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Our client is a multi-disciplinary digital product agency obsessed with helping creators build lasting legacies. Since 2020, they've built products at the sweet spot where content meets commerce, empowering established creators and content-led businesses to transform their passion into sustainable success.About the RoleWe are hiring an Engineering Lead with deep backend expertise and strong fluency across modern web stacks. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on technical challenges, loves building scalable systems, and enjoys collaborating with product, design, and client teams. You'll work both independently and with small teams, depending on the project, write production code, and play a key role in steering technical direction.Core ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership & DevelopmentDesign and build AI-powered tools and automations that streamline internal business processes (HR, Finance, etc.), working directly with stakeholders to identify opportunitiesEvaluate where LLM orchestration, chat interfaces, or multimodal AI genuinely adds value versus where standard software engineering is the right answerDesign async processing pipelines, batch workflows, and decoupled service architectures suited to internal tooling at scaleOversee day-to-day engineering work, keeping the team unblocked and aligned on prioritiesArchitect scalable backend systems using languages and frameworks such as Pythonand Java. Experience with Kotlin is a plus.Contribute to frontend work using React and TypeScript as neededDrive decision-making around performance, scalability, and system designWrite clean, maintainable code and ensure engineering best practices are followedLead technical documentation, sprint planning, and ongoing deliveryCollaboration & Client EngagementPartner with product managers and designers to define and scope solutionsLead client-facing conversations around technical strategy and progressPresent work during demos, milestone check-ins, and roadmap reviewsBalance business needs with technical feasibility in collaborative planning sessionsTeam Mentorship & CultureProvide regular feedback and guidance to engineersContribute to hiring, onboarding, and leveling processesHelp foster a strong, inclusive engineering culture rooted in transparency and accountabilityIdentify opportunities to improve our tools, processes, and technical standardsRequirements7+ years of professional engineering experienceEnglish proficiencyFamiliarity with AI/LLM integration patterns: orchestration frameworks, MCP, output quality management, and prompt engineeringYou can take a vague brief, ask the right clarifying questions, form a plan, and deliver a working system without heavy supervisionYou've built real systems end-to-end before and can point to specific examples. Past experience with internal tools or automation platforms is a strong plus.Experience with access control design (RBAC, zero trust principles), data sensitivity considerations, and API gateway patternsExperience with Python and Java, including system architecture and performance optimization, is required. Kotlin experience is a plus.Strong knowledge of React, NextJS, and TypeScriptBackend experience with APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), cloud services (AWS, GCP), and distributed systemsExperience with service-oriented architecture, API gateway patterns, and inter-service communication (GraphQL, gRPC, or similar)You can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences and are comfortable leading presentations and deep-dive technical discussionsYou understand how to compromise on business trade-offs and technical decisionsYou can design and communicate robust, scalable technical solutions that our internal and client teams understand and want to work onYou're comfortable dealing with uncertainty and are capable of disambiguating complex scope and domains to your teamYou care about people and are motivated to help your team members achieve success on projects.Bonus SkillsExperience with LLM orchestration, agent frameworks, or building AI-augmented internal toolsOpinions (even contrarian ones) on the current AI tooling landscapeExperience building creator platforms, media tools, or community-driven productsInterest in developer experience, automation, or DevOps toolingBenefitsFlexible working hours and a remote-friendly cultureFlexible time-off allowance for vacation, sick days, and personal time as needed.
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