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LighthouseAI · 3 hours ago

Tech Lead

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$170K/yr - $190K/yr

8+ years exp

LighthouseAI provides pharmaceutical state licensing software and services to various stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry. The Technical Lead is a hands-on engineering leader responsible for setting technical direction, guiding architecture, and supporting the growth of the engineering team while integrating AI capabilities into the product.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)MedicalPharmaceuticalSoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead architectural design for new features, services, and system components

Evaluate modern AI/ML technologies and determine appropriate use cases

Make key technical decisions that balance performance, scalability, and maintainability

Review designs, PRs, and technical documentation to ensure engineering excellence

Evaluate and introduce new tools and technologies to improve software development productivity

Perform full-stack development regularly across both frontend and backend systems, taking ownership of end-to-end feature implementation

Develop and deliver core components of application, AI-powered features, and architectural components

Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues across the full stack and drive sustainable solutions

Ensure code quality, test coverage, reliability, and adherence to engineering standards

Mentor, guide and manage engineers, and contribute to raising the technical bar across the organization

Lead discussions on AI best practices, emerging trends, model evaluation techniques, and responsible AI usage

Facilitate knowledge sharing, pair programming, and engineering best practices

Collaborate with Product Management to translate product requirements into clear technical plans, architecture and milestones

Partner with Engineering Managers to balance priorities, manage sprint commitments, and guide execution

Streamline and optimize the CI/CD pipeline to improve deployment reliability, speed, and developer productivity

Guide teams through incident response, root-cause analysis, and preventive improvements

Work closely with Product, Design, Data/SME, QA, and DevOps to ensure alignment on goals and technical feasibility

Communicate architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and implementation plans clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Support go-to-market teams with technical insights for feature capabilities

Qualification

Software EngineeringAI Technology EvaluationFull-Stack DevelopmentSaaS Application DesignCloud InfrastructureCI/CD PipelineTeam ManagementMentoring EngineersCommunicationCollaboration Skills

Required

8+ years of software engineering experience with increasing ownership and technical complexity

Expertise in designing and building scalable, secure, and reliable SaaS applications

Experience in developing data-driven enterprise software with complex workflows, rule engines or regulatory frameworks

Strong full-stack engineering background, with deep experience building and maintaining both frontend and backend systems

Strong proficiency in the team's core technologies (customize as needed: e.g., Python, Node.js, React, AWS, SQL/NoSQL, serverless, microservices, containerization)

Experience evaluating and integrating AI technologies into real-world applications

Proven experience breaking down complex problems into clear, actionable engineering plans

Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams

Experience mentoring and guiding engineers