Team lead
SvixWebhook Infrastructure company
San FranciscoLead
Andreessen Horowitz
Y Combinator
Aleph
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Lead backend development and team management for high-scale systems.
- •We're looking for a top performing Tech Lead to help scale our product and team.
- •This role is about more than just writing great code, you'll make key technical decisions, tackle complex problems, and mentor engineers while ensuring we deliver a top-notch developer experience.
- •Key Responsibilities Design, build, and deploy high-quality backend code in a fast-paced environment.
- •Develop and scale new products and new product features while ensuring stability and performance.
- •Own technical challenges, making decisions that balance speed, reliability, and maintainability.
- •Lead the team through management, sprint planning, mentoring, and execution.
- •Optimize infrastructure, databases, and system architecture for high availability and efficiency.
- •This role is a player-coach (we expect this person to spend ~80% of the time coding).
- •Requirements Experience designing and building high-scale backend systems.
- •Strong technical, architectural, and troubleshooting skills.
- •Good “taste” for software and API design.
- •Proven ability to lead teams, organize projects, and drive execution.
- •Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- •Prior experience as a Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, or similar leadership role.
- •Experience with Rust, Postgres, and Redis (or ability to ramp up quickly).
Required skills
Engineering ManagementPostgreSQLRustRedisTechnical Leadership
Tech stack
RustPostgreSQLRedis
