Technical Lead (Player-Manager) – Client‑Facing Azure Data

sandtechholdingslimited

United States

Remote

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

sandtechholdingslimited in the United States seeks a player-manager technical lead to deliver production-grade intelligent solutions in a client-facing delivery model. The role blends hands-on engineering with squad leadership, collaborating with a Solutions Architect, Product Manager, and client teams to translate scope into working software in regulated, critical infrastructure environments.

You will lead technical delivery across the full stack, mentor a cross-functional squad, own

Qualifications

At least 7 years in a technical role with a minimum of 2 years leading technical delivery as a player-manager.
Working knowledge across software and data engineering, with ability to review React and TypeScript frontend work, Python (FastAPI or Django) or .NET backend services, and Azure data pipeline work.
Hands-on delivery experience on Microsoft Azure, including Event Hubs, Azure Data Lake, Azure Databricks, Azure Digital Twins, AKS or containers, and Azure AI services.
Track record of mentoring engineers through delivery and setting engineering standards, with comfort being the primary technical face to the client in a regulated, critical-infrastructure environment.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, plus ability to work autonomously in a small, internationally distributed team.

Responsibilities

Lead technical delivery across the full solution stack, from data ingestion and processing pipelines through API and application layers, holding the bar on quality, reliability, and security.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for the client, building relationships with their engineering and operations teams and representing the delivery approach with confidence.
Lead and mentor a cross-functional squad of data engineers, data scientists, and software engineers, setting engineering standards and guiding direction through code review and architectural decisions.
Work closely with the Solutions Architect to translate design into day-to-day delivery decisions, managing technical risk and escalating when needed.
Partner with the Product Manager to break product scope into pieces a cross-functional team can deliver, contributing hands-on coding while maintaining strong context over the codebase and platform.
Spend significant time on the client site working directly with the client's technical team to deliver the production system.