Hybrid Software Tech Lead

at e.Construct, USA

• Job title: Software Tech Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, DynamoDB, JavaScript, Numpy, Pandas, Python, Qt, Rust, SQL, SQLite
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cairo, Egypt

About the role

• Software Tech Lead for a deep tech startup in structural optimization. Influencing product development and guiding engineering teams in Cairo.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and ship end-to-end features across desktop (Python, Qt, VTK/PyVista NumPy, Pandas, SQlite, Rust), backend (AWS S3, AWS Lambda, Fast API, DynamoDB) and web (AWS CloudFront, Next JS).
• Actively contribute to the codebase (up to 60% of the time) focusing on high-complexity tasks, technical enablers and Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to evaluate and implement innovative technologies.
• System Architecture: Design and implement robust, scalable backend architectures that support our product vision and provide high availability and performance.
• Maintain and lead the technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and documenting technical architectures, workflows, and processes.
• Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, rigorously test components, and deliver impactful features.
• Drive Code Quality: Ensure the quality of code through code reviews and testing procedures, promoting best practices in development.
• Collaborate regularly with the CTO and CEO to align ongoing technical initiatives with the startup’s broader strategic vision.
• Mentorship: After establishing ownership of the product and successful contribution to our codebase, you will be expected to mentor and lead a team of software engineers, improving their code quality and practices. You will also be expected to support in recruitment and scaling our team.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• Career Experience: 5-12 years of software development experience, in addition to experience developing, maintaining, and scaling production-level applications.
• Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency in Python, QT, Application Architectures like MVVM, and SQL.
• Bonus: Familiarity with AWS, Serverless Frameworks, and DynamoDB.

Benefits

• Based on ownership of product and performance in the role, you will be offered stock options for the opportunity to share ownership in the success of our company.