Remote Tech Lead Manager at Kalepa

Remote Tech Lead Manager at Kalepa

Job Position : Remote Tech Lead Manage

Remuneration:  156,000 – 204,000$/ year

Location: Europe

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.

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.

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.

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)