Software Engineer/Tech Lead - Code Plane [IC5]

The company is looking for a Software Engineer/Tech Lead to shape developer tools and AI-powered products. This is a fully remote role based in Germany, with a focus on code intelligence platforms and async-first engineering.

• Lead technical direction for a team building large-scale developer products, setting architecture principles, engineering standards, and technical priorities.
• Drive the roadmap from concept to delivery by translating customer needs, product goals, and technical opportunities into actionable engineering plans.
• Build and ship complex product features hands-on while supporting engineers through technical guidance, mentorship, and decision-making.
• Own significant product areas, including code transformation workflows, AI-assisted development experiences, code intelligence tools, and developer automation capabilities.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Customer Engineering, and other engineering teams to turn customer feedback into impactful solutions.
• Make architectural decisions and evaluate technical trade-offs to ensure scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems.
• Improve team practices around design, development, testing, code reviews, and delivery processes.
• Develop a strong understanding of customer challenges and agent-based development workflows to influence future product investments.
• Contribute to an on-call rotation and support the reliability of critical developer-facing systems.
• Promote a collaborative, high-trust engineering culture through proactive communication and effective stakeholder management.

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong background in building production software.
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership, guide architecture decisions, and make complex engineering trade-offs.
• Experience building end-user product features, ideally within developer tools, AI products, technical platforms, CLIs, or similar environments.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Product and Design teams to take ideas from discovery through successful delivery.
• Customer-facing experience, including gathering feedback, supporting discovery processes, and incorporating insights into product roadmaps.
• Experience building products designed for or consumed by AI agents, such as agent tooling, SDKs, MCP servers, or agent-friendly developer workflows.
• Hands-on experience using coding agents and AI development tools, with a strong understanding of their capabilities, limitations, and future potential.
• Strong async communication skills and experience working effectively in globally distributed remote teams.
• Ability to mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and create alignment across teams.
• Familiarity with technologies such as Go, TypeScript, React, SvelteKit, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and multi-service architectures is a plus.
• Experience with developer tools, code search, code intelligence, large-scale refactoring systems, monitoring solutions, or technical leadership roles is advantageous.

• Competitive salary based on experience, skills, qualifications, and location zone, with IC5 compensation bands ranging from approximately $96,000 to $240,000 USD.
• Equity opportunities aligned with company growth and success.
• Fully remote working environment with flexibility across eligible regions.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and developer tooling products with global impact.
• Async-first culture designed to support autonomy, focus, and effective collaboration.
• Exposure to complex technical challenges involving large-scale codebases and AI-powered workflows.
• Professional growth opportunities through ownership, leadership responsibilities, and collaboration with experienced engineers.
• Inclusive and globally distributed workplace focused on respect, transparency, and continuous improvement.