Software Engineering Team Lead

Position Title: Software Engineering Team Lead (Hands-On)

Location: Glendale, AZ

Term: Full-time/Direct Hire

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineering Team Lead who thrives in a hands-on environment. This role is split evenly between active software development (50%) and engineering leadership (50%). You will design and build scalable applications while guiding a team of engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.

You will work primarily with TypeScript, Node.js, and Vue.js, contributing across the full stack. Experience with AWS and Docker is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

🔹 Technical Leadership (50%)

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers.
• Drive architectural decisions and establish best practices.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure quality, maintainability, and performance.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and stakeholders to define technical requirements.
• Improve development processes, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering standards.
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and delivery oversight.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

🔹 Hands-On Development (50%)

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Build responsive and maintainable front-end applications using Vue.js.
• Contribute to system architecture and technical roadmap.
• Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize system performance.
• Participate in DevOps practices including containerization and cloud deployments.

Required Qualifications

• 6 years of professional software development experience.
• 1–3 years of technical leadership or team lead experience.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript.
• Solid experience building backend systems with Node.js.
• Experience developing front-end applications with Vue.js.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and working with relational or NoSQL databases.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and scalable system design.
• Experience with code reviews, mentoring, and performance feedback.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience deploying and managing applications in AWS.
• Experience with containerization using Docker.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Exposure to microservices architecture.

What Success Looks Like

• High-performing engineering team with strong delivery predictability.
• Clean, maintainable, and scalable codebase.
• Clear technical direction aligned with business goals.
• Continuous improvement in engineering practices and system reliability.

Why Join Us?

• Significant technical ownership and impact.
• Balanced leadership and hands-on development.
• Opportunity to shape engineering culture and architecture.
• Work with modern technologies and cloud-native tooling.

“This position does not offer sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future."