Lead Engineer Full Stack
What the role is all about:
Were looking for a Lead Engineer (59 years experience) who acts as the technical anchor for a squad. This role is hands-on and execution-heavy, with accountability for delivering complex features, shaping solutions at a subsystem level, and ensuring high standards of quality, performance, and reliability in production.
The Lead Engineer operates primarily as a strong tech enthusiast , leading through technical depth rather than people management. Success in this role is defined by robust ownership of code and systems, pragmatic design decisions, predictable delivery, and the ability to lift the technical capability of the team through mentoring and example.
This role has strong visibility and impact, particularly in building and evolving REAs advertising platforms and data-driven products used at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Execution:
- Own and deliver complex, high-impact features across the full stack.
- Write, review, debug, and test production-grade code aligned with REA engineering standards.
- Lead by example in code quality, correctness, security, and maintainability.
- Actively participate in pairing, code reviews, unit testing, and secure deployments.
- Evaluate technical trade-offs across performance, reliability, scalability, and time-to-value.
- Take accountability for technical deliverables from implementation through production.
Design & Architecture:
- Design solutions aligned with established architectural patterns and system constraints.
- Contribute to subsystem-level design and support broader architectural decisions.
- Drive technical spikes and proof-of-concepts where deeper validation is required.
- Collaborate with Tech Leads and Engineering Managers to ensure designs align with long-term technical direction.
System Ownership & Operational Excellence:
- Own the health of delivered systems in production, including reliability, performance, and observability.
- Identify and addres
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