Technical Lead - Full-Stack Web & API Architecture

Elastic; United States; Remote; USD 136,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401k matching

Flexible schedule

Generous vacation

Volunteer hours

Parental leave

Job summary

Elastic is seeking a Technical Lead to drive front and back end development and infrastructure of our flagship website, Elastic.co. You will collaborate with a distributed team of designers, frontend developers, and full-stack engineers to deliver outstanding user interfaces and scalable data integrations.

You will lead API design, performance optimizations, testing, security, and reliability across web services, while promoting craftsmanship and best practices in a remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in front and backend web development, with a focus on modern JavaScript frameworks and scalable web applications and APIs.
• 3+ years of experience as a senior technical contributor or technical lead in collaborative environments.
• Deep expertise in NextJS, React, and TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with and provide technical guidance to a remote team of frontend and full stack engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Drive the technical vision for our frontend architecture using NextJS and TypeScript.
• Drive the technical vision for backend services, data integration pipelines, and content management systems.
• Lead the design and implementation of APIs that power dynamic web experiences.
• Establish and maintain quality standards, testing processes, and code review practices.
• Champion backend performance optimizations, monitoring, and observability practices.
• Ensure security, scalability, and reliability across all backend web services.
• Lead the implementation of frontend performance optimizations and best practices.
• Ensure accessibility and cross-browser compatibility across all web experiences.
• Contribute to technical planning, prioritize technical initiatives, and support project delivery.
• Collaborate closely with other teams to deliver cohesive user experiences.
• Partner with SRE and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless system integration.
• Foster effective communication and collaboration practices in a distributed-first environment.

Skills

NextJS

React

TypeScript

API design

Web accessibility

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Headless CMS

Cloud infrastructure

Elasticsearch

Job description

Elastic is seeking a Technical Lead to drive front and back end development and infrastructure of our flagship website, Elastic.co. You will collaborate with a distributed team of designers, frontend developers, and full-stack engineers to deliver outstanding user interfaces and scalable data integrations.

You will lead API design, performance optimizations, testing, security, and reliability across web services, while promoting craftsmanship and best practices in a remote-friendly environment.