Engineering Team Lead, Core Product Engine (Backend)

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7+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend or full-stack focus
Experience leading engineering teams or acting as a technical lead/architect in high-growth environments
Strong proficiency with TypeScript or similar backend languages
Deep understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous workflows, and stateful orchestration
Experience working with AWS or similar cloud infrastructure (ECS, Lambda, Kubernetes, etc.)
Strong systems design skills with the ability to refactor and modernize complex legacy architectures
Hands-on mindset with a strong bias toward building and shipping production-grade systems
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to edge cases in complex business logic
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Lead the design, development, and evolution of backend systems that orchestrate complex, asynchronous, multi-step transactions across external insurance and partner systems.
Own and evolve critical backend automation systems supporting high-volume, customer-facing workflows.
Lead architectural redesign efforts to decouple legacy systems and improve fault tolerance and maintainability.
Build and enforce engineering standards for asynchronous processing, state management, and retry/failure handling.
Partner closely with product and business teams to translate complex insurance workflows into scalable technical solutions.
Drive system reliability improvements, debugging strategies, and performance optimization across distributed services.
Mentor and guide engineers while maintaining a strong hands-on contribution to core development work.
Collaborate with leadership to shape the long-term technical roadmap, including AI-enabled automation initiatives.

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