(RD) Engineering Team Lead

Job description

Engineering Team Lead (ETL) The Job in Short: The ETL is the "Captain" of a single squad. This is a "player-coach" role focused on delivery predictability, people leadership, and day-to-day execution. You are a Senior+ Engineer who manages people, not a manager who used to code; if you cannot open the IDE and debug a production issue, you cannot perform this role. Meet the Job: - Delivery Mastery: Optimize the team’s "Idea to Production" cycle time and strengthen delivery predictability. - Talent Density: Own 1:1s, performance calibration, hiring decisions, and succession planning for your squad of 6–9 engineers. - Hands-on Leadership: Spend ~50% of your time on system design and ~20% on hands-on development like code reviews and unblocking technical issues. - Conflict Resolution: Mediate interpersonal or cross-team conflicts early to protect team cohesion and delivery. - BS Detector: Use your technical depth to spot unrealistic estimates, fragile designs, or risk blind spots. - Emergency Response: During critical incidents, jump in technically or coordinate the response effectively. - AI-Native Engineering: Lead the adoption of agentic tooling, LLM workflows, and AI automation wit...