Fractional Technical Lead
New
Remote (must be US-based)ContractLead
Salary150 - 200 USD per hour
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7 or more years
- Required Skills
- Node.jsArtificial IntelligenceTypeScriptReactMentoringSoftware Engineering
Requirements
- 7 or more years of software engineering experience, including time in a lead or tech lead capacity.
- Demonstrated experience in a player-coach role (code review, mentoring, and strategic decision-making).
- Strong fluency in modern web stacks, particularly TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
- Familiarity with using and managing AI-enhanced coding pipelines such as Cursor or Claude Code.
- Experience working with external development partners or contractors to evaluate code quality and scope work.
- Clear verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with non-technical stakeholders.
- Preferred: Experience building AI-integrated products (LLM APIs, prompt architecture, etc.).
- Preferred: Familiarity with game engines or real-time interactive environments (Babylon.js or Unity).
Responsibilities
- Manage two junior engineers on a day-to-day basis including task scoping, unblocking, and code review.
- Translate product priorities into well-scoped engineering tasks appropriate for junior-level execution.
- Ensure contributions meet production quality standards before merging.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison to external development partners.
- Monitor and evaluate external partners’ deliverables.
- Review and scope incoming technical requests.
- Synthesize findings from prototypes to develop technical strategy and stack recommendations.
- Provide recommendations on team structure including internal vs. external models.
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