Tech Lead at Norstella
Nashville, TN
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Aug 17, 2026
Nashville, TN
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Tech Lead role at a life sciences data and AI company, responsible for managing a team of developers and engineers while also contributing hands-on to backend software development. The position involves leading delivery of platform services built on Java/Spring Boot and AWS, collaborating with product management and architecture teams, and working with external developers. It suits an experienced engineering manager who remains technically active and is comfortable in an agile, fast-paced environment.
Senior level · 9+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 740 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 440–1,100
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 18, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This role sits at the boundary between people management (11-3021) and senior individual-contributor software development (15-1252). The JD explicitly requires 3+ years of people management and describes leading/managing a team, which tips the primary classification to 11-3021, but the role retains significant hands-on coding responsibilities.
The title 'Tech Lead' carries no explicit seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. However, the combination of 9+ years of Java experience and 3+ years of people management supports a Senior classification.
AI tools Cursor and Claude are listed under Qualifications with the word 'Proficient', making them required. They are listed together as 'like Cursor and Claude', so Cursor is the primary skill with Claude as an alternative/interchangeable example.
Relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL) are explicitly called 'a big plus' in the qualifications section, so they are marked as preferred.
Experience in the pharma/healthcare sector is explicitly noted as 'a plus' and is therefore preferred; it names no specific technology so it is omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
TDD ('Test First') and NoSQL are listed in Qualifications without a specific years requirement and without firm gating language, so they are marked preferred.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): people management.
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