{"id":11744,"date":"2026-08-13T11:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.teamup.tech\/?post_type=awsm_job_openings&p=11744"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:54:19","slug":"tech-lead-engineer","status":"publish","type":"awsm_job_openings","link":"https:\/\/jobs.teamup.tech\/en\/jobs\/tech-lead-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Lead Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Tech Lead Engineer is Northwoods\u2019 senior-most individual contributor role, sitting at the intersection of hands-on engineering and technical leadership. The bar for this hire is intentionally high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not a management position \u2014 this person writes code and carries a full delivery workload. But it comes with a clear expectation to drive how the team engineers software: setting technical direction, establishing the code quality bar, and actively advancing the engineering playbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The role carries dual accountability: deliver Traverse product features end-to-end, and co-build the agentic engineering framework that continuously raises the standard for how software gets built at Northwoods. AI-forward development is not a tool this person reaches for occasionally \u2014 it is the operating model for everything they build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualities & Behaviors<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Must-Have Behaviors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Proactive leader \u2014 inserts themselves into conversations, architectural decisions, and team processes without being asked<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Curious and hands-on \u2014 willing to get into the weeds and figure things out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Demonstrated tech lead experience \u2014 reviewing others\u2019 work, setting engineering direction, coaching the team<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cross-functional collaborator \u2014 proactively engages product and QA, not just engineering peers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Strong written communicator \u2014 design docs, code review comments, and architecture decisions are clear and useful to someone who wasn\u2019t in the room<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • High autonomy \u2014 defines the approach, executes, and surfaces blockers early rather than waiting to be unblocked<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Technical Must-Haves<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Non-Negotiable<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Full-stack capability across all layers of the stack \u2014 front end, back end, database, CI\/CD<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • AI-First Engineering Mindset:<\/strong> Proven trajectory of daily, high-impact AI-assisted development using agentic tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) prioritized over raw years of experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Full-Stack Proficiency:<\/strong> Solid, end-to-end expertise across C# (.NET) for backend, and frontend JavaScript frameworks (strongly preferred)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Engineering fundamentals<\/strong>: test-first development (tests before implementation), clean code, code quality, consistent conventions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Database & Data Layer Mastery:<\/strong> Strong proficiency in database design and management, with direct experience in PostgreSQL (strongly preferred)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ability to contribute meaningfully to architecture and system design conversations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Flexible \/ Broader Lens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Specific Ruby on Rails or AWS experience is a plus but not a dealbreaker \u2014 leader and engineer capability comes first, stack specifics second<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • At this level, the candidate should navigate across languages and frameworks with relative ease<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • React\/TypeScript, and PostgreSQL is a strong advantage<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • AI tool preference is agnostic \u2014 the specific tool does not matter as long as they work fluently with AI in their daily practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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