Engineering Lead / Architect

About the Role

Were seeking an Engineering Lead / Architect to design, build, and guide the development of our next-generation voice AI platform. This role combines deep technical expertise with hands-on leadership shaping architecture, mentoring engineers, and ensuring we deliver high-quality,scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Own the overall technical architecture and system design of our platform (including APIs,

services, data layers, and integrations)

Choose appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to align with business and product

goals

Define and review API contracts, data models, and infrastructure components

Break down product features into detailed engineering tasks and estimate effort

Set and enforce coding standards, security practices, and performance guidelines

Mentor, coach, and review code from engineering team members

Collaborate closely with Product, UX, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure alignment and quality

Oversee scalability, reliability, and cost optimization of cloud infrastructure

Contribute hands-on to critical components, especially during initial builds or high-impact

phases

Requirements

6+ years of engineering experience, with 2+ years in a lead or architect role

Strong experience designing and building large-scale, distributed systems (preferably

cloud-native, microservices)

Deep knowledge of API design, databases (SQL / NoSQL), and event-driven architectures

Hands-on expertise with technologies such as Node.js or TypeScript (additionally Python is a

plus).

Experience with AWS or Azure cloud services

Strong understanding of CI / CD, security best practices, and monitoring

Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to translate between technical and

business needs

Nice to Have

Experience with AI / ML systems, voice tech, or real-time streaming architectures

Familiarity with WebSockets, ASR, or NLU / NLP pipelines

Prior startup or scale-up environment experience

What We Offer

Opportunity to shape the technical direction of a cutting-edge voice AI platform

A collaborative, ambitious team passionate about innovation

Freedom to choose and influence technologies and architectures

Flexible working arrangements and a culture of continuous learning