Technical Team Lead

Technical Team Lead (MERN + AWS) Company: Our Client — High-Growth Creator SaaS Product About the Role Our client is seeking a highly experienced Technical Team Lead (MERN + AWS) with 7+ years of hands-on engineering experience and strong leadership capabilities. You will guide a high-performing engineering team, enforce engineering best practices, and architect scalable systems powering a platform used by millions. This role suits someone who thrives in high-ownership environments, enjoys solving complex distributed systems challenges, and leads with technical depth and clarity. Non-Negotiable Requirements (Must-Have Experience) To be considered for this role, candidates must meet all of the following: Video playback and streaming systems : Built or maintained streaming workflows, video players, or transcoding pipelines at production scale. Handled millions of Monthly Active Users (MAUs) : Experience working on platforms with extremely high traffic, concurrency, and throughput demands. Payments Infrastructure at Scale : Deep experience integrating and scaling payment systems, gateways, and transaction flows with high reliability. Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of software engineers while ensuring best-in-class engineering delivery. Take complete ownership of code quality, maintainability, and architectural consistency. Conduct detailed PR reviews and uphold engineering standards. Architecture & Systems Design Architect scalable, maintainable platform components with long-term product evolution in mind. Audit and optimize existing codebases to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance. Support & Collaboration Support developers in solving technical challenges and unblock them when needed. Maintain clear, comprehensive technical documentation across features and systems. Required Skills & Experience 7+ years of hands-on development experience with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js). Proven experience leading and managing engineering teams . Strong expertise in AWS services , cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems. Demonstrated excellence in code reviews , coding standards, and quality engineering practices. Ability to architect scalable, robust, and maintainable systems. Experience delivering features and product enhancements focused on long-term quality and reliability. Preferred Skills (Good to Have) Experience working with payment gateways and complex transaction flows. Familiarity with video streaming, players, and transcoding workflows (though this is also part of Non-Negotiables for this role). Soft Skills Strong communication and leadership presence. Ability to mentor, inspire, and elevate engineering talent. Ownership mindset with a bias for action and problem-solving. Strong systems thinking and long-term product orientation. Why Join? Work within a profitable, fast-scaling SaaS startup shaping the creator economy landscape . Lead high-impact, end-to-end engineering initiatives handling real-world scale. Collaborate with a tight-knit, highly talented engineering team with exceptional retention. Influence the technical roadmap of a platform managing millions of transactions and users. About YMinds.AI YMinds.AI is a premier talent solutions company specializing in sourcing and delivering elite developers with expertise in cutting-edge technologies. We help global enterprises and fast-growing startups accelerate their product development by connecting them with engineers who excel in building intelligent, scalable, and future-ready systems. Our clients are at the forefront of innovation, and we enable their success by providing exceptional talent that drives technological advancement. Keywords MERN • AWS • Technical Lead • Streaming • Video Playback • Payments Infra • High Scale • Millions of Users • Engineering Leadership • Scalable Systems • Node.js • React.js • SaaS • Cloud Architecture #TechnicalTeamLead #MERN #AWS #Streaming #VideoTech #PaymentsInfrastructure #HighScale #EngineeringLeadership #7PlusYearsExperience #TechHiring #YMindsAI