Technical Lead

Telia Company; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Workation

Extra vacation days

Discounts on Telia services

Telia Kids Club

Sports activities

Job summary

Telia is seeking a Technical Lead to provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams building our Digital Services & Channels platform. You will evolve architecture, improve reliability, and guide architectural decisions in production environments.

The ideal candidate has deep experience building distributed backends, strong engineering judgment, and a track record of leading technical decisions across teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building, modernizing, and operating distributed backend systems in Java
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, performance, observability, and cloud-native architectures
• Experience influencing technical direction across multiple teams

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical architecture of the platform.
• Design scalable, resilient, and maintainable distributed systems.
• Lead architectural decisions and drive long-term platform evolution.
• Solve the most challenging production and performance problems.
• Improve reliability, observability, security, and developer experience.
• Partner with engineering teams to reduce technical debt and simplify existing systems.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews and hands-on collaboration.
• Work with Product and Engineering Managers to balance technical sustainability with business delivery.

Skills

Distributed backends

Distributed systems

Java ecosystem

Architectural leadership

Technical decisions

Mentoring engineers

Observability

AI-assisted tooling

Tools

Java

AI-assisted development tools

Cloud-native

Job description

We’re looking for a Technical Lead to join us at Telia.

Want to embark on a new engineering leadership career journey where you can make a real impact?I’mMonika Ažukaitė, andI’msearching for a curious individual like you, ready to leave a lasting mark. Join our Technology team, where your technology leadership skills will thrive, and together –let’smake better happen!

What you’ll do:

ProvidetechnicalleadershipacrossmultipleengineeringteamsbuildingourDigitalServices&Channelsplatform.You’llworkwithengineersacrossdomaintoevolveourarchitecture,improvereliability,simplifycomplexsystems,andhelpshapethetechnicaldirectionoftheplatform.We’relookingforsomeonewithdeepexperiencebuildingdistributedbackendsystems,strongengineeringjudgement,andatrackrecordofleadingtechnicaldecisionsinproductionenvironments.

Your key areas of responsibility include:

• Define and evolve the technical architecture of the platform.
• Design scalable, resilient, and maintainable distributed systems.
• Lead architectural decisions and drive long-term platform evolution.
• Solve the most challenging production and performance problems.
• Improve reliability, observability, security, and developer experience.
• Partner with engineering teams to reduce technical debt and simplify existing systems.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, technical discussions, and hands-on collaboration.
• Work with Product and Engineering Managers to balance technical sustainability with business delivery.

What will help you thrive in this role:

Anexperiencedsoftwareengineerwithapassionforbuildingandevolvinglarge-scalebackendsystems.

Key qualifications include:

• Extensive experience building, modernizing, andoperatingdistributed backend systems within the Java technology ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, performance, observability, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience evolving large systems through incremental modernization rather than large rewrites.
• Soundtechnicalsolution evaluationand the ability to make pragmatic technical trade-offs.
• Experience influencing technical direction across multiple teams.
• Passion for writing simple, maintainable software and helping others do the same.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools effectively whilemaintaininghigh engineering standards.

Join us to shape smarter living for people, businesses, and the planet

At Telia, we’re a team of 15 000 colleagues across the Nordics and Baltics, passionate about technology and connectivity. As a Top Employer and Sustainability Leader , we drive change with large-scale, impactful projects while building a sustainable, inclusive world.

Here, you can grow your skills, lead meaningful projects, and thrive in a supportive, diverse environment. Whether you’re taking your first step or your next, Telia is a place to grow, belong, and make a real impact.

What we offer

At Telia, we care about your well-being, growth, and sense of belonging:

• Additional health insurance and pension plans
• Workation : work from anywhere in the EU for up to 30 days per year
• Extra vacation days based on tenure (up to 5 additional days)
• Discounts on Telia services , including free home internet
• Partner offers and discounts (SPA, cafes, events)
• Telia Kids Club : summer camps for employees’ children
• Company-supported sports activities (yoga, basketball, running)
• Internal training , leadership programs and job shadowing to explore new roles

…and more.

Monthly salary range for this position - 5400-6900 Eur (gross) + annual performance bonuses

Although it may vary depending on your skills and experience.

Ready to make better happen?

If you’re selected for the next stage, you’ll be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Partner. Background and reference checks will be part of the process.

Want to know more about this role? Please reach out to Monika A žukaitė at [e-mail]

Equal opportunities

At Telia, we recognize talent by professional skills and growth potential. We champion diversity, ensuring every individual’s needs are met, regardless of disability, gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation, or social status. Together, we’re dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment where your uniqueness is our strength.

Join us and let’s make better happen - together!

More about our culture:

www.telia.lt/karjera