Engineering Team Lead

Epicor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness

Internal Mobility

Career Development

Education Support

Inclusive Workplace

Work-Life Balance

Global Mobility

Job summary

Epicor is seeking an Engineering Team Lead in Austin to design and deliver innovative software while guiding a small development team. You will architect scalable systems, balance business priorities with product health, and ensure features move from planning to release with ongoing support.

You will lead architectural efforts, coach engineers, and drive best practices across code quality, testing, and tooling, partnering with Product, QA, and other teams to plan and deliver enhancements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack software development experience in JavaScript/TypeScript or Python.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and deliver high-quality software solutions aligned with goals and standards.
• Lead a small team through coaching, onboarding, and career development.
• Drive engineering excellence via code reviews, testing practices, tooling, and standards.
• Collaborate with Product Management, QA, and engineering to plan, estimate, and deliver new features.
• Own team execution: break down initiatives, remove blockers, manage risks, and support releases.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and clear communication across the team and organization.

Skills

Full-stack development

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

React.js (preferred)

Node.js

SQL

Docker

Redis

Event-driven architecture

Architecting scalable systems

Tools

Redux

MobX

Zustand

Zod

Tailwind

SASS

Sockets

AWS Lambda

Amazon SQS

RabbitMQ

Job description

As an Engineering Team Lead at Epicor, you will be a hands-on technical leader who designs and delivers innovative software solutions while guiding a small team of developers. You will help architect scalable systems, solve complex technical challenges, support engineering excellence, and ensure successful delivery of features from planning through release and ongoing support. We are seeking applicants with strong technical expertise, a collaborative leadership approach, and the ability to balance business priorities with long-term product health.

What you will be doing

• Architect, develop, and deliver high-quality software solutions that align with business goals, technical standards, and long-term product strategy.
• Lead a small team of developers through coaching, mentoring, onboarding, career development, and ongoing team support.
• Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, technical guidance, testing practices, developer tooling, and development standards.
• Partner with Product Management, Quality Assurance, and engineering teams to plan, estimate, prioritize, and coordinate delivery of new features and enhancements.
• Own team execution by breaking down complex initiatives, removing blockers, managing technical risks, and supporting successful releases and post-release activities.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and clear communication across the team and broader organization.

What you will likely bring

• 5+ years' experience in full-stack software development using JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or similar programming languages.
• Experience building applications with React.js (preferred), Angular, or Vue, along with Node.js and REST API frameworks such as Express or Fastify.
• Strong SQL knowledge, including query design, performance optimization, database migrations, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Docker, Redis, event-driven architectures, background job processing, and queuing concepts.
• Proven ability to design scalable solutions, navigate ambiguity, solve complex technical challenges, and make sound engineering decisions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills with experience helping engineers grow through coaching, feedback, and technical leadership.

What could set you apart

• Previous experience serving as a team lead, technical lead, people manager, or mentor for a software development team.
• Experience leading sprint planning, retrospectives, estimation, onboarding initiatives, and process improvement efforts.
• Strong understanding of security analysis, permissioning models, and scalable distributed system design.
• Experience with modern development technologies and patterns such as Redux, MobX, Zustand, Zod, Tailwind, SASS, sockets, Redis, AWS Lambda, Amazon SQS, RabbitMQ, or similar tools.
• Experience developing AI pipelines, AI-powered endpoints, or agent-supported architectures.

About Epicor

At Epicor, we're truly a team. Join 5,000 talented professionals in creating a world of better business through data, AI, and cognitive ERP. We help businesses stay future-ready by connecting people, processes, and technology. From software engineers who command the latest AI technology to business development reps who help us seize new opportunities, the work we do matters. Together, Epicor employees are creating a more resilient global supply chain.

We're Proactive, Proud, Partners.

Whatever your career journey, we'll help you find the right path. Through our training courses, mentorship, and continuous support, you'll get everything you need to thrive. At Epicor, your success is our success. And that success really matters, because we're the essential partners for the world's most essential businesses-the hardworking companies who make, move, and sell the things the world needs.

Competitive Pay & Benefits

• Health and Wellness: Comprehensive health and wellness benefits designed to support your overall well-being.

• Internal Mobility: Opportunities for mentorship, continuing education, and focused career goal setting, with 25% of positions filled internally.

• Career Development: Free LinkedIn Learning licenses for everyone, along with our Mentoring Program to boost your personal development.

• Education Support: Geographically specific programs to balance the cost of education with the benefits of continued learning and personal development.

• Inclusive Workplace: Collaborate with a diverse team in an inclusive, global workplace that foster innovation and celebrate partnership.

• Work-Life Balance: Policies built on mutual trust and support, encouraging time off to rest, recharge, and reconnect.

• Global Mobility: Comprehensive support for international relocations and permanent residency processes.

Equal Opportunities and Accommodations Statement

Epicor is committed to creating a workplace and global community where inclusion is valued; where you bring the whole and real you-that's who we're interested in. If you have interest in this or any role- but your experience doesn't match every qualification of the job description, that's okay- consider applying regardless.

We are an equal-opportunity employer.