Technical Lead - Full-Stack Development & AI

Engineering Virtual, United States

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Technical Lead - Full-Stack Development & AI 
Type: Temporary contract role with the potential to become a full-time position. 
Source: Direct individual contract only; agencies, firm uplift rates not accepted 
Location: Remote (US time zones) 
Contract/Hourly: DOE 
Experience: 7+ years 
Dates of Engagement: Oct 1 to Dec 15, 2025 
Hours Per Week Available: 25 hrs. (min) > to 35 hrs. (max) per week 
Start Date: ASAP 
Rate: Projected: $55-65/hr
 
 
About The Role 
Our client is seeking a visionary Technical Lead to spearhead our full-stack development initiatives and drive our generative AI and agentic AI capabilities. You'll architect scalable systems that power the future of human-centered AI, leading a world-class engineering team while staying hands-on with cutting-edge AI technologies. 
What You'll Do 
Technical Leadership & Architecture 
  • Design and implement robust, scalable full-stack architectures supporting millions of users 
  • Lead the technical roadmap for generative AI integration across all product surfaces 
  • Drive adoption of agentic AI patterns and multi-agent systems within our platform 
  • Establish engineering best practices, code review standards, and development workflows 
  • Make critical technology decisions that will scale with 10x growth 
Hands-On Development 
  • Build production-grade features using modern frameworks (React, Next.js, Node.js, Python) 
  • Integrate LLMs, vector databases, and RAG systems into customer-facing applications 
  • Optimize AI model inference and deployment pipelines for sub-200ms response times 
  • Implement real-time features using WebSockets, WebRTC, and event-driven architectures 
Team & Culture Building 
  • Lead and mentor a team across frontend, backend, and AI/ML 
  • Drive technical hiring and build processes to scale engineering 
  • Foster a culture of rapid experimentation, learning, and shipping quality code 
  • Collaborate with product, design, and business teams to align technical execution with company vision 
What They Are Looking For 
Technical Excellence 
  • 7+ years of full-stack development with recent experience in modern frameworks 
  • Deep expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, and at least one systems language (Go/Rust) 
  • Production experience with generative AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) and fine-tuning 
  • Hands-on experience building agentic AI systems and multi-agent workflows 
  • Strong background in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architecture (AWS/GCP) 
Leadership & Impact 
  • 3+ years of technical leadership experience, preferably at high-growth startups (Series A-C) 
  • Track record of scaling engineering teams and systems through rapid growth phases 
  • Experience building 0-to-1 products with millions of users 
  • Strong product intuition and ability to balance technical debt with feature velocity 
AI & Emerging Tech 
  • Expertise in vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma) and embedding strategies 
  • Experience with AI evaluation frameworks and LLM observability tools 
  • Understanding of prompt engineering, RAG architectures, and model optimization 
  • Knowledge of transformer architectures and experience with fine-tuning workflows 
Tech Stack 
  • Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Vercel 
  • Backend: Node.js, Python (FastAPI), PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker 
  • AI/ML: OpenAI GPT-4, Anthropic Claude, LangChain, Vector DBs, Weights & Biases 
  • Infrastructure: AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions 
  • Monitoring: DataDog, Sentry, PostHog 
Apply with your resume, GitHub profile, and a brief note about your most impactful technical leadership experience to [email protected]  

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