Technical Team Lead - Remote (au/nz)

Optimal

Wellington, New Zealand
Competitive salary reflecting experience; esop inc...
Remote (or hybrid from wellington office)
React and ruby on rails experience
Aws infrastructure and ci/cd technologies
Hands-on engineering and code contribution
Optimal is seeking a Technical Team Lead for a remote or hybrid role, focusing on building innovative research tools that enhance data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate should possess technical leadership experience, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a passion for leveraging AI in software development

Job Summary

  • This role involves building scalable systems while partnering with product leaders to define engineering strategy.
  • The company offers a competitive salary, an Employee Share Option Plan, and flexible remote-first working arrangements.
  • You will be responsible for unblocking the team, mentoring engineers, and leading site reliability practices.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Optimal is seeking a Technical Team Lead for a remote or hybrid role, focusing on building innovative research tools that enhance data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate should possess technical leadership experience, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a passion for leveraging AI in software development.

Salary

Competitive salary reflecting experience; ESOP included; Annual wellbeing allowance and home office support

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • React and Ruby on Rails experience
  • AWS infrastructure and CI/CD technologies
  • Hands-on engineering and code contribution
  • Team mentoring and technical guidance
  • Site reliability and incident response

Nice-to-have

  • Entrepreneurial mindset and business impact
  • Excitement about applying AI tools
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity
  • Bias for action and pragmatic decision making
  • Product mindset focused on outcomes

Key Requirements

  • Experience with React, Ruby on Rails, and AWS
  • Proven technical leadership or mentoring experience
  • Background in infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD

Work Rights

Must be based in New Zealand or Australia

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