Lead Software Engineer | Hands-on Tech Lead, Remote NZ

Techspace Co., Ltd.

Wellington

On-site

NZD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

ESOP
Wellbeing allowance
Home office setup
4 weeks annual leave
Birthday off
Flexible remote-first
Work from anywhere in NZ

Job summary

Techspace Co., Ltd. is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Lead to join a growth-driven technology company.

The role blends hands-on software development with technical and people leadership, giving you influence over product direction while helping engineers excel. You’ll mentor a small team, stay hands-on with code and architecture, partner with Product and Design to shape roadmaps, and drive quality, scalability, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

  • Experience leading or mentoring software engineers.
  • Strong hands-on software engineering background.
  • Product-minded with customer outcomes focus.
  • Thrives in fast-moving, evolving environments.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Interest in leveraging AI to improve software development.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a small team of engineers.
  • Stay hands-on with coding, architecture, and delivery.
  • Partner with Product, Design, and leadership to shape roadmaps and engineering strategy.
  • Drive quality, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
  • Explore and implement AI tools to improve developer productivity.
  • Remove blockers, support delivery, and help the team move quickly.

Skills

Hands-on coding
Leadership
Software architecture
Product mindset
AI in development
Team mentoring

Tools

React
Ruby on Rails
AWS
Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD

Job description

Techspace Co., Ltd. is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Lead to join a growth-driven technology company.

The role blends hands-on software development with technical and people leadership, giving you influence over product direction while helping engineers excel. You’ll mentor a small team, stay hands-on with code and architecture, partner with Product and Design to shape roadmaps, and drive quality, scalability, and operational excellence.

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