Software Engineering Team Lead

Description

We are a well-funded cybersecurity startup backed by top-tier VCs. Our mission is to solve some of the most challenging problems in the security of software– how to make AI-first organizations release applications fast and not be bothered by security, leveraging AI agents to create secure code and fix vulnerabilities.

We are in a fast-growing, new space and looking to lead this new era of application security where AI write code.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Development Team Lead to lead a team of talented engineers building core components of our platform.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining technical ownership, people management, and architectural decision-making. You will lead a team of engineers, drive execution of complex projects, and help scale both the technology and the team.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering technical excellence and ownership
Drive the design, architecture, and development of scalable cloud-native services
Collaborate with product, security, and platform teams to deliver high-impact features
Maintain high engineering standards including code quality, testing, and system reliability
Take an active role in hands-on development and technical problem solving
Support team growth through mentoring, feedback, and hiring
Requirements

Requirements

6+ years of software engineering experience
At least 1+ year of experience as a Team Lead
Strong backend development experience (C#, Python, Node.js, Java, or Go)
Experience designing and building distributed systems / microservices
Experience with cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and containerized systems (Docker, Kubernetes)
Solid understanding of system design, scalability, and performance
Strong communication and leadership skills

Bonus points for

Experience in cybersecurity or DevSecOps
Exposure to AI/ML or LLM-powered systems
Experience working in high-growth startup environments