Tech Lead Manager - Core UX at Kalepa. Location Information: Europe. About the role:. Salary range: $140K – $185K USD*. We are looking for an exceptional Tech Lead Manager to lead a team of world-class engineers building core Kalepa functionalities. We are looking for a deeply technical leader with significant experience in full-stack engineering who is excited to be hands-on and a ‘player-coach’. The candidate will be responsible for setting strategy, for leading the team to deliver results consistently, for growing and developing talented engineers, and for cultivating a results-driven high-performance culture.. As part of the Core UX team, you will focus on refining existing product functionality to deliver an exceptional user experience. Your work will center on ensuring consistency across the product, maintaining a cohesive look and feel, and implementing performance improvements that directly impact end users. You’ll be paying close attention to the layout, interactions, responsiveness, and visual polish, that collectively give the product a premium, well-crafted feel. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys iterative improvement, cares deeply about quality, and wants to shape the everyday experience of our users.. Note. : You will spend a lot of the time on the engineering work as this is a hands-on position (around 50% - coding).. You'll be right at home if you:. Have 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience with at least 2 years of full-time engineering people management experience.. Have experience managing complex projects that touch multiple teams and cross-functional partners.. Have past success hiring talented engineers at different levels. Have the ability to make the tradeoffs required to ship high-quality code while working within the constraints of a fast-growing company.. Embody hustle and grit, you're excellent at your craft and relentless in pursuing it.. Communicate proactively, surfacing blockers, asking the right questions, keeping stakeholders in the loop.. Thrive on experimentation: you're comfortable testing ideas, measuring results, and iterating quickly on problems no one has solved before.. Have strong fundamentals in system design, debugging, and problem-solving.. You have experience in a modern FE framework, preferably React.. Have experience with serverless technologies (Lambda, EC2), asynchronous workflows, and cloud environments.. Are comfortable with relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL.. Bonus: experience with LLMs/generative AI, distributed systems.. What you’ll get:. Competitive salary (based on experience level).. Significant equity options package.. 401(k) plan with employer match (regardless of employee contribution). Excellent benefits: 100% covered medical, 100% covered vision and dental for individuals and families, and others. Work with an ambitious, smart, global, and fun team to transform a $1T global industry.. 20 days of PTO a year. Global team offsites (2021 - Playa del Carmen, 2022 - Rome, 2023 - Buenos Aires, 2024 - Lisbon, 2025 - Cartagena). Healthy living/gym stipend. Mobile phone bill stipend.. Continuing education credits.. *. The salary range listed is an estimate and will vary based on a variety of factors. Final compensation will be determined during the offer stage based on relevant experience, performance during the interview process, and geographic location, and may therefore differ from the posted range.
Tech Lead Manager - Core UX at Kalepa