Technical Team Lead [Talents Bench]
Metal Toad is an Advanced AWS Consulting Partner that empowers organizations to innovate through artificial intelligence, cloud migration, cost optimization, and application modernization. We help our customers with their cloud adoption by providing architecture, migration, optimization, machine learning, and even 24/7 support. We are a professional services firm providing services in software engineering and the cloud. We do Technical consulting, Programming & Quality Assurance, DevOps, Applications, UX, Product management, and Project management. Metal Toad is a fully remote company, offering all team members the ability to work from home. For this opportunity, the selected candidate must be available to work Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time (PST). Although Metal Toad is a remote company, we are currently seeking contractors residing in Brazil for this position. Compensation will be made in Brazilian Reais (R$), in accordance with the local currency of the country where the position is located. Due to legal limitations, we are unable to sponsor any type of visa. To apply for this position, please submit your resume in English as a PDF.
Job Description
The mission for this role is to lead a team of software engineers to implement high-quality technology solutions.
Responsibilities
OUTCOMES Ensure Engineering Profitability: Manage resource allocation through accurate estimation, meet utilization targets, and ensure strict adherence to time logging standards. Ensure High Engineering Performance: Guarantee project success through proactive unblocking, rapid communication, and meeting all security and quality standards. Maintain Professional Standards: Ensure ongoing compliance with role certification standards and practice effective delegation. Recruit & Retain Great Talent: Ensure 90%+ A-player acquisition and maintain high retention of engineering talent. ACTIVITIES Estimation & Allocation: Create accurate estimates for every ticket to enable proper resource allocation. Utilization & Logging: Ensure the team (including self) meets utilization targets and adheres to time logging standards. Unblocking & Escalation: Reduce ticket overage by unblocking engineering team members and leveling technical issues up to the Head of Engineering. Reporting: Report ticket estimate overages to the Project Manager and Head of Engineering ASAP to ensure project success. Onboarding & Certification: Maintain updated milestones and dates in the Certification Planning spreadsheet for 100% of team members. Quality Control: Adhere to quality and security standards to ensure zero requirements defects on projects. Timeline Management: Support work-in-progress cycle times of Apply To This Job