Engineering Team Leader

ControlUp creates an autonomous workplace where the day runs itself. We’re a leader in DEX, unifying digital employee experience and IT operations into one powerful platform built for modern workplace management. By combining real-time monitoring, automation, and proactive remediation, ControlUp enables IT teams to prevent issues before they impact employees, reduce operational complexity, and streamline IT environments, without the clutter of multiple tools. With ControlUp, IT works smarter, employees stay productive, and the workday runs itself. One platform. One powerful shift in how work flows. No tool sprawl. No wasted time. No interruptions. Just technology that runs smoothly, so people can get on with work that matters. The Role We’re looking for a hands-on, delivery-focused Team Lead to build and lead a full stack data oriented team responsible for developing our DEX platform. You will drive execution excellence, enforce engineering standards, and collaborate cross-functionally with product, infrastructure, and other teams to deliver high-quality, production-ready platform that scale. You’ll be joining a growing R&D group with strong technical talent, high delivery standards, and clear leadership support. You’ll have the opportunity to shape your team’s direction, build impactful infrastructure, and work closely with cutting-edge initiatives and technologies. How You’ll Spend Your Day

Team Leadership

Guide and mentor a team of full stack engineers, promoting accountability, ownership, and technical growth

Drive a culture of proactive communication, quality-first mindset, and collaborative problem-solving

Manage delivery timelines and expectations with strong focus on predictability and transparency

Planning & Execution

Ensure features are well-scoped, designed, and reviewed

Own the planning process: dependency management, early risk identification, and cross-team alignment

Lead sprint ceremonies effectively, with clear goals, action items, and follow-ups

Technical Excellence

Own high-level and detailed designs for team-delivered features

Ensure thorough design and PR reviews that align with architectural and security standards

Enforce coding best practices, testing, documentation, and observability

Cross-Team Collaboration

Work with PMs, infra, automation, and other teams to build scalable platform features

Align on feature requirements, UI standards, and integration contracts

Quality & Ownership

Ensure all deliveries meet definition of done: tested, documented, production-ready

Oversee E2E testing, internal and cross-team, as well as production rollout readiness

Your Experience and Qualifications

3+ Years experience as a team lead or senior engineer with leadership responsibilities

6+ Years experience as a full stack developer with strong backend orientation

Proven experience in building systems involving data pipelines, APIs, and web applications

Strong technical design, system architecture, and debugging skills

Experience with agile methodologies and hands-on involvement in planning and delivery

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-product R&D organization

Experience working with nodes, java and react

Experience with big data technologies (e.g., ClickHouse, Kafka, Elasticsearch) - an advantage

Experience building shared infrastructure or platform-level components - an advantage