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Full Stack Tech Lead - Senior

Gigascale Capital · San Bruno, CA · 5 days ago
Engineering$185k–$225k/yrFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical design and execution of full-stack web applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical standards
  • Evaluate and select technologies, frameworks, and tools — including AI-assisted development tooling — to improve team productivity and code quality
  • Own estimates and technical delivery plans for your project area, and surface risks early
  • Craft elegant, documented, and sustainable code spanning our full web stack, remaining ready to provide support for our native mobile environment when required
  • Develop and optimize APIs, databases, and user interfaces
  • Use AI-assisted development tools fluently as a standard part of how you write, review, and ship code

Team Collaboration & Product Partnership

  • Mentor engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
  • Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high coding standards
  • Act as the primary technical partner to product managers on your project — informing scope, sequencing, and tradeoffs

Required Qualifications

  • 6+ years of professional experience in software development with a focus on full-stack development
  • Deep experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Vue, Angular, or SvelteKit)
  • Strong backend experience with TypeScript/Node.js; comfort with serverless architectures (e.g. AWS Lambda) is a plus
  • Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL database systems
  • Experience with cloud platforms (we run AWS) and modern deployment workflows
  • Fluency with AI-assisted development workflows (e.g. Claude Code, Copilot) as a genuine part of your day-to-day practice
  • Strong software architecture fundamentals (e.g. microservices, serverless)
  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with our specific stack: SvelteKit (web, deployed on Vercel), React Native (mobile), AWS Lambda with CDK (TypeScript) and Middy
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, CDK)
  • Strong understanding of security best practices in web development
  • Prior experience working at a hardware company, particularly collaborating with firmware teams
  • Prior experience in a people-management role, or clear interest and readiness to grow into one over time

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