Tech Lead
Hamming AI
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Write code (TypeScript, Python, or both) alongside your team.
- Review architecture and PRs - guide decisions without micromanaging.
- Help define sprint priorities and keep roadmaps tight and realistic.
- Pair with engineers when things break - not just to fix them, but to make sure they don’t break again.
- Run post-mortems that actually lead to better systems, not longer docs.
- Evaluate new tech (LLMs, infra tools, observability stacks) and decide what’s worth bringing in.
Requirements
- Have 6 - 10 years leading 3 - 6 engineer pods in high-availability, high-frequency deploy shops.
- Built and operated realtime/distributed systems (workflow engines, WebRTC/telephony, large fan-out queues).
- Still enjoy shipping code and debugging hairy issues yourself.
- Have strong fundamentals across backend, infra, and architecture, and can also talk product tradeoffs fluently.
- Can move comfortably between TypeScript/Node.js, Python, and cloud infra (AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes).
- Understand how to design LLM-powered systems that are testable, measurable, and resilient.
- Communicate clearly - direct, concise, and respectful. You default to writing things down.
- Care about outcomes more than process.
Benefits
- Outcomes over output: we adjust roadmaps when new data lands.
- Demo early and document decisions so context moves fast.
- Own incidents: lead the investigation, write crisp notes, land durable fixes.
- Direct, candid, respectful communication keeps remote teammates in lockstep with Austin HQ.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptPythonbackend developmentinfrastructure designarchitecture reviewdebuggingdistributed systemsreal-time systemsLLM-powered systemsworkflow engines
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationdecision-makingoutcome-orientedconcisenessrespectfulnessguidanceadaptability