Dev Team Lead

About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished and highly skilled Dev Team Lead to join our R&D team building Scaleboard.io a cutting-edge platform redefining how DevOps operates in the AI era.

As an early technical leader in a fast-moving startup environment, you will help shape core architecture, set engineering standards, and guide a cross-functional team as we build products from the ground up. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in rapid, sometimes unstructured environments, embraces ambiguity, and can turn vision into high-quality execution.

You will play a central role in designing scalable, high-performance systems, delivering data-intensive applications, integrating advanced AI/ML capabilities, and creating robust developer tooling that powers the Scaleboard platform.

Role & responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of developers across backend, frontend, and infrastructure disciplines.
• Architect, design, and maintain high-quality backend services leveraging

  PostgreSQL

  ,

  MySQL

  ,

  Python

  , and

  Node.js (TypeScript/JavaScript)

  .
• Oversee the design and implementation of frontend features and internal tools using

  React

  .
• Develop and optimize data storage solutions using

  pgvector

  or other vector-enabled databases.
• Drive the implementation of

  Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

  pipelines and work with

  local LLMs

  to build intelligent, AI-driven platform features.
• Ensure code quality, reliability, and performance through best practices, testing, and thorough code reviews.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and research teams to define requirements and deliver impactful, user-focused features.
• Lead Agile/Scrum ceremonies, promote continuous improvement, and ensure consistent delivery.
• Deploy, monitor, and scale services using

  AWS

  ,

  Azure

  , or

  GCP

  cloud technologies.
• Research, evaluate, and introduce new tools, frameworks, and technologies that enhance platform stability, scalability, and developer productivity.

Required Skills & Qualifications (Must haves)

• Proven experience leading, managing, or mentoring a software development team. (10+ Years)
• Strong, hands-on expertise with:

• PostgreSQL & MySQL

• Python

• Node.js(TypeScript & JavaScript)

• React

• Deep understanding of cloud environments, including

  AWS

  ,

  Azure

  , or

  GCP

  .
• Strong grasp of

  Agile/Scrum

  methodologies and best practices.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred candidate profile

• Practical experience with

  pgvector

  or other vector databases.
• Demonstrated experience building, tuning, and deploying

  RAG pipelines

  .
• Experience developing, fine-tuning, or integrating

  local LLMs

  .
• Background in

  DevOps

  ,

  CI/CD

  , or infrastructure automation.