Tech Lead, Product Engineering

Tech Lead, Product Engineer

Remote (United States) | $185K–$245K + Equity

We’re hiring aTech Lead, Product Engineering to join a high-caliber team building modern software for private capital markets.

This platform helps investment teams manage complex financial data, analyze portfolio performance, and make better decisions across venture capital, private equity, and credit strategies.

If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, designing scalable systems, and mentoring strong engineers while staying deeply hands-on in the code, this is the kind of role where your work will genuinely matter.

About This Opportunity
This position is being recruited confidentially byDistinctive Talent Partners on behalf of an established organization. To protect the privacy of the client during the early stages of the search, the company name is not listed publicly.

Qualified candidates will receive full details about the organization, team, and business objectives during the interview process.

What You'll Do

As a Tech Lead, you'll take ownership of projects from concept through production while guiding engineering decisions that shape the platform.

You will:

• Lead complex technical initiatives from idea to launch
• Design system architecture, APIs, and data models
• Build full-stack features supporting real investment workflows
• Partner closely with product managers and designers
• Maintain high standards for reliability, performance, and data integrity
• Mentor engineers and help grow the team’s technical capabilities
• Introduce tools, patterns, and best practices that improve engineering velocity

This is ahands-on leadership role, not a purely managerial position. You’ll continue writing production code while helping guide technical direction.

Tech Stack

The platform is built using modern, widely adopted technologies including:

•TypeScript
•Node.js
•PostgreSQL
•GraphQL
•React
•React Query

Engineers work across the full stack and play a role in shaping system architecture and product design.

What We're Looking For

You may be a strong fit if you have:

• 9+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience leading complex engineering projects or technical initiatives
• Deep experience withTypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and GraphQL
• Strong front-end development experience withReact
• Experience designing scalable systems and evolving data models
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams

Nice to Have

Experience with:

• Advanced JavaScript data/grid libraries such asAG Grid, SpreadJS, or HyperFormula
• Buildingcomputation-heavy or data-intensive systems
• Developer productivity tools orAI-assisted development workflows

Why This Role Is Interesting

Real impact
The platform supports institutional investment firms managing more than$20 trillion in assets.

True ownership
With a small, senior engineering team, you’ll own projects end-to-end and influence architecture.

Real full-stack work
Engineers design schemas, build APIs, implement UI, and work deeply with system architecture.

Stable but fast-moving
The company is well-funded and growing, with a strong product roadmap and low engineering turnover.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary:$185,000 – $245,000 depending on experience

Additional benefits include:

• Equity participation
• Comprehensive health benefits
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible vacation policy
• Fully paid parental leave
• Regular team gatherings throughout the year

Work Location

This role isremote anywhere in the United States.

Preference is given to candidates located in theNew York area who can workhybrid in Brooklyn (3 days per week).

Fully remote employees should:

• Start their workday by10:30 AM Eastern Time
• Travel to New Yorkup to three times per year for team gatherings