Software Engineering Team Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee and assist in the daily operations of a development POD.

• Guide engineers and aid in their technical and career development.

• Deliver consistent feedback, recognize growth opportunities, and enhance team performance.

• Cultivate a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and ongoing improvement.

• Organize planning sessions, standups, retrospectives, and other essential POD activities.

• Steer architectural discussions and technical design choices.

• Ensure solutions adhere to quality, scalability, performance, and maintainability standards.

• Drive technical problem-solving and eliminate complex obstacles.

• Advocate for engineering best practices, code reviews, and knowledge dissemination.

• Recognize and mitigate technical debt.

• Design, develop, and deploy critical features and components.

• Write and sustain clean, efficient, and scalable code.

• Execute enhancements, fixes, and automation initiatives.

• Utilize AI-assisted development tools and automation technologies.

• Take ownership of the POD's technical execution and delivery results.

• Convert priorities into actionable tasks and ensure progress towards goals.

• Identify and proactively manage risks, obstacles, and dependencies.

• Validate delivered solutions against business and user requirements.

• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, QA, Infrastructure, and other PODs.

• Communicate technical decisions, progress updates, and risks to stakeholders.

• Document technical decisions and workflows.

• Monitor POD performance using delivery, quality, and efficiency metrics.

• Identify bottlenecks and enhance team processes.

• Oversee code quality, rework, and delivery efficiency.

• Promote experimentation, knowledge sharing, and improved operational methods.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of direct software development experience.

• 3+ years of experience in leading or mentoring software development teams.

• Strong grasp of software architecture, development methodologies, and engineering best practices.

• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining scalable software solutions.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and the capacity to make sound technical decisions.

• Experience working with Agile methodologies and cross-functional development teams.

• Ability to balance hands-on development with team leadership duties.

• Familiarity with code reviews, technical debt management, and software quality measures.

• Strong sense of ownership and capability to lead execution with minimal supervision.

• Comfortable integrating AI-assisted development tools into your daily tasks.

• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Adaptable to a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

• Fluent in Spanish and possess professional proficiency in English.

• Reliable remote work setup.

• Nice to have: Experience in autonomous, product-oriented development PODs.

• Nice to have: Experience with IoT, building technology, automation, or data-driven platforms.

• Nice to have: Experience collaborating with US-based stakeholders or distributed international teams.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with engineering performance metrics such as DORA, delivery effectiveness, and code quality.

• Nice to have: Experience using GitHub, ClickUp, or similar engineering and project management tools.

• Nice to have: Experience implementing AI-driven development workflows and engineering automation.

• Nice to have: Background in enhancing engineering processes, architecture, or team performance.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work.

• Flexible working hours.

• Day off on your birthday.

• Shorter hours on Fridays.

• Unlimited vacation days.

• Sick leave benefits.

• Day off for moving.

• Support for education, training, and language learning.

• Referral program.