Technical Lead, AI Email App
Bjak · Remote · China ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Technical Lead
- Fully remote
- AI Email App
- Backend & Client
- Small senior team
Join a mission to transform basic productivity tools into AI-native applications that require minimal prompting. As Technical Lead, you will own the engineering strategy for an AI email app, ensuring high reliability for long-running workflows and persistent context.
You will work hands-on with code, making critical architectural decisions across backend services, APIs, and client applications. Your goal is to turn AI capabilities into robust product experiences while mentoring a small team of senior engineers.
What you'll do
- Own application engineering strategy across backend, mobile, and desktop
- Design reliable systems for AI workflows including state and orchestration
- Build APIs connecting AI systems to real-world product experiences
- Lead a small senior team through design reviews and mentorship
- Balance trade-offs across latency, reliability, cost, and security
- Establish production foundations like observability and monitoring
- Partner with ML leadership to ship robust product features
What you'll need
- Significant experience leading engineering for complex systems
- Strong background building and shipping production backend systems
- Experience building AI-powered products or integrating LLMs
- Ability to make technical decisions with incomplete information
- Comfortable working across backend and client platforms
- Strong bias toward ownership and learning from usage
- High standards for code quality and engineering fundamentals
How you'll work
- Small, high-talent-density team with broad ownership
- Fast decision-making balancing speed and engineering basics
- Interviews conducted via virtual meetings or onsite
- Prompt hiring process with up to four interviews