Technical Lead – TTB

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the technical lead in transforming legacy enterprise applications into a scalable, cloud-compatible architecture.

• Establish technical direction, architecture standards, and best engineering practices.

• Facilitate design sessions and conduct architecture reviews.

• Record technical decisions and solutions comprehensively.

• Assist in breaking down monolithic systems into manageable microservices.

• Design and develop backend services and RESTful APIs.

• Provide technical guidance for frontend development and ensure well-defined API contracts.

• Lead the implementation of secure authentication and authorization methods in collaboration with security stakeholders.

• Advocate for CI/CD automation, infrastructure-aware design, and production readiness.

• Balance the reduction of technical debt with project delivery timelines and operational risks.

• Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, and daily support.

• Collaborate with product, operations, and program stakeholders.

• Identify potential risks and suggest mitigation strategies.

• Guide a small, cross-functional team in transforming legacy systems into a contemporary platform.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess Public Trust Clearance.

• Have 8+ years of professional software development experience.

• Hold at least 3 years in a technical leadership role.

• Exhibit strong alignment with the mission.

• Demonstrate substantial expertise in modern backend development, including Java and enterprise application frameworks.

• Have hands-on experience in designing and delivering microservices and distributed systems.

• Experience in modernizing legacy systems and refactoring complex codebases is essential.

• Possess a deep understanding of RESTful API design and integration patterns.

• Have solid experience with relational databases and data migration concepts.

• Have working knowledge of modern frontend frameworks and UI patterns.

• Experience in implementing secure authentication and authorization, including OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, and RBAC.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and application observability.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in legacy environments.

• Ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience in Agile or iterative delivery environments.

• Comfortable working in regulated, security-sensitive environments.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• Bonus: Experience in modernizing systems within government or regulated environments.

• Bonus: Exposure to cloud-native or containerized platforms, such as Kubernetes.

• Bonus: Familiarity with event-driven or asynchronous architectures.

• Bonus: Experience documenting architectures using industry-standard models.

• Bonus: Background in working on large, enterprise-scale, or mission-critical systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus opportunity.

• Medical benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• Paid time off (PTO).

• Company-paid life insurance.

• Generous 401(k) match program.

• Purpose-driven work supporting public-good missions.

• Calm company culture without artificial urgency, facetime, or workaholism.

• Diverse team with varied skills and personal backgrounds.