Tech Lead Manager
KalepaJob Summary
Kalepa is seeking a Tech Lead/Manager to lead a team of experienced engineers. The role combines hands-on software engineering with leadership responsibilities. Key areas include technical coding, operations management, performance optimization, cost control, team growth, and integrations. You will spend about 50% of your time coding. Requirements include 6+ years of software experience, 1+ year managing teams, expertise in Python, React, AWS, API optimization, SQL queries, and familiarity with monitoring tools like DataDog or Sentry. Benefits include a competitive salary, equity options, 20 days PTO, global offsites, health insurance, stipends for healthy living and mobile bills, and continuing education credits.
Company Benefits
- ✓Unlimited PTO
- ✓Health Insurance
- ✓Global team offsites
- ✓Healthy living stipend
- ✓Mobile phone bill stipend
- ✓Continuing education credits
Base Salary: $156K - $204K
Equity: 0.05% to 0.2%
About the Role:
We are looking for a Tech Lead/Manager to lead a small team (4 to 5 people) of experienced engineers. TLM at Kalepa is a blend of hands-on software engineering and leadership. The candidate needs to be able to dive deep into problems, effectively delegate responsibilities, grow and develop talented engineers, and cultivate a results-driven, high-performance culture.
Areas of responsibility:
Technical: coding, conducting code reviews, and discussing architectural designs
Operations: triaging issues, investigating timeouts, and ensuring the stability of the system
Performance: improving latency of SQL queries and API endpoints
Cost: optimizing usage of cloud and other service providers to keep expenditures under control
Management: growing the team, delegating, ensuring important items are being delivered on time
Integrations: building and designing integrations with external systems
Note: This is a hands-on position, and you will be required to spend around 50% of your time coding.
About You:
You bring 6+ years of relevant software engineering experience, with at least 1 year dedicated to full-time engineering team management.
You have a proven track record in managing complex, cross-functional projects across multiple teams.
You're skilled at hiring talented engineers at various levels and building high-performing teams.
You can make strategic trade-offs to deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
Your expertise includes strong development and system design skills, with experience in Python, React, and AWS as a plus.
You're adept at optimizing APIs and SQL queries for performance.
You're familiar with monitoring tools such as DataDog, Sentry, or similar services.
You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.
What You’ll Get:
Very competitive salary (based on experience level)
Significant equity options package.
Work with an ambitious, smart, global, and fun team to transform a $1T global industry.
20 days of PTO a year.
Global team offsites.
Kalepa covers luxmed private health insurance for individuals and families.
Healthy living/gym stipend. Mobile phone bill stipend.
Continuing education credits.
Global team off-sites (2021 - Playa del Carmen, 2022 - Rome, 2023 - Buenos Aires, 2024 - Lisbon)
