Engineering Tech Lead at Constrafor
New York, NY
$210,000–$230,000from the description
Jul 13, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on technical lead role responsible for architecting and building Cru.ai, an AI-driven back-office platform for construction subcontractors. Day-to-day work spans system design, integrating large language models and AI services into production features, code reviews, and mentoring engineers, all while collaborating with product and design to automate accounting and financial workflows. Suits an experienced engineer comfortable owning technical direction on a greenfield product.
Senior level · 7+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,750 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 920–2,250
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 $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499). 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 (5)
The title 'Engineering Tech Lead' carries no explicit seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 7+ years requirement and scope (leading major initiatives, architectural ownership, mentoring) firmly support Senior.
This role sits between a hands-on Senior IC and a people manager: it includes mentoring, hiring participation, and cross-team technical direction, but the JD emphasizes remaining 'hands on in the code' and does not describe direct-report or budget ownership. 15-1252 (Software Developers) is the primary classification, with 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers) as a close runner-up.
AWS is listed as a named requirement alongside 'or similar' is not stated, but it is grouped with other named technologies in the requirements block; alternatives reflect common cloud substitutes a hiring manager might accept.
'Modern front-end frameworks' is listed as a named requirement but no specific framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc.) is called out — captured as-is since it is a hard gate in the requirements section.
The role is hybrid (3 days from Hudson Yards, NYC office), so remote is false.
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