Tech Lead Engineer – Full Stack, LLM Systems
Talkspace
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudDistributed SystemsJavaScriptNode.jsPython
About the role
- Lead and mentor engineers, providing coaching, guidance, and technical support.
- Foster a collaborative and transparent team culture that encourages learning and knowledge sharing.
- Delegate tasks based on skills and project needs, ensuring effective execution.
- Communicate clearly across the team and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Serve as the primary architect for LLM and agentic system components, including orchestration pipelines, function-calling, evaluation systems, and safety layers.
- Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards and best practices.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and drive solutions to complex engineering challenges.
- Oversee system maintenance, updates, and monitoring to ensure system health and reliability.
- Design scalable and maintainable AI system architectures incorporating LLMs, vector databases, and tool-calling workflows.
- Ensure responsible AI practices, including transparency, security, HIPAA compliance, and safe model behavior.
- Stay current on industry trends and evaluate emerging technologies for potential adoption.
- Oversee project planning, execution, and delivery for full-stack and AI-related initiatives.
- Collaborate with product management, design, clinical, and data teams to define requirements.
- Communicate project risks, blockers, and needs proactively to stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of professional software development experience.
- 2+ years working with LLMs, orchestration frameworks, vector stores, or agentic systems.
- Experience designing distributed systems and building production-grade web services.
- Proficiency in backend (Node.js/Python), frontend frameworks, and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision plans coverage since day one
- Pre-tax benefits: HSA/ FSA
- 401k Retirement Savings Program with matching up to 4%
- Voluntary benefits including disability, basic life or pet insurance, etc.
- Monthly Wellness Stipend to promote mental and physical self-care
- Flexible PTO and Remote First Environment
- Regular team events, including Wellness Workshops and Team Building Events
- Free access to Talkspace products for you and one household member, as well as access to a friends and family discount!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
software developmentLLMsorchestration frameworksvector storesdistributed systemsproduction-grade web servicesNode.jsPythoncloud infrastructureAI system architectures
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingdelegationcoachingtransparencyproject managementknowledge sharing
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Engineering