Tech Lead: Python/FastAPI on AWS (Mentor)

Morgan & Morgan, P.A.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Morgan & Morgan is seeking a Software Engineering Tech Lead in New York to guide technical direction and mentor engineers in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will own the design and delivery of scalable systems using Python (FastAPI), React, and AWS.

This is a hands-on leadership role balancing code contributions with mentorship, reviews, and cross-functional collaboration with product managers and designers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years in a tech lead or staff-level role, leading teams and projects.
• Deep proficiency in Python, particularly with FastAPI or similar frameworks.
• Strong experience with React and front-end application architecture.
• Production experience with AWS and modern cloud-native architectures.
• Demonstrated expertise in software testing, quality assurance, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and leading agile ceremonies.
• Strong communicator and collaborator; able to lead design reviews and drive consensus.
• Proven track record of mentoring and elevating teammates’ technical growth.

Responsibilities

• Elevate code quality: Champion TDD, code hygiene, and clean architecture across the team.
• Design leadership: Own the authoring and review of technical design documents that drive shared understanding and decision-making across teams.
• Agile delivery: Lead sprint planning, retrospectives, and incremental delivery with a strong bias toward iteration and value delivery.
• Lead by example: Design and implement scalable, robust systems across the backend (Python/FastAPI), frontend (React), and cloud infrastructure (AWS).
• Raise the bar: Set and uphold high standards for code quality, testing, performance, and maintainability.
• Mentor and grow engineers: Provide technical mentorship and encourage a growth mindset through regular feedback and coaching.
• Drive technical alignment: Lead code reviews, design reviews, and engineering discussions that result in thoughtful, well‑documented decisions.
• Champion documentation: Author and review technical design documents to guide team implementation and maintain long‑term clarity.
• Build for resilience: Design systems with fault tolerance, observability, and graceful degradation in mind; guide the team in applying principles of reliability and operational excellence.
• Lead incident response and learning: Participate in and improve incident response processes, drive actionable postmortems, and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Cross‑functional alignment: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on roadmap priorities and delivery timelines.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

React

AWS

CI/CD

Test-driven development

Mentoring engineers

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Datadog

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Morgan & Morgan is seeking a Software Engineering Tech Lead in New York to guide technical direction and mentor engineers in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will own the design and delivery of scalable systems using Python (FastAPI), React, and AWS.

This is a hands-on leadership role balancing code contributions with mentorship, reviews, and cross-functional collaboration with product managers and designers.