Tech Lead

Norstella; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

HSA/FSA

Dental & Vision

401k with company match

Disability coverage

Parental leave

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Norstella is seeking a Technical Lead to guide a team of developers in delivering high-quality software across content platforms. You will drive backend architecture using Spring Boot, cloud services, and modern databases, while mentoring engineers and promoting a culture of learning and agile delivery.

You will collaborate closely with product and architecture teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions and ensure robust coding practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven leadership and people-management experience (3+ years).
• 9+ years of Java programming experience.
• 4+ years with Spring Boot and Spring Batch Frameworks.
• 2+ years of cloud service experience (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• 4+ years with open source frameworks.
• Experience with AI tools like Cursor and Claude.

Responsibilities

• Build a strong engineering team and culture.
• Lead projects with significant complexity.
• Cultivate AI mindset within the organization.
• Own solutions and invest in learning new technologies.
• Communicate effectively and work in an Agile environment.
• Review and improve current technologies for better fit.
• Develop, test, and maintain backend services using Spring Boot, AWS, and databases.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate requirements into technical specs.
• Ensure code quality, participate in reviews, and troubleshoot issues in prod.

Skills

Leadership

Java

Spring Boot

Cloud services (AWS/GCP/Azure)

CI/CD (Jenkins, Docker)

Agile

RESTful APIs

AI tools (Cursor, Claude)

Open source frameworks

Database technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

Tech Lead

Company: Norstella

Location: Remote, United States

Date Posted: Sep 20, 2026

Employment Type: Full Time

Job ID: R-2133

About Norstella:

Norstella is a premier and critical global life sciences data and AI solutions provider dedicated to improving patient access to life-saving therapies. Norstella supports pharmaceutical and biotech companies across the full drug development lifecycle — from pipeline to patient. Our mission is simple: to help our clients bring therapies to market faster and more efficiently, ultimately impacting patient lives.

Norstella unites market-leading brands Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, Skipta and The Dedham Group and delivers must-have answers and insights, leveraging AI, for critical strategic, clinical, and commercial decision-making. We help our clients:

• Accelerate the drug development cycle
• Assess competition and bring the right drugs to market
• Make data driven commercial and financial decisions
• Match and recruit patients for clinical trials
• Identify and address barriers to therapies

Norstella serves most pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world, along with regulators like the FDA, and payers. By providing critical proprietary data supporting AI-driven workflows, Norstella helps clients make decisions faster and with greater confidence. Norstella’s investments in AI are transforming how data is consumed and decisions are made, disrupting inefficient legacy workflows and helping the industry become more efficient, innovative, and responsive to patient needs.

Job Description:

Have you wondered how life saving drugs and therapies are created, tested, marketed and made available to patients in need? Have you wondered how clinical trials are conducted at a global scale? How governments and health authorities regulate various organizations participating in this marketplace? Have you wondered how those companies and insurance providers price a certain drug, and how a care provider determines the right treatment for a given patient? If yes, Norstella could the next step in your career.

Reporting into Sernior Director, the Technical Lead will be responsible for leading and managing a team of developers and engineers to deliver high-quality software products or services. In addition to technical expertise, the Tech Lead should have experience managing people, providing leadership, and creating a positive team culture. The Technical lead will also work with external developers responsible for the development and subsequent support of the various platform services components underpinning all the content applications across Norstella. As part of a large technology group, the Technical Lead will work with product management, architecture and other software engineering teams in support of the product development roadmap.

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead with great communication skills, deep experience in software engineering, and most importantly, the ability and willingness to keep learning in this ever-changing technology landscape.

Education

Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering or related field of study, or equivalent experience

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

Qualifications

• 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
• 2+ years of experience with modern relational and NoSQL databases (Experience with relational and/or non-relational databases like PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL etc is a big plus)
• 3+ years of experience designing, developing and architecting backend microservices with RESTful API and API security frameworks, service-oriented and/or microservices architecture
• 4+ years of experience using modern build and deployment tools such as Jenkins and Docker
• Experience with "Test First" (TDD) software development process
• Experience within pharma/healthcare sector is a plus

Our Guiding Principles for success at Norstella:

• 01: Bold, Passionate, and Mission-First
• 02: Integrity, Truth, and Reality
• 03: Kindness, Empathy, and Grace
• 04: Resilience, Mettle, and Perseverance
• 05: Humility, Gratitude, and Learning

Benefits

• Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Dental & Vision Benefits
• Basic Life and AD&D Benefits
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Company Paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays

Please Note - All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not provide visa sponsorship or transfers. We are not currently accepting candidates who are on an OPT visa.

Sometimes the best opportunities are hidden by self-doubt. We disqualify ourselves before we have the opportunity to be considered. Regardless of where you came from, how you identify, or the path that led you here- you are welcome. If you read this job description and feel passion and excitement, we’re just as excited about you.

Norstella is an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal, state, or local law.