5-7 years of experience in leading architecture and delivery across multiple teams
Deep expertise in backend, distributed systems, and cloud technologies
Proven ability to manage complex integrations and migrations
Strong skills in turning ambiguity into actionable plans
Experience mentoring senior engineers into technical leaders
Responsibilities
Set 6-12 month technical direction for device, app, and cloud systems
Lead cross-team initiatives from problem definition to launch
Write critical-path code and guide migrations
Simplify shared systems to improve reliability and developer workflow
Mentor senior engineers through design and delivery
Utilize AI-assisted tools to enhance delivery and quality
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
Access to cutting-edge technology and tools
Collaborative team culture
Health and wellness programs
Full Job Description
Overview
You'll lead architecture and delivery across Tonal's device, app, and cloud systems: turn business priorities into technical direction, own initiatives that span teams, and grow senior engineers into technical leaders. You report to engineering leadership and stay hands-on from design through production. Success means shipped outcomes, stronger systems, and teams that move faster.
What You Will Do
Set 6-12 month technical direction across device, app, and cloud. Turn product priorities into architecture, ownership, and delivery plans.
Lead a few cross-team initiatives from problem definition to launch and adoption. Settle tradeoffs with team leads; flag priority and resource conflicts early.
Write critical-path code, build prototypes, guide migrations, and debug hard production issues. Own how your architecture decisions play out in practice.
Simplify shared systems and interfaces. Improve reliability, observability, security, and developer workflow so teams need less coordination to ship.
Mentor senior and Staff engineers through design, pairing, and shared delivery. Set up lightweight decision practices so teams can act on their own.
Use AI-assisted engineering tools where they improve delivery or quality. Partner with Data Science, AI, and platform owners on production integrations.
Who You Are
You've led architecture and delivery across multiple teams at Senior Staff or Principal scope, with measurable results.
You have deep backend, distributed systems, and cloud expertise and reason well across device, mobile, data, and service boundaries.
You still build and operate production software. You've owned hard integrations or migrations and made pragmatic tradeoffs between speed, reliability, security, cost, and maintainability.
You turn ambiguity into focused plans and get alignment from technical and nontechnical partners.
You've made other senior engineers stronger technical leaders and can show how your work improved teams beyond your own.
Extra Credit
Connected devices, consumer subscriptions, fitness, or digital health. Healthcare integrations and sensitive-data systems.
AI in production products or engineering workflows, with clear quality, delivery, or cost gains.
What Success Looks Like
90 days: Set technical priorities. Ship or materially de-risk one important cross-team initiative.
Six months: Adoption across multiple teams. Measurable gains in delivery speed, reliability, cost, or integration effort.
Ongoing: Independent technical leaders, fewer recurring cross-team blockers, more engineering-leadership capacity for org priorities.
About Tonal
Tonal is a fitness technology company that has created an intelligent fitness system that uses digital weights and personalized coaching to help people achieve their fitness goals. The company was founded in 2015 by Aly Orady and has since raised over $450 million in funding. Tonal's system uses machine learning algorithms to create personalized workout plans for users based on their fitness level, goals, and preferences. The system also provides real-time feedback and coaching to help users improve their form and technique. Tonal's technology has been praised for its ability to provide a full-body workout in a compact and convenient package.
