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Technical Development Lead

UST
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/24/2026
Role Description

Technical Development Lead

Lead I - Software Engineering

Who We Are

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000 practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you’ll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.

Visit us at UST.com.

You Are

UST is searching for a Technical Development Lead who will design, validate, and implement the technical architecture of projects in coordination with Architecture.

The Opportunity

  • Define, reinforce, and ensure compliance with development standards and best practices. Review Pull Requests (PRs) and provide clear and actionable technical feedback. Ensure adequate test coverage (unit, integration, and automated tests).
  • Team Management and Mentoring Mentor senior and mid-level developers, raising the team's technical level. Support technical onboarding processes. Identify individual strengths and opportunities for improvement. Foster a culture of continuous learning, ownership, and constant improvement.
  • Actively participate in technical estimations (story points/effort). Collaborate with the Product Owner/Project Manager on sprint planning and refinements.
  • Communication and Coordination
  • Serve as the liaison between the technical team and functional roles (Product Owner, QA, Architecture, DevOps). Actively participate in agile ceremonies (planning, daily stand-ups, refinements, retrospectives).
  • Documentation and Technical Governance Create and maintain technical documentation: architecture diagrams, flows, APIs, and technical decisions. Document relevant changes, configurations, and key technical agreements.
  • Automation and DevOps Coordinate CI/CD pipelines and test and deployment automation. Ensure the stability of environments (DEV, QA, PROD).
  • Monitor logs, performance, and technical health of solutions in conjunction with DevOps. Soft Leadership

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What You Need

  • 5 years of experience in software development.
  • Previous experience as a Technical Lead / Tech Lead / LTD leading teams.
  • Experience working with complex architectures, integrations, and production environments.
  • Technical Knowledge (adjustable depending on the stack): Backend development and/or integrations. REST APIs / microservices.
  • Relational and/or non-relational databases. CI/CD practices, version control, and code reviews. Agile methodologies
  • Advanced English
  • Desirable:
  • Experience in enterprise environments.
  • Experience working with multiple teams or vendors.
  • Knowledge of DevOps practices and observability.
  • Role level Senior / Lead High autonomy and technical responsibility.

Benefits

Employees receive eleven (11) paid holidays, two (2) weeks of paid vacation per year, and are eligible for health, dental, disability and life insurance.

What We Believe

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us to nurture a people-first, human centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

Humility

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace, Free of Discrimination and Harassment

At UST, we strive to provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We are an equal opportunity employer and employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. Our Human Rights Policy further illustrates our stand on this. We are committed to following fair employment practices that provide equal opportunities to all employees. We do not discriminate or allow harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected status. At UST, we value diversity and believe that a diverse workplace builds a competitive advantage.

Un lugar de trabajo con igualdad de oportunidades y libre de discriminación y acoso

En UST, nos esforzamos por proporcionar un ambiente de trabajo libre de discriminación y acoso. Somos un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades y basa las decisiones de empleo en los méritos y las necesidades del negocio. Estamos comprometidos a seguir prácticas de empleo justas que brinden igualdad de oportunidades a todos los empleados. No discriminamos ni permitimos el acoso por motivos de raza, color, religión, discapacidad, género, origen nacional, orientación sexual, identidad de género, expresión de género, edad, información genética, estado militar o cualquier otro estado legalmente protegido. En UST, valoramos la diversidad y creemos que un lugar de trabajo diverso construye una ventaja competitiva.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

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Skills

software engineering,backend development,rest apis,microservices,relational databases

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