Technical Lead

StartupEdge Inc.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Conference budget

Job summary

StartupEdge is seeking a Technical Lead for a temporary, Alexandria-based assignment. You will own project management tasks, coordinate with vendors and customers, and use facilitation to optimize routine work while handling client curveballs from the Virginia area.

Bring a growth mindset, familiarity with StartupEdge workflows, delegation and presentation skills, and a track record of delivering under deadlines. VA regulations knowledge and a portfolio will support candidacy.

Qualifications

• Growth mindset with receptivity to feedback.
• Familiarity with StartupEdge-scale workflows or willingness to learn.
• Experience delegating tasks and presenting updates.
• Proven ability to ship under deadlines.
• Knowledge of Virginia regulatory context for work.

Responsibilities

• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Represent StartupEdge professionally with vendors, partners, and customers.
• Use facilitation to streamline routine tasks and increase capacity.
• Handle client interactions in Alexandria with clarity and poise.
• Maintain broad knowledge not yet documented in a wiki.

Skills

Growth mindset

StartupEdge workflows

Delegation skills

Presentation skills

Deadline pressure

VA regulations knowledge

Portfolio/work samples

Job description

Tired of general roles that fence you in? StartupEdge's Technical Lead opening hands you Project Management and an Alexandria, VA runway. Picture this: a temporary Technical Lead seat in Alexandria, paying $126,000 - $194,000, where 7 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

Key Responsibilities

• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced general environment
• Represent StartupEdge professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
• Use Facilitation to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity
• Field curveballs from Alexandria clients without losing the thread
• Carry general knowledge that doesn't live in any wiki yet

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
• Familiarity with StartupEdge-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
• Working understanding of both Delegation and Presentation Skills in real-world settings
• Track record that proves you can unfussy ship under deadline pressure
• Knowledge of VA-specific regulations relevant to general work
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your general expertise

StartupEdge is the ambitious Alexandria, VA company that general insiders recommend but rarely the one that advertises. Collaboration over heroics is our default, and we'd rather win as a group than burn anyone out.

You'll be supported by $126,000 - $194,000, strong health coverage, conference budgets, and a team that promotes from within.

The StartupEdge team is scaling in Alexandria, VA, and we are hiring for it now.