Technical Team Lead: Backend, AI/ML & People Leadership

Wcities; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wcities seeks an experienced Technical Team Lead to guide a 15-20 person technical group across Python backend development, MySQL database work, and API/microservices integration. The role emphasizes strong leadership, delivery ownership, and cross-functional coordination with product, QA, and design teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive project timelines, ensure coding standards, and stay ahead of emerging technologies to improve systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software/technical teams of 10+ people.
• Strong people-management and communication skills.
• Proficient in Python backend development and database design.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and mentor a technical team of 15-20 developers and professionals.
• Plan tasks based on skills and priorities; monitor productivity and deadlines.
• Coordinate with Product Managers, QA, UI/UX, and other stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance and oversee code reviews and production issue resolution.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Python

MySQL

REST APIs

APIs

Backend development

Microservices

AI/ML concepts

Code reviews

Job description

Wcities seeks an experienced Technical Team Lead to guide a 15-20 person technical group across Python backend development, MySQL database work, and API/microservices integration. The role emphasizes strong leadership, delivery ownership, and cross-functional coordination with product, QA, and design teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive project timelines, ensure coding standards, and stay ahead of emerging technologies to improve systems and processes.