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 ResponsibilitiesEngineering 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