Engineering Lead: AI-Driven Platform from Scratch (Miami)

Arena Entertainment; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Arena Entertainment is building cutting-edge digital entertainment platforms from scratch in a fast-paced AI-driven environment. We seek an Engineering Lead based in Miami to guide a ~30-person team, shape technical direction, and mentor engineers while staying hands-on with code and people.

You will partner with product and other engineering leads to align priorities, balance speed and quality, and drive AI-powered innovations across platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong TypeScript skills across front end and back end.
• Experience with Node.js on serverless architecture, ideally AWS Lambda with Express.
• Solid AWS depth across Lambda, RDS, SQS, S3 and CloudWatch, with exposure to Terraform, Kubernetes and Docker.
• Comfortable with MySQL and an ORM like TypeORM, plus Redis for caching.
• Experience leading or working closely with React and Next.js teams; Vue or Angular a bonus.
• C# and .NET experience a plus, particularly Entity Framework or gRPC.
• Proven track record leading engineering teams in fast moving product companies.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and genuinely enjoys building from the ground up.
• Bonus: experience with crypto, Web3, payments, wallets or KYC/compliance.
• AI native: daily use of tools like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of around 30 developers spanning several concurrent projects.
• Set technical direction across platforms built from scratch, with no legacy constraints holding you back.
• Run mentoring, performance and career conversations, and build a strong engineering culture.
• Work closely with product and other engineering leads to keep priorities aligned across the portfolio.
• Balance speed and quality, keeping delivery fast without letting standards slip.
• Champion AI powered development across the team, using tools daily to build faster.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

AWS Lambda

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

MySQL/TypeORM

Redis

React/Next.js

Vue/Angular

C#/.NET

Leadership

AI Tools (Claude/OpenAI Codex)

Tools

AWS Lambda

Express

SQS

S3

CloudWatch

TypeORM

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Arena Entertainment is building cutting-edge digital entertainment platforms from scratch in a fast-paced AI-driven environment. We seek an Engineering Lead based in Miami to guide a ~30-person team, shape technical direction, and mentor engineers while staying hands-on with code and people.

You will partner with product and other engineering leads to align priorities, balance speed and quality, and drive AI-powered innovations across platforms.