Director of Engineering - Tech Lead

Overview : UP.Labs is a dynamic venture studio dedicated to building innovative startup companies from the ground up. Our team thrives on solving complex problems, driving technological advancements, and creating impactful digital products. We’re seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to join our growing team as a venture Tech Lead, guiding engineering practices, contributing to launching the next wave of successful startups.

As a Director of Engineering at UP.Labs, you will lead a single pod of 5-10 engineers, providing hands-on technical guidance, mentorship, and project management. You will drive fullstack architectural decisions and develop, optimize, and maintain the server-side logic of our applications while working closely with the CTO to oversee code quality, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality, scalable fullstack solutions.

Responsibilities :

• Lead, mentor, and manage an engineering team (5-10 members) in a hands-on capacity.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable fullstack applications.
• Establish technical direction, set coding standards, and oversee architectural decisions.
• Conduct and oversee regular code reviews, ensuring best practices and quality standards.
• Embrace AI first principles and leverage frontier technology to ensure speed and quality of product development.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define and execute project roadmaps.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, technical excellence, and teamwork.
• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in backend development.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical challenges effectively.
• Optimize application performance and ensure high availability.
• Implement security best practices to protect data and infrastructure.
• Maintain and improve database performance, including indexing and query optimization.
• Write clean, reusable, and well-documented code following best practices.

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