Web Tech Lead

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned Technical Lead to guide enterprise-scale engagements, shaping architecture and delivery while mentoring engineers. You will drive code reviews, establish technical direction, and integrate AI tooling like Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code to elevate quality and efficiency.

You will balance delivery velocity with robust design, ensuring performance and stability across multiple concurrent projects, and collaborate with stakeholders to scope and estimate initiatives

Qualifications

• Solid experience leading technical delivery on enterprise-scale engagements.
• Hands-on code review, architecture decisions, and mentoring developers.
• Comfort owning technical outcomes across multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong foundation in architecture and system design.
• Hands on experience with Wordpress, Drupal, and/or Sitecore.
• Working fluency with AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code.

Responsibilities

• Guide engineering execution across client engagements, from architecture decisions through code review.
• Set technical direction for projects and hold teams accountable to it.
• Own delivery velocity and efficiency, keeping engagements technically sound and on schedule.
• Help reduce technical escalations by catching issues early and building in the right checks.
• Integrate AI tooling into the team's delivery workflow as a core part of how work gets done.
• Continuously look for ways AI-assisted development can improve code quality, speed, and consistency across engagements.
• Enforce coding standards and lead code review to ensure consistent, maintainable code across projects.
• Keep an eye on system performance and stability as engagements evolve and scale.
• Champion architecture and system design decisions that hold up over time.
• Actively mentor developers, supporting their growth and capability development.
• Build a culture where feedback, code review, and technical craft are taken seriously.
• Get involved early in solution scoping and estimation, helping shape engagements before they kick off.

Skills

Technical leadership

Code review

Mentoring

Architecture design

AI tooling

Tools

Wordpress

Drupal

Sitecore

Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

Responsibilities

• Guide engineering execution across client engagements, from architecture decisions through code review.
• Set technical direction for projects and hold teams accountable to it.
• Own delivery velocity and efficiency, keeping engagements technically sound and on schedule.
• Help reduce technical escalations by catching issues early and building in the right checks.
• Integrate AI tooling, including Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code, into the team's delivery workflow as a core part of how work gets done.
• Continuously look for ways AI-assisted development can improve code quality, speed, and consistency across engagements.
• Enforce coding standards and lead code review to ensure consistent, maintainable code across projects.
• Keep an eye on system performance and stability as engagements evolve and scale.
• Champion architecture and system design decisions that hold up over time.
• Actively mentor developers, supporting their growth and capability development.
• Build a culture where feedback, code review, and technical craft are taken seriously.
• Get involved early in solution scoping and estimation, helping shape engagements before they kick off.

Requirements

• Solid experience leading technical delivery on enterprise-scale engagements.
• A track record of hands-on code review, architecture decisions, and mentoring developers.
• Comfort owning technical outcomes across multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong foundation in architecture and system design.
• Hands on experience with Wordpress, Drupal, and/or Sitecore.
• Working fluency with AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code, and a genuine interest in pushing how they're used across a team.
• An eye for code quality and maintainability, and the judgment to know when performance or stability tradeoffs matter.
• A natural mentor, someone developers want to learn from.
• Comfortable weighing in early on solution scoping and estimation, not just execution.
• A collaborative approach that earns trust with both the team and the broader engagement.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in technical delivery, architecture, and system design while mentoring developers and integrating AI-assisted tools to enhance code quality and efficiency across enterprise-scale projects.