Software Engineer Tech Lead

Fluidstack

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience in platform or infrastructure roles.
  • Proven track record of designing and building platforms relied upon by other engineers.
  • Expertise in code review with a balance between quality and development speed.
  • Familiarity with AI coding tools and leveraging them to enhance productivity.
  • Experience simplifying complex systems and improving their design over time.
  • Familiarity with workflow orchestration engines and internal tooling in high-growth contexts.

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical direction for the internal engineering platform.
  • Develop critical components, including orchestration and data models.
  • Conduct code reviews and design assessments to elevate team standards.
  • Streamline and consolidate bespoke tools into efficient shared systems.
  • Mentor and guide team members in best engineering practices.

Benefits

  • Focus on equity and transparency in compensation.
  • Opportunities for professional development in advanced technical skills.
Full Job Description
Role Scope
  • Set the technical direction for the internal platform: architecture, shared primitives, and the standards other engineers build on.
  • Build the hardest pieces yourself, from orchestration and integrations to the data model underneath the tools.
  • Review designs and code across the team, raising the bar without becoming the bottleneck.
  • Consolidate one-off tools into shared systems that make the next tool a day's work instead of a month's.
What We're Looking For
  • The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • You've been the engineer others route hard problems to, and you've shipped systems that outlived your tenure on them.
  • You've designed and built platforms or shared infrastructure other engineers depend on daily.
  • You hold a high bar in code review while keeping velocity, and you know which corners can be cut and which can't.
  • You use AI coding tools as a force multiplier daily and get agents doing real work alongside you.
  • You've untangled a system that grew crooked and left it simpler than you found it.
  • Bonus: Workflow and orchestration engines. LLM APIs, MCP servers, and agentic frameworks. Postgres at depth. Internal tooling at a high-growth company.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email [redacted] with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.

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