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Tech Lead Manager, Cards
$199K–$275K
San Francisco, CA, USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 30, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 2+ years in people management responsibilities.
About the job
Leads a Cards engineering squad by managing engineers, owning delivery and technical direction, and contributing code alongside the team.
What you'll do
- Hire, coach, and manage a squad of 4–5 engineers, including performance and career development.
- Own end-to-end delivery, technical direction, service reliability, and operational health.
- Write and ship code; collaborate with Product and Design on priorities, scope, and planning.
What they ask for
- 2+ years in people management responsibilities.
- Current, hands-on coding ability and desire to continue coding.
- Experience coaching team members in project execution, skill development, and career progression.
- Track record using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery and helping a team adopt them with measurable impact.
Nice to have
- Experience with similar tech: Ruby, React Native, Distributed Systems, AWS services (data, compute), and Service Oriented Architectures.
- Strong collaboration track record with Product, Design, and Analytics.
Pay
$199,000 — $275,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Ruby, React Native, Distributed Systems, AWS, Service Oriented Architectures, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
AI focus
Use AI coding agents and tooling to improve individual and squad leverage, accelerate delivery, and establish team practices with measurable impact.
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