Technical Lead | Full-Time | Los Angeles, CA | Hybrid

Tech Holding

$150K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in a Technical Lead or similar role with leadership responsibilities
  • Hands-on development expertise in TypeScript and Node.js
  • Experience in designing and delivering production applications on Microsoft Azure
  • Deep understanding of application architecture, APIs, cloud services, and distributed systems
  • Proven experience coordinating engineers across multiple locations
  • Ability to balance technical leadership with hands-on engineering work
  • Strong problem-solving, code review, and debugging skills
  • Excellent communication skills for managing distributed teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical direction and execution for distributed engineering teams
  • Own architecture decisions and implementation strategies
  • Stay actively involved in development with TypeScript and Node.js
  • Design scalable applications and services on Microsoft Azure
  • Facilitate technical design discussions translating business requirements into engineering solutions
  • Review code and guide teams on complex development challenges
  • Coordinate development efforts across teams ensuring alignment on priorities and standards
  • Enhance engineering practices related to code quality and testing
  • Promote the use of AI tools to improve development productivity
  • Mentor engineers and elevate the team's technical capabilities

Benefits

  • Onsite role in Los Angeles area 4 days a week
  • Work in a multi-national, distributed team environment
  • Opportunity to influence the integration of AI in software engineering
  • Involvement in cutting-edge development projects with a focus on modern technologies
  • Full-time employment with benefits
Full Job Description
The Role:

We are looking for a Technical Lead for a project assignment to provide hands-on technical leadership for a distributed engineering team across Los Angeles, Mexico, and India. This role will be based in the Los Angeles area and requires someone comfortable working regularly from the DLTA and Beverly Hills, depending on business needs. You will lead the technical direction and day-to-day execution of the engineering team while remaining actively involved in architecture, development, code reviews, and solving complex technical problems. The environment is primarily built around TypeScript, Node.js, and Microsoft Azure, with a growing emphasis on incorporating AI-assisted development and AI capabilities into both the engineering workflow and the products we build.
We are looking for someone who understands how modern AI tools can improve software engineering and is comfortable helping a team adopt them thoughtfully. Experience with tools such as Claude is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide technical leadership for engineering teams across Los Angeles, Mexico, and India
  • Own technical direction, architecture decisions, engineering standards, and implementation strategy
  • Remain hands-on with development using TypeScript and Node.js
  • Design and build scalable applications and services within Microsoft Azure
  • Lead technical design discussions and translate business and product requirements into practical engineering solutions
  • Review code, provide technical guidance, and help engineers solve complex development challenges
  • Coordinate development across distributed teams and ensure alignment on priorities, architecture, standards, and delivery expectations
  • Partner closely with product, delivery, client stakeholders, and other engineering leaders
  • Identify technical risks and dependencies early and drive them to resolution
  • Improve engineering practices around code quality, testing, deployment, observability, and maintainability
  • Promote the effective use of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality
  • Help identify opportunities to incorporate AI capabilities into applications, workflows, and internal engineering processes
  • Mentor engineers and raise the overall technical capability of the team

Required Skills:
  • Strong experience as a Technical Lead, Lead Software Engineer, or Senior Software Engineer with technical leadership responsibilities
  • Strong hands-on development experience with TypeScript and Node.js
  • Experience designing and delivering production applications in Microsoft Azure
  • Strong understanding of modern application architecture, APIs, cloud services, and distributed systems
  • Experience leading or coordinating engineers across multiple locations or time zones
  • Ability to balance hands-on engineering work with technical leadership and team coordination
  • Strong code review, debugging, architecture, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working directly with product, delivery, and business stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to provide clear technical direction to distributed teams
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where priorities and technical requirements may evolve

Nice to have:
  • Experience using Claude or similar AI coding and development tools
  • Experience implementing AI or LLM-powered functionality within production applications
  • Familiarity with AI development patterns, APIs, agents, or developer tooling
  • Experience leading teams distributed across the US, Mexico, and India
  • Consulting or client-facing engineering experience
Location:
  • This is an onsite role requiring 4 days per week between Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) and Beverly Hills, based on business needs.
Employment type:
  • Full-Time
Salary Range:
  • $150,000 - $180,000 USD Annually (depending on experience) + Benefits

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