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Wearelookingfora Technical Director who lives at the intersection of high-level strategy and deep-stack execution. You aren't here to just manage tickets or delegate from the sidelines — you are here to get your hands dirty alongside the team, partner with the Principal of Engineering to define our tech stack, mentor a team of high-performers, and serve as the "Technical North Star" for our most ambitious clients.
What will you achieve?
Architecture Ownership: Takefull,hands-onownershipoftheend-to-endarchitectureforkeyclientproducts,ensuring100%alignmentwithsecurityandscalabilitybestpractices—andwritingcodewhenitmatters.
Team Evolution: Establishamentorshipframeworkthatresultsinmeasurableskillgrowthforyourdirectreports,specificallyin Next.jsand Cloud Nativearchitecture—leadingbyexample,notjustbyinstruction.
Client Strategy: Successfullyleadthree"Innovation Roadmaps"forclients,translatingcomplexbusinessneedsintotechnicalblueprintsthatyouhelptheengineeringteamexecute—notjusthandoff.
Technical Excellence: Act as the final point of escalation, rolling up your sleeves to ensure all technical debt is managed and all production issues are resolved within client SLAs.
Whatdoyouneedforthisrole?
The Foundation: You've spent at least 7 years actively building in backend development — not just overseeing it — and 5+ years mastering architecture patterns (Microservices, SOA).
The Modern Stack: You are an expert practitioner in Next.js (3+ years) and have deep, hands-on experience with Contentful (or similar headless CMS).
Cloud Native: You don't just "use" the cloud; you architect and build for it (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Client-Facing Grit: You have at least 3 years of experience leading technical strategy directly with clients — and can back every recommendation with code.
Pre-Sales Experience: The ability to assist the
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