Technical Lead Manager

The role

You will lead a small team of 2 to 4 engineers building the platform that modernizes homebuilding. You stay hands-on as a technical leader, setting technical direction and shipping production-grade code while being accountable for your team's growth, output, and delivery.

What you will do

• Set technical direction for your domain, including architecture decisions, API contracts, and data models.
• Design, build, and deliver features across the platform, owning the full lifecycle from technical design through deployment and monitoring.
• Stay hands-on by writing and deploying high-quality, production-grade code on a regular basis.
• Review designs, improve developer experience, and help other engineers work through complex problems.
• Directly manage a team of 2 to 4 engineers, including regular 1:1s, feedback, and growth and performance conversations.
• Own your team's delivery, including planning, prioritization, execution, and outcomes.
• Coach and develop your engineers' skills, scope, and careers.
• Partner with product and design to turn real-world processes into reliable software and balance speed and quality.
• Help grow the team by recruiting, interviewing, and raising the bar on hiring.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience as a tech lead, team lead, or engineering manager, formally or informally.
• Built and delivered full-stack features across modern web technologies, such as TypeScript, Node, React, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
• Actively using AI coding tools (such as Claude Code or Cursor) in your daily workflow, and able to explain how they change your approach.
• Demonstrated leadership and ownership, including mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.
• Designed systems that balance quick iterations with long-term reliability and maintainability.
• Partnered with product, design, and non-technical stakeholders to define requirements, make tradeoffs, and deliver outcomes.
• Want to grow your scope and impact through technical and people leadership.
• Care about your team members' growth, output, and experience.
• Take ownership and seek autonomy over your work and outcomes.
• Self-directed, comfortable prioritizing your own work and your team's with minimal oversight.
• Communicate clearly and proactively, especially in writing.

Nice to have

• Prior direct management experience.

Benefits

• Other compensation is described in the benefits information linked in the posting.

Before you apply

• Apply with your resume on the Career's page.
• You are encouraged to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed.

About the company

Homebound uses technology to make it possible for anyone, anywhere, to build a home. It has raised $150M in capital and is scaling quickly in Texas, Colorado and Florida.