Lead Member of Technical Staff

Location: United States — Remote
Compensation: $200,000–$350,000 USD
Start Date: ASAP
Languages: Fluent English required
Type: Full-time

About the Opportunity

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a rapidly scaling technology company building sophisticated infrastructure and software systems.

We are seeking a Lead Member of Technical Staff to lead major technical initiatives and establish engineering direction across a rapidly scaling technology organization.

What You'll Do

• Define technical strategy for critical systems.
• Lead multi-team architecture and engineering initiatives.
• Establish engineering standards and technical principles.
• Solve the company's most challenging technical problems.
• Influence product and platform strategy.
• Mentor senior technical talent.
• Drive execution across ambiguous, high-impact projects.
• Partner with leadership on long-term technology decisions.

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of engineering experience.
• Exceptional technical architecture and system design skills.
• Experience leading complex engineering programs.
• Strong cross-functional influence.
• Excellent communication and technical judgment.
• Proven ability to operate at organizational scale.
• Experience in managing teams of experienced engineers
• Cross-functional project management experience

Nice to Have

• AI infrastructure, distributed systems, cloud, or Kubernetes.
• Scale-up experience

Why Join?

Our client is building highly scalable technology that sits at the core of critical business operations, offering engineers the opportunity to work on complex systems, large-scale integrations, and real-world technical challenges.

You'll join a collaborative, fast-moving environment where ownership is encouraged, decisions are made quickly, and engineers have meaningful influence on architecture, product direction, and engineering culture.

This role offers the opportunity to tackle challenging backend problems, work with modern technologies, and grow alongside an ambitious team building for scale.

Full benefit package and competitive compensation.

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