SewerAI Corporation is seeking a Technical Lead Manager to own and drive product delivery on our AI-powered sewer inspection platform. This is a deeply product-focused leadership role where you will work directly with Product and Design to shape what we build, rally a team of engineers, and maintain a hands-on connection to the codebase.
What You'll Do
- Own product delivery from discovery through execution, translating vision into engineering plans and shipping with urgency.
- Lead and grow a team of full-stack and backend engineers through mentorship, feedback, and career development.
- Be a strong voice in product decisions, challenging requirements and advocating for user-centric, impactful solutions.
- Drive technical quality by setting engineering standards, participating in design reviews, and ensuring architectural soundness.
- Remove blockers and coordinate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Data Science, and Infrastructure teams.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of full-stack development experience.
- 2+ years of engineering management or tech lead experience with direct reports.
- Expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript and React, with backend experience in Node.js, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, and RESTful API design.
- Cloud deployment experience (AWS preferred) with Docker and CI/CD.
- Deep product empathy and a strong instinct for what should be built.
- A bias toward action, preferring to ship and iterate.
- Experience recruiting, interviewing, and growing engineers.
Nice to Have
- Geospatial data / GIS systems experience.
- Computer vision or image processing.
- Experience with Temporal.io or workflow orchestration.
- Data analytics skills (ClickHouse, dbt).
- Municipal or infrastructure domain knowledge.
- Experience leading product-focused engineering teams in a startup environment.
Technical Stack
- Monorepo: Turborepo + npm workspaces
- Frontend: React + TypeScript
- Backend: Fastify APIs, Python data services
- Data: PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Prisma ORM
- Orchestration: Temporal.io
- Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS), Docker, CI/CD
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $160,000-$180,000 plus potential equity.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, and 401(k) benefits.
- Unlimited PTO.
- The tools you need to get the job done.
SewerAI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment.
