What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Engineer (AI Forward Builder, Python, Django, TypeScript)) position at Diligente Technologies?
We’re looking for a hands-on Lead Engineer to help shape a modern, AI-augmented engineering organization built for speed, quality, and scale. This is an individual contributor role—not people management—ideal for a senior engineer ready to be the strongest technical voice in the room.
What You’ll Do
- Lead architecture and technical direction across backend, frontend, databases, APIs, scalability, and performance.
- Stay hands-on by solving complex engineering problems and shipping critical product features.
- Drive technical roadmaps in partnership with Product and Design teams.
- Define engineering best practices for AI-assisted development, testing, and code review.
- Mentor and elevate senior engineers through architecture guidance and high-quality feedback.
- Set the bar for code quality, testing philosophy, and production readiness.
What We Need (Non-Negotiables)
✅ AI-Forward Builder – Deep daily use of tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar to accelerate product delivery with quality. Experience creating AI workflows, agents, configs, or internal tooling is a plus.
✅ Product-Focused Engineer – Strong builder of end-user enterprise applications with emphasis on shipping features customers use—not purely infra or backend plumbing.
✅ Committed Professional – Proven tenure, ownership mindset, resilience, and ability to build meaningful products over time.
Required Tech Stack
- Python
- Django / DRF
- React
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
Strong Plus Skills
Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, CI/CD, Jest, Pytest, Playwright, distributed systems.
Ideal Background
- 8 years of full-stack engineering experience
- Led architecture decisions and technical standards
- Strong code review and engineering judgment
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and startup pace
- Experience mentoring senior engineers
- Startup/high-growth environment experience preferred
Compensation
$190K – $230K Base Equity
Location
San Mateo, CA (Hybrid – 2 days onsite/week)
Salary : $190,000 - $230,000