SDE III / Tech Lead

As a SDE III / Tech Lead at PitchSense AI, you will be a founding technical anchor, leading architecture and mentoring the core team to scale PitchSense AI from MVP to an enterprise platform. Responsibilities: - Design high-performance systems for real-time AI simulations and analytics. - Lead pods spanning frontend, backend, and DevOps. - Own architecture, data flows, and AWS deployment strategy. - Partner closely with product and design for cross-functional delivery. - Mentor SDE I / II engineers and set engineering standards. Requirements: - 5+ years experience (1+ in lead/architect capacity). - Deep expertise in TypeScript/Node.js, React/Next.js, PostgreSQL/Prisma, AWS Cloud. - Proven record in distributed, data-intensive system design. - Strong system design and DevOps understanding. - Excellent leadership and collaboration skills. Bonus: - Experience with vector databases or LLM infrastructure. - Prior B2B SaaS scaling experience. As a part of the team at PitchSense AI, you will work with modern, AI-augmented tools to move fast and ship better. The tools used include Cursor IDE, Claude Code, AWS (Lambda, ECS, RDS, S3), AI-based Code Reviews, MagicPath, and Figma AI. The workflow highlights at PitchSense AI include continuous deployment via GitHub Actions / AWS Pipelines, PR preview environments for instant testing, AI-driven code review loops for rapid iteration, and a cross-disciplinary culture encouraging collaboration across frontend, backend, DevOps, and design. At PitchSense AI, you will experience ownership from day one, a 6-day work week from Monday to Saturday, a high-performance, meritocratic culture, cross-discipline learning opportunities, a MacBook for work, and premium tooling. Additional perks include an annual offsite for alignment and collaboration, competitive compensation, ESOPs for core hires, direct mentorship from the CTO and founding team, and the opportunity to have real impact by reshaping how humans learn to sell, speak, and persuade through AI. As a SDE III / Tech Lead at PitchSense AI, you will be a founding technical anchor, leading architecture and mentoring the core team to scale PitchSense AI from MVP to an enterprise platform. Responsibilities: - Design high-performance systems for real-time AI simulations and analytics. - Lead pods spanning frontend, backend, and DevOps. - Own architecture, data flows, and AWS deployment strategy. - Partner closely with product and design for cross-functional delivery. - Mentor SDE I / II engineers and set engineering standards. Requirements: - 5+ years experience (1+ in lead/architect capacity). - Deep expertise in TypeScript/Node.js, React/Next.js, PostgreSQL/Prisma, AWS Cloud. - Proven record in distributed, data-intensive system design. - Strong system design and DevOps understanding. - Excellent leadership and collaboration skills. Bonus: - Experience with vector databases or LLM infrastructure. - Prior B2B SaaS scaling experience. As a part of the team at PitchSense AI, you will work with modern, AI-augmented tools to move fast and ship better. The tools used include Cursor IDE, Claude Code, AWS (Lambda, ECS, RDS, S3), AI-based Code Reviews, MagicPath, and Figma AI. The workflow highlights at PitchSense AI include continuous deployment via GitHub Actions / AWS Pipelines, PR preview environments for instant testing, AI-driven code review loops for rapid iteration, and a cross-disciplinary culture encouraging collaboration across frontend, backend, DevOps, and design. At PitchSense AI, you will experience ownership from day one, a 6-day work week from Monday to Saturday, a high-performance, meritocratic culture, cross-discipline learning opportunities, a MacBook for work, and premium tooling. Additional perks include an annual offsite for alignment and collaboration, competitive compensation, ESOPs for core hires, direct mentorship from the CTO and founding team, and the opportunity to have real impact by reshaping how humans learn to sell, speak, and persuade through AI.