Technical Lead

San Jose, California

Wellness Coach
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About Wellness Coach

Wellness Coach is a leading AI-driven SaaS platform that helps enterprises enhance workforce well-being, engagement, and productivity. We partner with global enterprises, Fortune 500 companies, and high-growth startups to provide AI-powered coaching, rewards, analytics, and next-gen EAP solutions. Our platform seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, and leading HR platforms, enabling data-driven decision-making, compliance adherence, and personalized wellness programs. Backed by Softbank NY, Zoom Ventures, and Accomplice, we are rapidly scaling our product, leveraging AI, automation, and real-time analytics to transform enterprise well-being.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Tech Lead to drive the next phase of innovation and scalability at Wellness Coach. This role requires a hands-on engineering leader with experience in scaling SaaS products, building AI-powered solutions, optimizing DevOps, and driving automation. You will lead a high-impact team of 6+ senior full-stack engineers, working directly with Product, Data Science, and DevOps teams to build and optimize AI-driven analytics, automation, and engagement platforms.

What You Will Own
  • Lead & mentor a team of senior engineers in a high-growth SaaS startup environment
  • Architect & scale our multi-tenant AI-driven SaaS platform for enterprise clients
  • Ensure security, compliance (SOC2, ISO 27001), and high-performance infrastructure
  • Optimize AI-powered automation, analytics, and data pipelines
  • Build highly scalable, modular applications using modern full-stack technologies
  • Define engineering best practices, DevOps strategy, and AI adoption roadmaps
Key Responsibilities

Technology & Product Innovation
  • Lead the architecture, development, and scaling of our SaaS wellness platform
  • Build and optimize a microservices-based, modular full-stack system using React.js, Next.js (frontend) and Node.js, TypeScript (backend)
  • Develop AI-powered analytics engines to provide real-time insights and predictive analytics for enterprise customers
  • Enhance personalization and engagement using AI-driven coaching, chatbots, and dynamic content delivery
Engineering Leadership & Team Management
  • Lead, mentor, and scale a 6+ senior engineer team, ensuring high technical standards
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration between engineering, product, AI/ML, and DevOps teams
  • Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and foster a high-performance engineering culture
  • Align engineering efforts with business objectives and growth strategies
AI, Automation & Predictive Insights
  • Leverage AI-powered tools like Cursor, OpenAI, Copilot to enhance developer productivity and automation
  • Build AI-driven engagement models to optimize user retention, enterprise ROI, and predictive wellness analytics
  • Optimize event-driven architectures (Kafka, AWS Kinesis) for real-time user behavior tracking
SaaS Scalability, Security & Compliance
  • Scale our multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure using AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, DynamoDB, Cognito, S3)
  • Implement enterprise-grade security measures aligned with SOC2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance
  • Ensure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control), OAuth authentication, and API security meet enterprise-grade standards
DevOps, CI/CD & Test Automation
  • Own and optimize CI/CD pipelines for zero-downtime deployments and automated infrastructure scaling
  • Implement end-to-end test automation using Cypress, Jest, Selenium, Playwright
  • Ensure security-first development practices through Terraform, AWS CDK, and DevSecOps methodologies
Must-Have Skills & Experience
  • 8+ years of full-stack experience in a high-growth SaaS company
  • Strong technical leadership experience, managing 6+ senior engineers
  • Expertise in AWS cloud services (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, DynamoDB, Cognito, S3, SNS, SQS)
  • Proficiency in NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB) & query optimization
  • Deep DevOps experience with CI/CD, Terraform, AWS CDK, Kubernetes, Docker
  • Security & compliance experience (SOC2, ISO 27001, IAM, RBAC, OAuth)
  • Experience with AI tools like Cursor, OpenAI, Copilot for automation
  • Strong debugging, logging & monitoring skills (ELK, Datadog, OpenTelemetry)
  • Hands-on expertise in analytics engines & real-time event processing
Why Join Us?
  • Shape the future of AI-powered corporate wellness in a high-growth SaaS startup
  • Own and scale a global SaaS product used by Fortune 500 enterprises
  • Drive AI, analytics, automation, and DevOps innovation at scale
  • Competitive salary, stock options, and fast-track leadership growth opportunities
  • Remote-first culture, flexible work environment, and strong ownership mindset
Date Posted: 21 February 2025
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