Software Tech Lead

What you will do

• Architect, build, and ship end-to-end features across desktop (Python, Qt, VTK/PyVista NumPy, Pandas, SQlite, Rust), backend (AWS S3, AWS Lambda, Fast API, DynamoDB) and web (AWS CloudFront, Next JS).
• Actively contribute to the codebase (up to 60% of the time) focusing on high-complexity tasks, technical enablers and Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to evaluate and implement innovative technologies.
• System Architecture: Design and implement robust, scalable backend architectures that support our product vision and provide high availability and performance.
• Maintain and lead the technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and documenting technical architectures, workflows, and processes.
• Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, rigorously test components, and deliver impactful features.
• Drive Code Quality: Ensure the quality of code through code reviews and testing procedures, promoting best practices in development.
• Collaborate regularly with the CTO and CEO to align ongoing technical initiatives with the startup’s broader strategic vision.
• Mentorship: After establishing ownership of the product and successful contribution to our codebase, you will be expected to mentor and lead a team of software engineers, improving their code quality and practices. You will also be expected to support in recruitment and scaling our team.