Lead Engineer (US)
Bjak · Remote · United States ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Lead Engineer role
- Fully remote (global)
- Hands-on leadership
- English required
- Fast hiring process
You will take technical ownership of major initiatives, balancing architecture decisions with hands-on implementation. The role requires designing scalable systems across backend, frontend, and infrastructure while raising the engineering bar for the entire team.
Working in a distributed environment, you will collaborate with product, design, and AI teams to ship high-quality solutions. The position demands strong judgment in technical trade-offs and a commitment to production reliability and code quality.
What you'll do
- Lead technical design and execution of major products and features
- Design scalable and reliable systems across full stack and infrastructure
- Remain hands-on through coding, prototyping, and debugging
- Make architecture decisions balancing speed, scalability, and maintainability
- Mentor engineers and strengthen technical capability across the team
- Review technical designs and provide actionable feedback to peers
- Monitor production systems and resolve incidents to improve reliability
- Improve engineering tooling and automation to increase team velocity
What you'll need
- Strong software engineering background with production system experience
- Deep expertise in backend, frontend, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructure
- Proven experience leading major engineering projects or teams
- Strong system design skills for complex or high-scale systems
- Willingness to remain hands-on with coding and code reviews
- Ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly to others
- Strong product sense connecting tech decisions to business outcomes
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and taking end-to-end ownership
How you'll work
- Fully remote position with global hiring
- Collaborate across multiple countries and time zones
- English is the main working language
- Fast-moving international team environment
Hiring process
- Online assessment or practical task
- Technical interview
- CEO or final round interview
- Goal to complete process within one week