Technical Lead Engineer

About the role

Technical Lead Engineer at Bright Vision Technologies, a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a 100% remote (U.S.) full-time, direct W2 position. The role provides deep technical leadership across multiple teams, drives the design and execution of complex, cross‑cutting engineering initiatives, shapes architecture, raises the engineering bar, mentors senior engineers, translates ambiguous requirements into well‑engineered solutions, leads detailed technical design reviews and architectural decision‑making, drives improvements in reliability, scalability, and performance, leads production incident response and post‑incident learning, partners with engineering managers, product, and executives on technical roadmaps, sets and upholds the engineering hiring bar through technical interviews and recruiting initiatives, contributes hands‑on code on high‑impact components, drives engineering culture (code quality, documentation, operational rigor), represents engineering in cross‑functional planning and roadmap discussions, and authors/reviews technical RFCs, architecture decision records, and design documents.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of large, complex, cross‑team engineering initiatives
• Develop architectural standards and reference patterns adopted across multiple engineering teams
• Mentor senior engineers and influence the technical direction of the organization
• Lead detailed technical design reviews and architectural decision‑making for high‑impact initiatives, ensuring designs are well‑scoped, trade‑offs are made explicit, and outcomes are documented for future reference
• Operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, translating long‑term goals into concrete engineering plans
• Drive significant improvements in reliability, scalability, and performance of critical platforms
• Lead production incident response and post‑incident learning for major issues
• Partner with engineering managers, product, and executives on technical roadmaps
• Set and uphold the engineering hiring bar through technical interviews, structured calibration, and contributions to recruiting initiatives that grow the team without diluting quality
• Contribute hands‑on code where most leveraged, focusing on high‑impact components
• Drive engineering culture, including code quality, documentation, and operational rigor
• Represent engineering in cross‑functional planning, prioritization, and roadmap discussions, helping product, design, and business stakeholders make informed decisions grounded in real technical trade‑offs
• Author and review technical RFCs, architecture decision records, and design documents that crystallize key technical decisions and create durable institutional memory across the engineering organization

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Eight or more years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven track record of leading complex, cross‑team engineering initiatives
• Deep expertise in at least one of distributed systems, cloud platforms, or large‑scale data systems
• Strong programming skills in at least one major backend language
• Excellent system‑design and architecture skills
• Demonstrated mentorship and technical leadership of senior engineers
• Strong understanding of operational excellence, reliability, and observability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Track record of influencing engineering culture and standards

Qualifications

• Experience driving multi‑year platform modernization initiatives
• Public technical contributions (talks, papers, OSS) in relevant areas