About Us
At metacto, we help companies turn ambitious product ideas into shipped, production-grade software. We partner with startups, growth-stage companies, and mid-market teams as their technical excellence partner across mobile apps, web platforms, APIs, and internal tooling. As a Senior Product Engineer, Tech Lead, you’ll lead an engineering pod, contribute hands-on across the stack, and apply AI-native workflows to ship faster without compromising quality.
Job Description
The Senior Product Engineer, Tech Lead is a hands-on technical leader who drives delivery for a pod of engineers building mobile applications, web platforms, APIs, and administrative tools. You’ll own the technical direction of your pod, write code alongside the team, partner closely with Product and Design, and incorporate AI tools and agents into every part of the software development lifecycle. This role is for engineers who want to lead by shipping, not by stepping away from the keyboard.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Delivery
- Serve as the technical lead for an engineering pod delivering mobile applications, web platforms, APIs, and administrative tools
- Contribute directly to software development, architecture, and implementation across client and internal projects
- Drive technical execution by breaking down requirements, defining implementation strategies, and ensuring successful delivery
- Lead architectural discussions and make pragmatic technical decisions that balance speed, scalability, and maintainability
- Review code, provide technical feedback, and uphold engineering quality standards across the pod
- Identify technical risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks early and drive resolution
Full-Stack Development
- Design, build, and maintain mobile applications across iOS and Android platforms
- Develop backend services, APIs, and integrations that support mobile and web experiences
- Collaborate with Product and Design to translate business requirements into high-quality user experiences
- Ensure solutions are performant, secure, reliable, and maintainable in production
- Participate in troubleshooting, debugging, and performance optimization efforts
AI-Powered Development
- Leverage AI tools, agents, and workflows to accelerate software development and improve engineering efficiency
- Utilize AI for architecture design, code generation, testing, debugging, and documentation
- Identify opportunities to incorporate AI capabilities into client products and internal systems
- Share effective AI development practices and workflows with engineers across the organization
Qualifications
- 6-10 years of experience building production software across the full stack
- Proven experience shipping mobile applications (iOS, Android, or cross-platform frameworks such as React Native or Flutter)
- Strong backend skills with modern languages and frameworks (Python/Django, Node.js, Go, or similar) and experience designing APIs and integrations
- Solid front-end experience with React, TypeScript, and modern web tooling
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containerization (Docker), and CI/CD pipelines
- Demonstrated ability to lead a small engineering team, run code reviews, and set technical direction
- Track record of using AI coding tools and agentic workflows in real product work, not just demos
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for product, design, and client stakeholders
Preferred Skills
- Previous experience as a tech lead, staff engineer, or senior engineer with leadership responsibilities
- Native iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin) experience in addition to cross-platform frameworks
- Experience with mobile release pipelines, app store submissions, and post-launch monitoring
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi)
- Experience integrating LLM features (RAG, agents, evaluation pipelines) into customer-facing products
- Understanding of security and compliance best practices in mobile and cloud environments
- Comfort working in agency or consulting environments with multiple concurrent client engagements
Position Details
- Type: Full-Time
- Location: 100% Remote
- Growth Path: Clear trajectory into senior technical leadership across multiple pods and client engagements