Engineering Team Lead

STAN AI

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with 1-2 years in a tech lead or senior lead role.
  • Strong full-stack engineering skills in Node.js and TypeScript.
  • Experience leading or mentoring engineers informally or formally.
  • Track record of owning features end-to-end from architecture to production.
  • Strong communication skills for technical explanations to varied audiences.
  • Agility in a fast-paced startup with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical direction for the team, including architecture decisions and best practices.
  • Drive full-stack feature development across web and API layers using Node.js and TypeScript.
  • Set high standards for code reviews, focusing on education and improvement.
  • Proactively address technical debt while balancing speed and maintainability.
  • Mentor and grow a small team of engineers, running effective sprints and retrospectives.
  • Partner with product and design to convert requirements into technical tasks and ensure feasibility.
  • Champion AI tooling adoption and keep the team updated on AI advancements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and specialist benefits.
  • Company Macbook provided for work.
  • Free parking and shuttle service to the office.
  • Extra PTO during select US holidays.
  • Access to company events and in-office restaurant.
  • Unique perks like unlimited ping pong and espresso.
Full Job Description
We9re looking for an Engineering Team Lead to lead a small, high-impact full-stack team within our 11-person and growing engineering organization. You9ll report directly to the Director of Engineering and work closely with the product team to ship features that matter.

This is a player-coach role. You9ll spend your time writing code alongside your team of 2-3 engineers, leading - running sprints, mentoring, driving architecture decisions, and helping hire the people who will define what this team becomes, and helping to drive the product forward.

You9ll have a direct line to engineering leadership and real influence over how we build - including how we adopt and leverage AI in our engineering workflows.

Tasks

Technical Leadership

  • Own the technical direction for your squad - architecture decisions, code quality standards, and engineering best practices
  • Drive full-stack feature development in Node.js / TypeScript across our web and API layers
  • Set the bar for code review - thorough, constructive, and educational
  • Identify and address technical debt proactively, balancing velocity with long-term maintainability
  • Collaborate with the Director of Engineering on broader platform and architecture decisions

People Leadership

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 2-3 full-stack engineers
  • Run sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives - keep the team focused and unblocked
  • Conduct regular 1:1s and provide meaningful feedback that helps your engineers level up
  • Participate actively in hiring - sourcing, interviewing, and closing strong engineering talent
  • Foster a culture of psychological safety, ownership, and continuous improvement

Product & Innovation

  • Partner closely with product and design to translate requirements into well-scoped technical work
  • Push back on scope when needed - you9re a voice for engineering feasibility and quality
  • Bring ideas to the table, not just execution - we want leaders who think about the product, not just the ticket queue
  • Contribute to roadmap conversations and help identify opportunities for technical innovation

AI-Driven Engineering

  • Champion AI tooling adoption within your team - Claude Code
  • Drive a culture where AI accelerates your team9s output: code generation, test writing, documentation, code review
  • Stay current on the AI tooling landscape and bring recommendations to engineering leadership
  • Collaborate with the broader team on integrating LLM capabilities into the product itself

Process & Delivery

  • Own your team9s delivery - estimates, commitments, and follow-through
  • Surface risks early and communicate blockers clearly to engineering leadership
  • Help define and refine engineering processes as the team scales
  • Contribute to on-call and incident response practices


Requirements

Must Have:

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 1-2 years in a tech lead or senior lead capacity
  • Strong full-stack engineering skills - Node.js and TypeScript on both frontend and backend
  • Experience leading or mentoring engineers, even informally
  • Track record of owning features end to end - from architecture through to production
  • Strong communicator - you can explain technical decisions to both engineers and non-engineers
  • Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment where priorities can shift

Nice to Have:

  • Experience building AI-powered features or integrating LLMs into production applications
  • Hands-on experience with AI developer tools (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, or similar)
  • Experience with property management, real estate, or adjacent B2B SaaS
  • Familiarity with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
  • Experience participating in hiring - interviews, take-homes, calibration


Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and specialist benefits.
  • Company Macbook.
  • Free parking and shuttle service to the office.
  • Extra PTO during occasional US holidays.
  • Company events, in-office restaurant, and building-wide perks.
  • Unlimited ping pong and espresso!


If you9re passionate about AI and ready to disrupt a massive industry, we want to talk to you!

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