Software Engineering Team Lead

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

• 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