Software Team Lead

Description

Rekor Systems, Inc. ( Rekor.ai ) (NASDAQ: REKR) is a trusted global authority on Roadside Intelligence providing innovative solutions with the mission to drive the world to be safer, smarter, and more efficient. Rekor products combine IoT technology, connected vehicle telemetry data, computer vision data, and machine learning to enable the future of Public Safety, Urban Mobility, and Traffic Management. With our disruptive technology and integrated solutions, we deliver a transformative, global impact for customers and citizens every day.

Rekor is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Software Team Lead to oversee a multidisciplinary engineering squad responsible for the development and maintenance of key company products—including the Rekor Command Platform (SaaS) and Rekor Data Sharing Services (DaaS). This role includes leadership of Frontend, Backend, QA, and Automation engineers and requires collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders such as Product Managers, UI/UX designers, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and DevOps professionals.

This is a hands-on position involving direct technical contributions, architectural oversight, and responsibility for quality, performance, and timely delivery. The ideal candidate demonstrates both technical depth and proven leadership capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional engineering squad working on mission-critical SaaS and DaaS products.
• Own the full software development lifecycle—from planning and architecture to deployment and maintenance.
• Drive initiatives to improve scalability, performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
• Work closely with Product, UI/UX, DevOps, Data Engineering, and Data Science to ensure alignment and delivery.
• Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of growth, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Champion software engineering best practices and quality assurance methodologies.
• Integrate AI-powered solutions into platform capabilities where appropriate.
• Ensure timely delivery of product features in alignment with company goals and stakeholder expectations.
  
  

• Minimum 5 years of software development experience with a strong frontend focus, including 2+ years in a leadership role managing full-stack or cross-functional teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Angular or equivalent, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience with backend or full-stack development frameworks.
• Experience working with distributed, microservice-based architectures.
• Deep knowledge and experience working with both RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
• Experience working with high data and traffic scales and tools such as Redis, MongoDB, Kafka, and Kinesis.
• Solid understanding of cloud services, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes – Advantage.
• Deep familiarity with testing methodologies and tools such as Jest or Jasmine.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and collaborative DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to align engineering with business needs.
  
  

• Working knowledge of Nx, Storybook, Cypress, GraphQL, Electron, and AWS cloud services.
• Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar technologies.
• Understanding of Agile development methodologies and sprint planning.
• Track record of hiring, mentoring, and retaining high-performing engineering teams.