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Own and evolve the technical vision, building on an existing GCP architecture (Cloud Run, Firestore, Cloud SQL) and guiding integration with a modern Angular-based SPA
Lead architectural decision-making across the stack, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability of a real-time, stateful system
Drive delivery health by evaluating feasibility, identifying risks early, and shaping scope to support sustainable execution
Mentor and unblock a senior, multi-disciplinary engineering team; actively participate in sprint planning, standups, retros, and architectural reviews
Uphold code quality across backend and frontend systems, including state management, rendering performance, and accessibility standards
Act as the technical bridge across Engineering, Design, Strategy, and Production—translating AI capabilities into actionable product and UX decisions
Partner with clients and external teams as a senior technical advisor, clearly communicating complex systems and influencing direction
Collaborate closely with the Executive Technical Director to ensure strong alignment across technical strategy and client partnership
Establish best practices for AI-augmented engineering, guiding the use of tools like Gemini, Cursor, or Claude Code to accelerate development responsibly
Apply deep expertise across Full-stack development, Systems Architecture, and GCP to scale a complex, distributed system
Proven experience operating as a Technical Director, Principal Engineer, or Architect leading complex, multi-disciplinary teams
Deep full-stack fluency, with the ability to guide frontend architecture (TypeScript, Angular/React/Vue) and backend systems (Python, async processing, distributed services)
Strong expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python, with the ability to contribute across the stack when needed
Advanced experience architecting and deploying systems on GCP, including containerized microservices, database design (SQL/NoSQL), and DevOps/IaC practices (Terraform)
Experience bringing generative AI systems into production, with an understanding of latency, orchestration, and multi-agent architectures
Solid foundation in security, deployment, monitoring, and systems operations at scale
Ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic decision-making to keep teams moving efficiently
Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders and guide cross-functional collaboration
Experience working within delivery frameworks, maintaining visibility into timelines, budgets, staffing, and technical risk
Proficiency with modern frontend frameworks such as Angular (preferred), React, or Vue, with a strong grasp of complex state management
Strong understanding of accessibility standards and frontend performance considerations
Familiarity with generative AI technologies (LLMs, agentic systems) and modern AI-augmented engineering workflows
A collaborative, low-ego leadership style with the ability to partner across disciplines and lead through ambiguity
The expected contract pay range for this role is $113-130 per hour (on a W-2) The expected full time pay range for this position is $150,000 - $180,000. Both contract and full time compensation is determined by location, experience, and skillset We have three regional pay ranges that are adjusted for cost of living (US1 +15%, US2 +7.5%, US3 Base), *learn more about our pay philosophy and cost of living adjustments.