Remote Tech Lead — AI-Driven Backend & Cloud

Norstella; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, dental & vision benefits

HSA or FSA

401k with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Disability & life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Norstella is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to lead a team of developers delivering high-quality software across platform services and content applications. You will collaborate with product management, architecture, and other software teams in support of the product roadmap and ensure code quality and scalable backend systems.

You will guide cloud-based technologies, modern database solutions, and said AI tools while fostering a culture of ownership, learning, and rapid delivery in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• 9+ years of experience in programming with Java.
• 4+ years of experience working with Spring Boot, Spring Batch Frameworks.
• 2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service.
• 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks.
• Proficient in using AI tools like Cursor and Claude.
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices.
• 3+ years of experience designing, developing and architecting backend microservices with RESTful API.

Responsibilities

• Build Strong engineering team and culture.
• Work on projects with significant complexity.
• Cultivate the culture of AI within the organization.
• Have a strong sense of ownership of the solutions that your team works on.
• Be willing to work with and invest yourself in learning new technologies, programming languages, databases etc.
• Communicate effectively.
• Be an
• agile
• person. You desire a fast-paced dynamic work environment
• Review existing technologies for suitability and make recommendations for change
• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality software applications using Spring Boot, AWS, and Database technologies
• Work with designers and project managers to understand client requirements and translate them into technical specifications
• Collaborate with developers on the team to ensure code quality and consistency
• Help Troubleshoot and debug issues in production and non-production environments
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving our coding practices and standards

Skills

Java

People management

Agile

Backend architecture

APIs

AI tools

Communication

Ownership

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring Batch

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Jenkins

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

MySQL

REST APIs

Kubernetes

Job description

Norstella is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to lead a team of developers delivering high-quality software across platform services and content applications. You will collaborate with product management, architecture, and other software teams in support of the product roadmap and ensure code quality and scalable backend systems.

You will guide cloud-based technologies, modern database solutions, and said AI tools while fostering a culture of ownership, learning, and rapid delivery in a dynamic