Tech Lead, Plan

This role is hybrid/in-office preferred in San Mateo, California, with remote flexibility considered case by case.. Posted 5 months ago

The role

The Tech Lead for the Plan team owns the technical direction and evolution of systems for degree planning, pathways, scheduling, and registration. You will ensure these systems remain reliable and performant under peak load while evolving the product toward career-oriented experiences.

What you will do

Own the technical direction and evolution of planning, pathways, scheduling, and registration systems.
Ensure registration systems perform predictably and efficiently during high-stakes periods.
Design systems that handle concurrency and peak demand gracefully.
Enable the product to evolve toward flexible, pathway- and career-oriented experiences.
Design robust, scalable testing strategies for peak load and high-concurrency scenarios.
Drive engineering excellence by defining and mentoring on best practices, design patterns, and code quality.

Required qualifications

5+ years of backend engineering experience operating at scale
Track record of leading complex implementations as a technical lead
Experience owning and operating reliable systems in high-stakes workflows where performance and availability are critical
Strong intuition for designing systems that behave predictably under peak load and concurrency
Ability to balance product evolution with system stability and performance
Strong proficiency in SQL and database optimization
Comfort with asynchronous / event-based architectures
Clear and effective communication skills for collaborating with product, design, and customer-facing teams
Deep curiosity, customer empathy, and commitment to engineering as a craft

Nice to have

PostgreSQL

Benefits

Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Flexible, outcome-driven culture
Health insurance with Stellic covering 99% of your premium and 75% for dependents
401(k)
Commuter benefits
Annual international retreats

About the company

Stellic is a fast-growing startup that builds a platform to transform the student experience. The company partners with top institutions to support over 1 million students across 7 countries.