Stellic · 8 hours ago
Technical Lead
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$210K/yr - $260K/yr
5+ years expStellic is a fast-growing startup dedicated to transforming the student experience in higher education. They are seeking a Technical Lead to design and implement scalable backend architectures, ensuring engineering excellence while driving alignment with product priorities.
Education
Responsibilities
Drive alignment on the prioritization of engineering-driven priorities along side product priorities
Design and lead the implementation of scalable backend architectures for mission-critical enterprise applications
Build and maintain clean, ergonomic APIs to handle complex business logic and data flows
Develop and optimize database schemas and queries to process terabytes of data efficiently
Identify and introduce abstractions to increase the performance and reliability of our systems
Drive engineering excellence by defining and mentoring on best practices, design patterns, and code quality
Ensure quality by designing robust testing strategies and implementing suites of reliable tests
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a backend engineer operating at scale
Strong ownership mindset and the ability to autonomously lead and drive complex implementations
Deep curiosity, customer empathy, and commitment to engineering as a craft
Ability to plan, estimate, and manage the technical aspects of project execution and delivery
Excellent problem-solving skills
Desire to mentor junior developers
Clear and effective communication skills for collaborating with product, design, and customer-facing teams
Deep experience with backend engineering using high-level programming languages and frameworks -- ORMs, RESTful APIs, background jobs, real-time streaming, etc
Strong proficiency in designing and optimizing SQL databases and complex SQL queries (PostgreSQL a plus)
Experience with asynchronous / event-based architectures
Strong background in API design, documentation, and versioning strategies
Solid understanding of software testing, CI/CD practices, observability, etc
Benefits
Generous stock options in a Series A stage startup
Flexible, outcome-based culture
Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family
401K and commuter benefits
Annual international retreats in some of the most beautiful cities & towns
Company
Stellic
Student Success Platform Designed to Help Students Maximize their College Journey and Graduate on Time.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$14.1MKey Investors
Reach Capital
2022-03-22Series A· $11M
2019-10-17Seed· $3.1M
2017-05-23Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Sabih Bin Wasi
Founder & CEO
Ali Naqi
Lead Product Designer
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