Remote Tech Lead — AI-Driven Backend & Team Builder

Norstella; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits

Health Savings Accounts (HSA) or FSA

Dental & Vision Benefits

401k Retirement Plan with Companymatch

Company Paid Short & Long-Term Disab.

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

Norstella is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to oversee a team of developers delivering high-quality software across content platforms. You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product management and architecture teams to support the product roadmap.

The ideal candidate has deep Java expertise, strong leadership, and a passion for learning in a fast-changing tech landscape.

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 Java programming experience.
• 4+ years with Spring Boot and Spring Frameworks.
• 2+ years of cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) experience.
• 4+ years with open source frameworks.
• 2+ years in Agile practices.
• 2+ years with modern relational and NoSQL databases.
• 3+ years designing, developing and architecting backend microservices with RESTful APIs.
• 4+ years using build/deploy tools like Jenkins and Docker.
• Experience with AI tools is a plus.
• Experience in pharma/healthcare sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build a strong engineering team and culture.
• Tackle projects with significant complexity and impact.
• Cultivate AI culture within the organization.
• Own the solutions your team delivers.
• Learn new technologies and languages continuously.
• Communicate effectively across teams and stakeholders.
• Be agile in a fast-paced environment.
• Review technologies and recommend changes.
• Develop, test, and maintain backend services using Spring Boot and cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with designers and project managers to translate requirements into specs.
• Participate in code reviews and improve coding practices.

Skills

People management

Java programming

Spring Boot

AWS / GCP / Azure

Agile practices

Relational and NoSQL DBs

Backend microservices

CI/CD (Jenkins, Docker)

AI tools (Cursor, Claude)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

AWS

Docker

Jenkins

PostgreSQL / DynamoDB / MySQL

Job description

Norstella is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to oversee a team of developers delivering high-quality software across content platforms. You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product management and architecture teams to support the product roadmap.

The ideal candidate has deep Java expertise, strong leadership, and a passion for learning in a fast-changing tech landscape.