📋 Responsibilities

Hands-on technical leader and engineering line manager for a small team, covering all things server, including server-specific code development, DevOps/CI/CD, security, scaling, failover and disaster recovery, databases, and reporting systems; not responsible for IT, desktop, client, overall engineering, or HR policy/tools, etc. Share joint responsibility for recruiting and staff career development

As a manager, working with engineers to ensure high quality and timely delivery; running post-mortems

As a tech lead, working with stakeholders on design and implementation of new functionality. As a tech lead, you are expected to personally “own” one component and write production code, while balancing this work with leadership responsibilities.

🧭 Ideal candidate

7–10+ years of relevant experience with server computing, demonstrated curiosity, and continuous learning

Very experienced in leadership team roles using Linux and processes, shell, Docker, CI, git, and Jira.

Strong command of code development and development practices (e.g., unit testing) in multiple popular languages; must be comfortable in Python 3 and Node.js

Experienced and comfortable with SQL databases (any)

Experienced and comfortable with the major internet protocols

Strong command of reasonable security practices for server computing

Strong command of service scaling

Strong command of buy vs. build, and how to choose and manage open source and vendors

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, well-organized and helps others get more organized

Startup mentality and extreme agility