Lead, Application Development

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México
Mid level
Healthtech • Software
The Role
Lead the development of cloud-native web applications using Generative AI. Mentor a team, define technical strategies, and ensure delivery excellence across various tech stacks.
Summary Generated by Built In
Lead, Application Development 

Experience: 4y of dev, 2y of lead

Our Vision

P\S\L Group is a global organisation dedicated to putting information at the service of medicine.  The companies and people of the P\S\L Group aim to improve medical care by serving those who need it, those who provide it and those who seek to improve it.

To this end, we want our information and education services to contribute to the goals we share with our clinicians, clients and supporters, namely: to accelerate the advancement of medicine and help people enjoy better, longer lives. 

Purpose

Our key contribution to society is to help clinicians and those who support them provide state-of-the-art medical care. 

Our primary business purpose is to help clients and supporters increase the effectiveness of activities pertaining to scientific communication, medical education and the maintenance of clinician audience intimacy.

Position Summary

We are seeking an Application Development Lead to drive the end-to-end delivery of advanced, cloud-native web applications that leverage Generative AI at scale. In this role, you will guide a team of engineers in architecting, building, and deploying high-performance applications that integrate with leading AI platforms such as OpenAI, Google Vertex AI, Claude, DeepSeek, and more.

As the technical and people lead, you will set development standards, make critical architecture decisions, and ensure delivery excellence across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers. You will also foster an environment of innovation, mentoring team members while collaborating closely with product, design, and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering execution, strategic technical vision, and people development.

What You Will Do
  • Lead and mentor a team of fullstack developers, providing guidance on technical challenges, architecture decisions, and career development.
  • Define technical strategy and standards for fullstack development, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability.
  • Architect and oversee the development of responsive web interfaces (React, TypeScript) and robust backend services (NodeJS, Python).
  • Drive the design and deployment of cloud-native, serverless architectures on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Cognito, etc.).
  • Champion code quality practices including unit testing, functional testing, peer reviews, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ensure efficient integration with Generative AI APIs and third-party services to unlock intelligent user experiences.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, QA, DevOps) to align delivery with business and user needs.
  • Oversee performance optimization strategies, including caching, CDN integration, and scalable database design.
  • Support release planning and delivery management, ensuring predictable outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
  • Act as the bridge between leadership and the development team, translating strategic objectives into technical execution.
Leadership & Soft Skills
  • Strategic mindset – able to define and communicate technical roadmaps aligned with business goals.
  • Mentorship ability – proven experience coaching engineers, conducting constructive code reviews, and fostering team growth.
  • Collaborative communicator – skilled in translating technical complexity into business language for stakeholders.
  • Decisive problem solver – comfortable making high-impact architecture decisions under ambiguity.
  • Delivery-driven – organized, proactive, and accountable for outcomes in a dynamic environment.
  • Innovation mindset – passion for emerging technologies, especially Generative AI and modern cloud ecosystems.
  • Team builder – able to recruit, develop, and retain strong technical talent.
Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks

  • Expert in: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, NodeJS, React (v17/18), Redux, Express.js, HTML5, CSS3 (SASS/SCSS)
  • Familiarity with Next.js, React Native, Vercel (preferred)

Cloud & DevOps

  • Deep experience with AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, Cognito, CloudWatch, etc.)
  • CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, or equivalent
  • Infrastructure as Code: Serverless Framework, AWS SAM, Terraform

Databases

  • Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL systems: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, RDS

GenAI Ecosystem (preferred)

  • Practical experience with APIs and SDKs from OpenAI, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, etc.

Tooling

  • Git, GitHub, Yarn, Webpack/Vite, NVM/NPM, Babel
  • Design handoff familiarity (Figma, Sketch)

Top Skills

AWS
Ci/Cd
CSS3
DynamoDB
Express.Js
Generative Ai Apis
Git
Git
HTML5
JavaScript
MySQL
Node.js
Postgres
Python
React
Redux
Terraform
Typescript
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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
949 Employees

What We Do

P\S\L Group is a global organization dedicated to putting information at the service of medicine.

The companies and people of the P\S\L Group aim to improve medical care by serving those who need it, those who provide it, and those who seek to improve it.

Our clients include research-based pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare institutions who seek the advancement of medicine. Our primary business purpose is to help these clients increase the effectiveness, as well as lower the cost, of activities pertaining to scientific communication, medical education, or product/service marketing.

We are borderless and we have presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, EU, South Africa, and Malaysia.

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