Senior Product Engineer II — Tech Lead & Architect

aitrainer; United Kingdom; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Prolific is seeking a Senior Product Engineer II to serve as the senior technical contributor within Engineering, partnering with the Engineering Manager to set direction and ensure delivery excellence. This role balances hands-on contribution with technical leadership, acting as the go-to person for architectural decisions within the team.

You will define roadmaps, drive engineering standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality software at scale.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical direction and architecture.
• Deep software engineering expertise in architecture, testing, reliability, and performance.
• Ability to connect technical decisions to customer and business outcomes.
• Strong communicator who can influence across teams and stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop engineers across levels and teams.

Responsibilities

• Define Technical Direction: shape the team’s roadmap, strategy, and architectural direction.
• Drive Engineering Excellence: own code quality, testing, reliability, and performance.
• Lead Technical Discovery: guide planning, discovery, and decision-making for short- and long-term needs.
• Collaborate and Influence: facilitate cross-team collaboration and act as a technical liaison.
• Grow the Team: mentor engineers at any level within and beyond the team.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Engineering Expertise

Product Mindset

Influence & Communication

Mentoring & Collaboration

Tools

AWS

GCP

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Vue.js

Django Rest Framework

Container-based architectures

Serverless architectures

MongoDB

DynamoDB

CircleCI

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Celery

EventBridge

DataDog

Job description

Prolific is seeking a Senior Product Engineer II to serve as the senior technical contributor within Engineering, partnering with the Engineering Manager to set direction and ensure delivery excellence. This role balances hands-on contribution with technical leadership, acting as the go-to person for architectural decisions within the team.

You will define roadmaps, drive engineering standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality software at scale.