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Tech Lead, Product Engineering

Chronograph
Location
Remote
Posted
2 months ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • At least 9 years of professional development experience
  • Expertise in Typescript, Node, PostgreSQL, and GraphQL
  • Fluency in frontend frameworks such as React and React Query
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills
  • A track record of balancing technical solutions with business outcomes
Nice to have
  • Experience implementing and extending modern JavaScript libraries such as SpreadJS, HyperFormula, FinnFlo-js, and AG Grid
  • Experience building AI-integrated product features or MCP servers
  • Background in building computation-heavy services where accuracy and performance are imperative
  • Experience expanding complex data models to fit evolving application use cases
  • Passionate about emerging tools that improve developer velocity, including AI-assisted coding
What the job really is

As a Tech Lead at Chronograph, you will lead and deliver technical projects from ideation to execution, collaborating closely with engineering, product, and design teams. Your role involves making architectural decisions, ensuring platform reliability, and mentoring engineers while contributing as a hands-on full-stack developer. You will tackle complex technical challenges and help shape a platform that is critical for private equity investors.

Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible work arrangements (including remote / in person / hybrid)
  • 401(k)
  • Unlimited and flexible vacation
  • Generous health benefits
  • Company-wide team events at our Brooklyn, NY headquarters three times a year for all employees
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond the required skills
  • Salary range provided but dependent on experience
  • Vague description of the entrepreneurial environment and opportunities for growth
  • Mentoring and leadership opportunities may lead to direct people management, which may not appeal to all candidates
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Career value4/5
Role clarity4/5
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