Edge Platform Team Lead

Zyte

Edge Platform Team Lead driving Zyte's browser technology initiative for cloud and edge devices. Leading a distributed engineering squad in delivering undetectable web access solutions.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeLisbon • 🇵🇹 PortugalSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading distributed engineering teams and driving technical direction for complex software projects. Proficient in systems programming, networking protocols, and cross-platform application development, with a strong focus on performance and reliability.

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C++ ProgrammingRust ProgrammingNetworking ProtocolsDocker and KubernetesCross-Platform Development

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Hard Skills

Systems ProgrammingEvent-Driven ProgrammingAsynchronous ProgrammingBrowser Internals KnowledgeWeb Scraping TechniquesCI/CD PipelinesDistributed Systems ArchitectureCustom Chromium DevelopmentAnti-Bot Detection TechniquesWin32 API

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsTeam LeadershipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

GCPAWSDockerKubernetesSeleniumPuppeteerPlaywrightApache KafkaQuiche Networking Library

Certifications & Qualifications

Computer Science Degree

Industry Keywords

Edge PlatformBrowser-Agent ApplicationHigh-Load ServicesLatency-Sensitive ServicesNode SchedulingShardingBot-Detection SurfacesSandboxed RuntimeObservability ToolsOpen-Source Contributions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidApacheAWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaKubernetesMacOSNode.jsPuppeteerRustSelenium

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of 5–7 engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.
Own the technical direction and delivery roadmap for the Edge Platform, including sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and cross-squad coordination with other platform engineering teams.
Develop and maintain a cross-platform browser-agent application for Windows, macOS, and Android that runs on millions of devices.
Operate and evolve a large-scale gateway that connects to millions of peer devices, including node scheduling, sharding, and allocation strategies.
Build advanced stealth capabilities into the browser-agent SDK and a custom Chromium build to evade difficult antibot-protected websites, continuously identifying and eliminating bot-detection surfaces.
Develop and maintain the browser-rendering service and browser-stack microservice consumed by the API squad, providing a robust interface for routing requests.
Keep the custom Chromium branch current with every official release cycle.
Provide a sandboxed runtime for product teams to deploy site-specific logic, and support the CDP proxy layer for integration with headless browser frameworks (Selenium, Puppeteer, Playwright).
Drive architectural decisions through RFDs (Requests for Discussion).
Own KPIs related to antiban success rates, website coverage, and system reliability; report on team performance against defined deliverables.
Collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps stakeholders to ensure quality, observability, and operational readiness of all Edge services.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a team lead or tech lead role managing distributed engineering teams.
Strong systems programming skills in one or more of: C++ or Rust, with experience building high-load, latency-sensitive services.
Strong understanding of networking protocols (HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSockets, TLS) and network programming.
Strong knowledge of event-driven and asynchronous programming patterns (event loop, futures, reactor patterns).
Proficiency with containerization and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS).
Excellent communication skills in English and experience leading remote-first, globally distributed teams.
Computer Science degree or equivalent working experience.
Bonus points for:
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and operational best practices for production services.
Experience with distributed systems architecture: command-and-control patterns, peer-to-peer networking, node scheduling, and sharding.
Hands-on experience with Chromium development, building custom browser forks, or contributing to browser engine projects.
Experience with win32 API
Experience with cross-platform desktop or mobile application development (Windows, macOS, Android).
Deep knowledge of browser internals, the Chromium codebase, or browser automation frameworks (Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium, CDP).
Knowledge of anti-bot detection systems and evasion techniques (fingerprinting, TLS signatures, behavioral analysis).
Experience with web scraping or web data extraction at scale.
Familiarity with the Quiche networking library or custom networking stacks.
Apache Kafka or similar event streaming platforms experience.
Track record of driving architectural decisions through RFC/RFD processes.
History of open-source contributions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Become part of a self-motivated, progressive, multi-cultural team.
Have the freedom & flexibility to work remotely.
Get the chance to work with cutting-edge open source technologies and tools.