance, and maintainability
Help engineers break down work and make good technical decisions
Mentor team members and increase autonomy
Identify risks and escalate early
Improve processes so we become faster and more predictable
Act as the first point of contact instead of the CTO for developers
TechStack
Backend
PHP 8.1+ OOP
MySQL
ElasticSearch
RabbitMQ
Frontend
Vue.js
Typescript
8+ years of software engineering experience
Prior experience leading developers or owning delivery
Strong in system design and backend architecture
Comfortable giving direct feedback and maintaining standards
Ability to balance speed vs quality
Excellent communication and ownership mentality
Calm, firm, and consistent under pressure
Bonus points
Experience scaling teams in growing companies
Experience improving messy or low-process environments
Background working closely with product teams
Work remotely Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
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