#136105 - Technical Lead - Full-Stack Production Systems

We are seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to support a live, high-traffic production platform. This role combines full-stack engineering, production troubleshooting, deployment ownership, and technical leadership across several interconnected systems. The Technical Lead will diagnose urgent issues, coordinate engineers, partner with client-facing teams, and drive reliable delivery across multiple concurrent projects. Enterprise experience strongly preferred. Key Responsibilities - Analyze, triage, and resolve production issues affecting live platform activity. - Debug issues across interconnected backend, frontend, data, and integration systems. - Partner with client-facing and go-to-market teams to prioritize and address support requests. - Drive timely issue resolution against established service-level expectations. - Monitor production systems and respond quickly to alerts and performance degradation. - Support architecture changes and system integrations that affect platform behavior. - Maintain application logic as dependencies and upstream systems change. - Independently own code changes from implementation through merge, deployment, and production validation. - Lead, shepherd, onboard, and coordinate other engineers while remaining hands-on with delivery. - Manage ambiguity and prioritize work strategically across concurrent projects. Must-Have Skills - 7+ years of professional software engineering experience. - Strong hands-on Java and Spring Boot experience as a primary backend stack. - Hands-on Django and Python experience as a secondary backend stack. - Production frontend-development experience with React. - Hands-on Kafka experience. - Hands-on GraphQL experience. - Strong experience with SQL or MongoDB. - Build and deployment experience, including personally merging and deploying production code. - Experience with at least one of Dagster, Data Lakes, or Amazon Athena. - Demonstrated ability to ramp up quickly and own work across multiple concurrent projects. - High ownership, initiative, and autonomy without requiring hand-holding. - Technical leadership experience that includes leading, shepherding, and onboarding engineers. - Demonstrated experience overseeing or coordinating the work of others. - Clear and concise communication. - Ability to manage ambiguity and make sound prioritization decisions. - Strategic thinking and strong production problem-solving skills. - Ability to use data and system signals to troubleshoot production issues.Nice-to-Have Skills - Product-management experience partnering with go-to-market teams and engineers on prioritization. - Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf.Required Tools & Platforms - Java and Spring Boot - Django and Python - React - Kafka - GraphQL - SQL or MongoDB - Build and deployment tooling - At least one of: - Dagster - Data Lakes - Amazon AthenaLocation, Time & Engagement - Candidates must be based in an eligible LATAM location. - Full US Central Time coverage is required. - Contract engagement at 40 hours per week.