We are looking for a highly technical, hands-on Tech Lead to guide a small feature team of 3 to 4 engineers. We are not looking for an administrative manager who just sits in meetings and assigns tasks; we want a builder.
In this role, you will lead by doing. You will write exceptional code, architect robust backend systems, and guide your team by example. We love engineers who truly "feel" the product—people who understand the business goals, care deeply about the user experience, and proactively do whatever it takes to ship a great product. You will own the technical execution of your team using a modern stack focused on SaaS backend architectures, Scala, Python, and TypeScript. Crucially, you are a modern developer who knows how to leverage AI coding agents to multiply your team's output without compromising on quality.
Core Responsibilities:
Hands-on Coding & Execution: Spend a significant amount of your time writing high-quality backend code, taking on the most complex technical challenges yourself.
Technical Stack Mastery: Guide the technical direction of your team using Scala and Python for robust backend data systems, and TypeScript for full-stack feature delivery.
AI-Driven Velocity: Actively use and advocate for AI coding agents (like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar tools) within your daily workflow and teach your team how to use them efficiently to ship code faster.
Product-Driven Ownership: Connect deeply with the product vision. You don't just build specs blindly; you understand the goals and optimize your technical choices to deliver the best product value.
SaaS Delivery Mastery: Own the entire lifecycle of your team's features, ensuring they are designed for multi-tenant cloud scalability and successfully deployed to production.
Mentorship by Example: Coach and unblock your 3-4 engineers through pair programming, deep code reviews, and technical guidance, raising the bar for the entire team.
Goal Achievement & Velocity: Focus relentlessly on hitting team milestones, proactively removing blockers, and keeping team performance sharp.
Product Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers to refine features, challenge assumptions when necessary, and turn ambitious ideas into realistic technical tasks.
Production Health: Take pride in what you ship. Ensure your team’s features run smoothly, securely, and efficiently in the cloud, helping to quickly fix issues if they arise.
Qualifications & Profile:
Technical Background: Deep backend engineering experience building and scaling cloud-native SaaS platforms.
Polyglot Developer: Strong, production-proven experience writing code in Scala, but Python or TypeScript are a big plus.
Coding Agent Mastery (Must-Have): Deep experience using AI coding agents in your day-to-day work. You know how to prompt them effectively, critically review AI-generated code for security or architectural flaws, and use them to maximize your engineering efficiency.
Builder Mindset: You love writing code and building systems. You prefer solving technical puzzles and shipping features over traditional management paperwork.
Product Empathy: You care about the "why" behind what you build. You are motivated by achieving product goals and making the platform better for the end user.
High-Agency Leadership: You take absolute responsibility for your team's output. If something is broken or a deadline is at risk, you jump in and fix it.
Communication: Exceptional English skills (written and spoken) to align your small team and collaborate easily with product owners.
What We Offer:
- The chance to be part of an innovative, fast-growing company making a significant impact in the data management space.
- Collaboration with a passionate and diverse team.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Flexible work arrangements (remote or hybrid).
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Skills Required
- Deep backend engineering experience building and scaling cloud-native SaaS platforms
- Strong, production-proven experience writing code in Scala
- Deep experience using AI coding agents (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) daily, including prompting and critically reviewing AI-generated code
- Experience owning technical execution and shipping production features for multi-tenant cloud systems
- High-agency leadership: ability to jump in, unblock the team, and take responsibility for delivery
- Exceptional English communication skills, written and spoken
- Polyglot development experience; Python or TypeScript experience is a strong plus
- Mentorship experience: pair programming, deep code reviews, and coaching engineers
- Product empathy and ability to align technical choices with product goals
What We Do
Actian enables some of the most data-Intensive enterprises on earth to run their most mission-critical analytics and data management workloads. Thousands of forward-thinking organizations around the globe like Bloomberg, Intuit, Lufthansa, and Citibank trust Actian to help them solve the toughest data challenges and transform how they run their businesses... with data. Actian is majority owned by HCL Technologies (HCL), a next-generation global technology company that helps enterprises reimagine their businesses for the digital age. HCL serves leading enterprises across key industries, including 250 of the Fortune 500 and 650 of the Global 2000.
