Remote Tech Lead: Cloud-Native Architect & Mentor

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work arrangement.

Home/Hybrid workspace option.

Offices in major cities (New York, Los

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Tech Lead Engineer to join its team as a leader in the Media space. This role provides technical leadership on complex, high-impact initiatives, focusing on scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions and guiding architecture for cloud-native systems.

You will mentor engineers, shape engineering standards, and communicate trade-offs clearly to stakeholders while partnering with Product, UX, QA, security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver comprehensive solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM field, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of professional software development experience building complex, scalable business applications.
• Expert-level proficiency in C# and .NET Core with Angular.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services (Azure Container Apps, App Services, Event Hub, API Management).
• Proven experience designing and operating distributed systems, microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• Deep experience with CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Azure DevOps, and GitHub.
• Strong database experience with SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for complex, high-impact initiatives, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Lead system and component-level architecture design in partnership with engineers and architects.
• Own end-to-end technical execution for key projects, from design through delivery.
• Design, implement, and evolve cloud-native architectures using modern patterns and technologies.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering strong engineering judgment, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, UX, QA, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver comprehensive solutions.
• Clearly communicate technical trade-offs and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

C# / .NET Core

Angular

Azure

Distributed systems

REST APIs

CI/CD

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub

SQL Server

Cosmos DB

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure Container Apps

App Services

Event Hub

API Management

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Tech Lead Engineer to join its team as a leader in the Media space. This role provides technical leadership on complex, high-impact initiatives, focusing on scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions and guiding architecture for cloud-native systems.

You will mentor engineers, shape engineering standards, and communicate trade-offs clearly to stakeholders while partnering with Product, UX, QA, security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver comprehensive solutions.