The Tech Lead Manager will lead the evolution of Jerry.ai's core backend automation systems, focusing on refactoring legacy code into a scalable, fault-tolerant architecture. This role involves deep technical work, leadership, and transitioning systems to support massive scale and AI-driven tooling.
Responsibilities
- Own and refactor the current automation systems to a robust, fault-tolerant framework
- Lead incremental refactoring of existing automation systems by designing and implementing new standards
- Pair with engineers to ensure the new system is predictable and testable
- Spend 80% of time on hands-on technical work, including system architecture improvements
- Transition legacy automation systems into a more decoupled, scalable architecture
- Use an AI-first approach to build next-generation internal tools to support growth from 5M to 50M users
- Learn both the technical and business sides of the core insurance product
- Orchestrate complex, multi-step transactions with external systems to finalize insurance policy purchases
Requirements
- Experience as a lead architect at an early-stage startup or having founded a company
- Builder mentality with hands-on technical expertise
- Obsession with success rates and debugging edge cases in complex business logic
- Deep understanding of system design, especially for offline, asynchronous jobs
- Strong standards for decoupling, state management, and failure retry logic in async systems
- Ability to work directly with a co-founder/CTO and drive technical decisions rapidly
Technical Stack
TypeScript, Nest.js, React, GraphQL, AWS, ECS, EKS, Lambda
Benefits
- Direct reporting to the co-founder/CTO who is actively involved in product implementation
- No red tape, slow-moving processes, or layers of approvals
- Ability to pitch, build, and deploy ideas within days
- Work with passionate, like-minded peers who care intensely about their work
- Access to massive customer data across behaviors like driving/telematics, shopping, and payment
- Opportunities for equity
Compensation
The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed on this job posting, determined by skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Equity: Yes. Compensation includes base salary and opportunities for equity
