Tech Lead, Web Development - Full Stack

The posting, as Elastic wrote it

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role

Elastic is seeking a Technical Lead to drive the front and back end development and infrastructure of our flagship website, Elastic.co . Operating in close partnership with a geographically distributed group of designers, frontend developers, and full-stack engineers, this position centers on delivering outstanding user interfaces, engineering scalable data integrations, streamlining content management workflows, and developing dependable web services. You'll champion front and back end best practices while promoting a culture of craftsmanship and attention to detail across the team.

What You Will Be Doing

Collaborate with and provide technical guidance to a remote team of frontend and full stack engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing

Drive the technical vision for our frontend architecture using NextJS and TypeScript

Drive the technical vision for backend services, data integration pipelines, and content management systems

Lead the design and implementation of APIs that power dynamic web experiences

Establish and maintain quality standards, testing processes, and code review practices

Champion backend performance optimizations, monitoring, and observability practices

Ensure security, scalability, and reliability across all backend web services

Lead the implementation of frontend performance optimizations and best practices

Ensure accessibility and cross-browser compatibility across all web experiences

Contribute to technical planning, prioritize technical initiatives, and support project delivery

Collaborate closely with other teams to deliver cohesive user experiences

Partner with SRE and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless system integration

Foster effective communication and collaboration practices in a distributed-first environment

What You Bring

8+ years of experience in front and backend web development, with a focus on modern JavaScript frameworks and scalable web applications and APIs

3+ years of experience as a senior technical contributor or technical lead in collaborative environments

Deep expertise in NextJS, React, and TypeScript

Deep experience with content management systems, headless CMS architectures, and content delivery workflows

Strong understanding of frontend testing methodologies and quality assurance proce
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inimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

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