About this role
AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.
WHY JOIN US
If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a Full Stack Technical Lead to resolve production issues on a live, high-traffic hiring product. You will pair deep technical ownership across Java, Python, and React with the ability to lead and mentor engineers through ambiguity. This role blends hands-on engineering with real client impact, keeping complex systems reliable under pressure.
MUST HAVES
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7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
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Java/Spring Boot as the primary backend stack (Event Management Backend, Lobby Backend) — first priority.
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Django/Python as a secondary backend stack (Event Management Backend, Lobby Backend) — second priority.
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React for frontend development (Event Management Frontend, Lobby Frontend, IRL Frontend, Jobseeker Frontend).
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Kafka (Event Management Backend).
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GraphQL (Event Management Backend, Lobby Backend).
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SQL or MongoDB (Event Management Backend, Lobby Backend).
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Build and deployment experience.
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Experience with at least one of the following: Dagster, Data Lakes, or Amazon Athena.
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Senior-level engineer able to ramp up quickly and assume ownership across multiple concurrent projects.
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High level of ownership and autonomy, including taking initiative and owning tasks—specifically merging and deploying code—without requiring hand-holding.
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Ability to work independently and autonomously.
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Technical leadership experience, including the ability to lead, shepherd, and onboard other engineers on the team's behalf (senior engineering experience alone is not sufficient for this Tech Lead role).
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Demonstrated experience overseeing or coordinating the work of others.
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Clear and concise communication.
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Ability to manage and navigate ambiguity.
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Prioritization and strategic thinking.
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Ability to use data to troubleshoot production issues.
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Upper-intermediate English level.
NICE TO HAVES
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Product management experience partnering with GTM teams and engineers to support prioritization.
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Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
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Analyze and resolve production issues, with particular emphasis on ongoing, in-progress hiring events.
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Partner closely with client-facing teams to triage and address incoming support tickets.
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Drive timely issue resolution to meet established SLAs.
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Monitor production systems and respond quickly to alerts or performance degradation ("going red").
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Support architecture changes and system integrations that may impact hiring events.
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Maintain and update event logic in response to changes in dependencies and upstream systems.
PERKS AND BENEFITS
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Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
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Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
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Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
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Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.