Technical Lead

NexGen Systems; Stockton (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Stockton office

Generous PTO

Leader development focus

Job summary

NexGen Systems, based in Stockton, CA, is seeking a Technical Lead to drive impact across time zones in a hybrid capacity. You will leverage prioritization and data storytelling to guide decisions, while managing cross-team delivery and maintaining a clear, actionable set of metrics for leadership.

The role requires willingness to commute to Stockton or work flexibly, fast learning of new systems, and the humility to revise opinions when data argues back.

Qualifications

• Prioritization expertise in a fast-moving general environment.
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision.
• Willingness to commute to Stockton, CA or work flexibly as needed.
• Ability to learn new general systems quickly and apply them effectively.
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back.
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Apply strong intuition to problems the playbook misses.
• Detect when a general metric is lying and dig in.
• Maintain realistic project schedules under pressure.
• Provide transparent, actionable metrics to leadership.
• Maintain self-motivation across time zones and tools.
• Manage accounts calmly during volume spikes.
• Own the middle phase of projects, not just kickoff.

Skills

Prioritization

Data storytelling

Commute to Stockton

Learning agility

Humility

Delivery ownership

Job description

Joining NexGen Systems as a Technical Lead means Stockton becomes your base and Work Ethic becomes your lever for $125,000 - $185,000-level impact. Think of it less as a job and more as a $125,000 - $185,000 bet NexGen Systems is placing on your 8 years and your judgment.

Key Responsibilities

• Bring 7 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in
• Keep the contract schedule realistic when everyone wants everything yesterday
• Keep NexGen Systems leadership honest with numbers they can act on
• Carry the Self-Motivation thread across three time zones and two tools
• Keep a steady hand on NexGen Systems accounts when volume spikes
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated Prioritization expertise in a fast-moving general environment
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Willingness to commute to Stockton, CA or work flexibly as needed
• Ability to learn new general systems quickly and apply them effectively
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues backComfortable owning projects from concept through delivery

Here at NexGen Systems, we combine people-first engineering with a relentless focus on the customers we serve in Stockton, CA. Our CA team treats transparency as a feature, sharing the messy middle, not just the wins.

Expect $125,000 - $185,000, a hybrid Stockton office, generous PTO, and leaders who treat your development as a real priority.

This Stockton, CA opening is current, active, and reviewing folks now.