Engineering Lead - AI-Driven Platform, Miami

Arena Entertainment; Miami Beach (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Arena Entertainment is seeking an Engineering Lead in Miami to direct a 30-person development team across multiple projects, shaping technical strategy while staying hands-on with code and people.

You will mentor engineers, drive delivery, and cultivate a strong engineering culture. The role collaborates with product and other leads to maintain alignment and high-quality output in a fast-paced, AI-first environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of around 30 developers across several concurrent projects.
• Set technical direction for platforms built from scratch without legacy constraints.
• Mentor engineers, drive performance reviews and career development, foster engineering culture.
• Collaborate with product and other engineering leads to keep portfolio priorities aligned.
• Balance speed and quality to ensure rapid delivery without compromising standards.
• Champion AI-powered development across the team, leveraging daily AI tools.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

AWS

MySQL

Redis

React

Next.js

Vue

Angular

C#

NET

gRPC

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenAI Codex

Claude Code

Tools

AWS Lambda

Express

TypeORM

Snowflake

RDS

SQS

S3

CloudWatch

Bedrock

Kubernetes

Docker

React

Next.js

Vue

Angular

Entity Framework

Job description

Arena Entertainment is seeking an Engineering Lead in Miami to direct a 30-person development team across multiple projects, shaping technical strategy while staying hands-on with code and people.

You will mentor engineers, drive delivery, and cultivate a strong engineering culture. The role collaborates with product and other leads to maintain alignment and high-quality output in a fast-paced, AI-first environment.