DevSavant is an operating partner for startups and growth-stage companies, helping them turn ambition into execution.
We support founders and leadership teams with product engineering and global staffing, from early prototypes and MVPs to scaling high-performing teams. Our vetted talent across LATAM and Asia embeds directly into client teams, operating as true extensions rather than external vendors.
With over 8 years working in venture-backed ecosystems, DevSavant is trusted to accelerate delivery, scale teams efficiently, and support companies as they reach their next milestone.
About the RoleDevsavant is seeking an API Lead / Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for a real-time, map-based emergency response platform. This is a hands-on leadership position combining technical ownership of the platform's architecture with day-to-day management of a small, focused engineering team.
What You'll DoManage and guide a team of engineers delivering a real-time, map-based emergency response platform
Read and interpret product documentation and requirements, translating them into clear, actionable technical tickets
Serve as a technical reference for the project and help shape product requirements alongside stakeholders
Own the integration between the backend API and the React frontend
Drive architecture decisions across a serverless stack: AWS Lambda, SQS, S3, and related services
Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Proven experience managing engineering teams, ideally in a hands-on, individual-contributor-adjacent capacity
Strong TypeScript and Node.js
Experience with serverless infrastructure-as-code frameworks (SST and Pulumi) and AWS Lambda
Familiarity with React, sufficient to manage frontend/backend integration effectively
Comfort owning architecture decisions and translating product requirements into technical execution
Experience managing a team of approximately 3 engineers
Experience with SOC 2 compliance frameworks (the project is working toward TX-RAMP certification)
Location/hours: Remote, with working hours overlapping the US Central Time zone (Texas)
Timeline: Immediate need
Skills Required
- Proven experience managing engineering teams
- Strong TypeScript and Node.js
- Experience with serverless infrastructure-as-code frameworks (SST and Pulumi)
- Experience with AWS Lambda
- Familiarity with React for frontend/backend integration
- Ability to own architecture decisions and translate product requirements into technical execution
- Experience maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Experience managing a team of approximately 3 engineers
- Remote work with hours overlapping US Central Time
- Experience with SOC 2 compliance / TX-RAMP (nice to have)
What We Do
DevSavant provides comprehensive technology solutions to Savant Growth's portfolio companies. Our data scientists and developers are experts in the fields of data analytics, software development, and AI. DevSavant’s engineers work across the spectrum of full-stack technology solutions for the B2B SaaS industry, helping you growing company tackle its toughest challenges and giving you the freedom to focus on what matters most, the future of your business
