Technical Lead

Tribe Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tribe Group in Auckland is seeking a Technical Lead to guide a small team of engineers, shaping delivery from design to production with a calm, pragmatic approach.

You will mentor engineers, set standards, and collaborate with product and QA to maintain visibility, raise risks early, and continuously improve the platform.

This permanent role is based in Auckland CBD; applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Qualifications

• Solid commercial experience with AWS and cloud platforms.
• Proficiency in React and TypeScript for modern front-end development.
• Experience with Node.js and backend services.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs, SaaS tools, and auth patterns.
• Track record shipping software end-to-end into production.

Responsibilities

• Own technical delivery from design to production, aligned with architecture.
• Lead and mentor engineers, drive development plans and performance conversations.
• Build consistent ways of working, standards, and technical direction.
• Promote quality culture with automated testing and dev-led QA.
• Collaborate with product, QA and other Tech Leads to keep work visible and risks early.
• Improve systems and processes over time, not just features.

Skills

AWS

React

TypeScript

Node.js

API Integrations

End-to-end delivery

Job description

About The Opportunity

The best platforms feel effortless to the people using them. Making that happen takes a lot of work. Our client is a modern, product-led software business building a global B2B platform. It connects people, partners and operators at scale, and the customer experience has to be seamless every time. They’re looking for a Technical Lead who enjoys both sides of the job: shipping great software and helping great engineers grow.

The Role

You’ll lead a small, capable team of around five engineers. Your job is to create an environment where people do their best work. That means clear standards, steady delivery habits, honest feedback loops, and a calm, pragmatic approach when problems come up. You’ll report to an Engineering Manager who has done this role before. You’ll get real support and practical mentoring from someone who knows the job from experience. You’ll also work alongside other Technical Leads to shape how engineering practice develops as the product grows.

Why it’s worth your time

• Build and ship, with purpose. The product mindset is strong, the work matters, and the platform is complex in the interesting way.
• Quality without the ceremony. The team cares about reliability, quality and continuous improvement, but doesn’t over‑engineer or get precious about it.
• High trust, cloud‑first, collaborative. If you work best where people are trusted to do good work, you’ll likely feel at home.

What you’ll be Doing

• Owning technical delivery from design through to production, keeping implementation aligned with the intended architecture
• Leading and developing engineers through coaching, development plans, performance conversations and everyday mentoring
• Building consistency across the team in ways of working, standards, technical direction and delivery
• Championing a “quality is everyone’s job” culture, with solid automated testing and dev‑led QA
• Partnering with product, QA and fellow Technical Leads to keep work visible, raise risks early and keep stakeholders aligned
• Improving the system and the process over time, rather than just shipping features and moving on

What You’ll Bring

This role suits either a Senior Engineer ready for their first leadership step or an experienced Technical Lead who’s at that point in their role where they’re ready for a brand new challenge!

Technical

• Solid commercial experience with AWS (certification is a bonus, not a requirement)
• Modern engineering skills across React, TypeScript and Node, or close equivalents
• Integration experience, such as third‑party APIs, SaaS tools, identity and auth patterns, partner integrations and subscription flows
• A track record of shipping software end to end into production

Domain experience that translates well

• B2B SaaS, such as multi‑tenant platforms, enterprise customers, partner ecosystems, subscription models or marketplaces
• Building for global customers, where reliability, scale and operational maturity matter

How you lead

• You enjoy helping engineers grow and know how to bring out the best in people
• You’re structured and consistent, with a pragmatic approach to process and delivery
• You communicate clearly, bring people with you, and raise risks early rather than late

The Package

• Permanent role, based in Auckland CBD

To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.