Tech Lead - Code Plane [IC5]
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SourcegraphDeveloper Tools
While we hire almost anywhere in the world, we have a preference for someone to reside in the following locations for this role: Europe or EST (Eastern Standard Time)., Working hours must overlap with CEST for at least 20 hours/week.Full-TimeLead
SalaryZone 2: $192,000 USD; Zone 3: $144,000 USD
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Required Skills
- DockerGraphQLPostgreSQLKubernetesTypeScriptGoReact
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Fluency in Go and TypeScript.
- Experience with SvelteKit and React.
- Proficiency with GraphQL APIs and PostgreSQL.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes in a multi-service environment.
- Proven experience building end-user product features, specifically developer tools or AI/agent products.
- Experience building interfaces for AI agents (e.g., MCP servers, agent SDKs, tool surfaces).
- Strong technical background with the ability to provide guidance on architecture and trade-offs.
- Hands-on experience using and reasoning about coding agents such as Amp, Claude Code, or Cursor.
- Excellent async-first communication skills.
- Experience partnering closely with Product and Design teams.
Responsibilities
- Set technical and product direction for Code Plane products.
- Drive roadmaps from initial concept to shipped product.
- Tackle high-stakes technical problems hands-on across backend, frontend, and AI agent surfaces.
- Mentor teammates and build high-trust relationships within the engineering team.
- Partner with Product, Design, and Customer Engineering to incorporate feedback into the roadmap.
- Join the team's on-call support rotation.
- Architect and deliver reliable, scalable systems for cross-repository code changes.
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