Lead Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Own the technical architecture and engineering direction for key products and platforms.
• Design and develop scalable, high-performance, and reliable applications using Python, TypeScript, Node.js, and Next.js .
• Drive an AI-first approach to product and engineering, identifying opportunities to integrate AI/LLMs into products, workflows, and developer experiences.
• Build and integrate AI-powered features and intelligent workflows into production applications.
• Make key decisions around system architecture, technology choices, scalability, performance, security, and reliability.
• Lead the design and development of backend services, APIs, and modern web applications.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Establish and drive engineering best practices, including coding standards, design reviews, testing, observability, and documentation.
• Mentor senior engineers and influence engineering teams through technical leadership.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews and ensure high standards of engineering quality.
• Identify technical bottlenecks and continuously improve system performance, reliability, and developer productivity.
• Evaluate emerging AI and engineering technologies and assess their applicability to Kily's products.
• Drive technical initiatives from concept to production, taking end-to-end ownership of complex engineering problems.