Engineering Team Lead; Intelligence Platform

• We are hiring a Team Lead for our Intelligence Platform team in New York
• This is a hands‑on technical leadership role. You will help set direction and coordinate execution for a seven‑person engineering pod while continuing to contribute to the codebase. The role does not include formal people‑management responsibilities
• Lead technical architecture decisions for Intelligence Platform systems, balancing scalability, reliability, maintainability, security, and delivery speed
• Drive project delivery across team initiatives, establishing clear milestones, ownership, timelines, and quality expectations
• Partner with product, design, and engineering stakeholders to translate business and product goals into pragmatic technical plans and measurable outcomes
• Set technical direction for a seven‑person engineering pod by mentoring teammates, raising engineering standards, and helping the team execute effectively
• Actively contribute to the codebase while reviewing designs and implementations to ensure systems remain maintainable, extensible, secure, and production‑ready
• Identify technical and delivery risks early, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and drive timely decisions and resolution across stakeholders
• Facilitate effective collaboration across the pod, helping remove blockers, clarify ownership, and maintain momentum on key initiatives

• Culture and benefits built around work‑life balance
• Extensive resources to support physical and mental health
• Employee assistance program
• Generous retirement plans
• Incentives for referring new colleagues
• Learning, training and mentoring programs
• Cross‑functional projects
• Stretch assignments to help you progress
• Receive feedback and earn bonuses from peers & managers
• Employee bonding activities
• ESG and charitable team initiatives

This role is ideal for an experienced senior engineer ready to take on broader team leadership responsibilities—driving technical architecture, project delivery, and stakeholder alignment while helping guide a high‑performing engineering podYou’ll bring deep software engineering experience, strong architectural judgment, and a product‑focused mindset to the team responsible for the reusable services and controls that power the Grata platform

You’ll help ensure these systems are reliable, composable, scalable, and safe for both users and agents

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of complex systems or platform initiatives

Strong stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to align product, design, engineering, and senior stakeholders around decisions, tradeoffs, and delivery plans

Experience providing technical leadership through mentorship, team coordination, execution planning, and cross‑functional communication

Excellent communication, collaboration, and facilitation skillsA track record of leading complex projects from planning through delivery, with clear milestones, ownership, and high‑quality outcomesA hands‑on engineering mindset and the ability to balance writing code with broader technical and team leadership responsibilities

Strong technical architecture skills, including experience designing scalable systems and guiding implementation across multiple engineers

Experience navigating competing priorities and driving alignment across senior stakeholders