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#136105 - Technical Lead - Full-Stack Production Systems
Key Responsibilities • Analyze, triage, and resolve production issues affecting live platform activity. • Debug issues across interconnected backend, frontend, data, and integration systems. • Partner with client-facing and go-to-market teams to prioritize and address support requests. • Drive timely issue resolution against established service-level expectations. • Monitor production systems and respond quickly to alerts and performance degradation. • Support architecture changes and system integrations that affect platform behavior. • Maintain application logic as dependencies and upstream systems change. • Independently own code changes from implementation through merge, deployment, and production validation. • Lead, shepherd, onboard, and coordinate other engineers while remaining hands-on with delivery. • Manage ambiguity and prioritize work strategically across concurrent projects. Must-Have Skills • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience. • Strong hands-on Java and Spring Boot experience as a primary backend stack. • Hands-on Django and Python experience as a secondary backend stack. • Production frontend-development experience with React . • Hands-on Kafka experience. • Hands-on GraphQL experience. • Strong experience with SQL or MongoDB . • Build and deployment experience, including personally merging and deploying production code. • Experience with at least one of Dagster, Data Lakes, or Amazon Athena . • Demonstrated ability to ramp up quickly and own work across multiple concurrent projects. • High ownership, initiative, and autonomy without requiring hand-holding. • Technical leadership experience that includes leading, shepherding, and onboarding engineers. • Demonstrated experience overseeing or coordinating the work of others. • Clear and concise communication. • Ability to manage ambiguity and make sound prioritization decisions. • Strategic thinking and strong production problem-solving skills. • Ability to use data and system signals to troubleshoot production issues. Nice-to-Have Skills • Product-management experience partnering with go-to-market teams and engineers on prioritization. • Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf . Required Tools & Platforms • Java and Spring Boot • Django and Python • React • Kafka • GraphQL • SQL or MongoDB • Build and deployment tooling • At least one of: • Dagster • Data Lakes • Amazon Athena Location, Time & Engagement • Candidates must be based in an eligible LATAM location. • Full US Central Time coverage is required. • Contract engagement at 40 hours per week . We are seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to support a live, high-traffic production platform. This role combines full-stack engineering, production troubleshooting, deployment ownership, and technical leadership across several interconnected systems. The Technical Lead will diagnose urgent issues, coordinate engineers, partner with client-facing teams, and drive reliable delivery across multiple concurrent projects. Enterprise experience strongly preferred. Originally posted on Himalayas