Full Stack Tech Lead - Senior
Mill · San Bruno, CA
$185,000–$225,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
San Bruno, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor role leading the technical design and delivery of full-stack web applications, with TypeScript/Node.js on the backend and SvelteKit on the frontend, running on AWS. The position involves close collaboration with product management on scope and tradeoffs, mentoring engineers, and integrating AI-assisted development tools as a routine part of the workflow. Suits an experienced full-stack engineer comfortable owning a project end-to-end for sustained periods.
Senior level · 6+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25,000 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 15,000–45,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No office location is specified in the posting; the role appears to be remote-US based on context (no city or state mentioned).
The frontend framework requirement is a hard gate on deep experience with a modern framework, but the JD explicitly names React, Vue, Angular, and SvelteKit as interchangeable — React is listed as the primary with the others as alternatives. SvelteKit is the team's actual stack but is explicitly stated as 'preferred but not required.'
AI-assisted development fluency (Claude Code, Copilot) is listed under Required Qualifications with firm language ('fluency… as a genuine part of your day-to-day practice — not occasional or exploratory use'), making it a hard gate.
AWS Lambda / serverless comfort is explicitly called 'a plus' within the Required Qualifications section — treated as preferred despite its placement.
The Preferred Qualifications section lists SvelteKit, React Native, AWS CDK with Middy, Vercel, Terraform/CDK, security best practices, hardware/firmware collaboration experience, and prior people-management experience — all treated as preferred.
This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports today; people-management experience is listed only as a nice-to-have for future growth.
The title 'Tech Lead' signals technical leadership scope, but the JD explicitly frames this as an IC role (no direct reports, reports to Director). Seniority is assessed as Senior — the 6+ years requirement and project-level ownership are consistent with a Senior IC, not Staff or Principal.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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