Software Engineer - Team Lead (Forward Deployed) at Volaris Group , Remote

Job Summary:

We’re looking for a Software Engineer Team Lead (Forward Deployed) to join our customer engineering team as a player/coach. You’ll work directly with enterprise clients to design, implement, and scale real-world solutions while leading and developing a team of up to 6 engineers.

Job Description:

We’relooking for a Software Engineer Team Lead (Forward Deployed) to join our customer engineering team as a player/coach.You’llwork directly with enterprise clients to design, implement, and scale real-world solutions while leading and developing a team of up to 6 engineers.

As a player/coach,you’renot expected to be great at everything, but you are expected to lead by example and be willing to roll up your sleeves when things get challenging.You’llbalance hands-on technical work with people management, ensuring both project success and team member growth.

You’llleverageAI tools throughout the entire software development lifecycle to rapidly drive value. While you may have natural specialties, we expect full-stack capability accelerated by AI — no dedicated frontend, backend, or DevOps silos.

At least 25% of your time is expected to be dedicated to hiring, talent management, and training your team members.

WhatYou’llDo

Lead Value Creation Projects (3-6 months): Drive deployment and integration of solutions for specific business units, solving materially hard problems like re-platforming or creating innovative features

Lead Applications Projects (Long-term): Architect and maintain Volaris-focused applications that drive sustained value, providing ongoing support, roadmaps, and feature development

Manage and develop up to 6 team members across various projects and assignments

Design and build complex custom components, APIs, and data pipelines to fit client needs

Debug andoptimizecomplex systems across cloud and on-prem infrastructures

Work directly with business unit technical teams to design scalable solutions

Conduct hiring interviews andparticipatein talent acquisition

Provide career coaching, performance feedback, and professional development for team members

Serve as the bridge between our product team and end users, influencing the roadmap through field experience

Lead technical discussions and architectural decisions across multiple projects

Occasionally travel to customer sites (as needed) for deployment or design sessions

What You Bring

Required:

- 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering (Python, TypeScript, Java, .NET, or similar)

- 2+ years of experience managing and developing engineering teams

- Strong experience working with APIs, data pipelines, and distributed systems

- Full-stack mindset: Proven ability to work across frontend, backend, and infrastructure with AIassistance

- AI toolproficiency: Experience with AI-assisted development tools and practices

- Proventrack recordof mentoring and developing junior and senior engineers

- Experience with hiring, performance management, and career development

- Comfort working directly with customer engineering or operations teams

- Strong leadership skills with ability to lead by example

- Excellent communication and influence skills

- Ability to thrive in ambiguous, high-impact environments

Nice to Have:

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

- Prior work in AI, analytics, or enterprise SaaS deployments

- Familiarity with customer success / implementation roles

- Experience managing matrix organization or cross-functional teams

WhyYou’llLove It

You’llget to work on meaningful, high-impact projects where your code directly powers real customer outcomes — not theoretical demos.You’llalso gain deep exposure to different industries, data systems, and product architectures while being part of a team that moves fast and ships daily.

As a player/coach, you’ll have the opportunity to shape both technical direction and team culture, developing the next generation of engineers while staying hands-on with challenging technical problems.

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings Available:

Software Engineer - Team Lead (Forward Deployed)

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