Team Lead, Engineering | Customer Sandbox

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Team Lead, Engineering | Customer Sandbox in Romania.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to drive the development of scalable sandbox and orchestration solutions within a fast-growing, globally distributed technology environment. In this role, you will lead a cross-functional engineering team while remaining deeply involved in hands-on technical development and architectural decisions. You will contribute to building secure and efficient systems that enable customers and internal teams to work with production-grade data in isolated environments. The position combines leadership, technical strategy, mentorship, and product collaboration in a remote-first culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement. You will work closely with engineering, product, and design teams to deliver reliable user experiences while balancing long-term scalability with rapid execution. This role is ideal for professionals who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, mentoring teams, and shaping engineering culture in high-impact environments.

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team of developers and technical professionals, balancing people leadership with hands-on software engineering responsibilities.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications and orchestration systems using Node.js and modern engineering practices.
• Drive technical planning, architectural decisions, and execution strategies while ensuring long-term scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Oversee code quality through code reviews, testing standards, deployment best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to deliver seamless and customer-focused user experiences.
• Build and optimize automation engines, synchronization pipelines, APIs, and distributed systems supporting isolated sandbox environments.
• Identify technical risks, troubleshoot production issues, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure stable and efficient operations.
• Promote Agile methodologies, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across teams to improve productivity and engineering excellence.
• Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development initiatives within the engineering organization.
• Represent the engineering team in cross-functional discussions, advocating for technical quality, scalability, and sustainable product decisions.

Requirements:

• Strong experience in software engineering leadership roles with a balance of technical expertise and team management responsibilities.
• Advanced knowledge of object-oriented programming principles and scalable system design.
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and JavaScript development.
• Proven ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and production-ready code.
• Strong SQL expertise, including writing complex queries, understanding data structures, and optimizing database performance.
• Experience working with APIs, distributed systems, and service integrations across complex environments.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with the ability to conduct root cause analysis across systems, code, and data layers.
• Experience managing incidents, escalations, and troubleshooting within production environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including mentoring, coaching, hiring, and fostering inclusive and high-performing team cultures.
• Ability to balance rapid execution with long-term technical health and strategic thinking.
• Experience with cross-platform development, open-source contributions, or additional technical stacks is considered a plus.

Benefits:

• Fully remote work environment with flexibility across supported EMEA locations.
• Competitive compensation package with potential stock grant opportunities depending on role and location.
• Access to country-specific perks and employee benefits programs.
• Optional coworking access through WeWork locations.
• Opportunity to work on impactful global products used by international customers and teams.
• Exposure to modern engineering practices, distributed systems, and large-scale cloud-based architectures.
• Collaborative and inclusive culture focused on innovation, continuous learning, and professional growth.
• Career development opportunities within a rapidly scaling international technology organization.