Engineering Team Lead

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY About the Role ServiceCore is looking for an Engineering Team Lead to own the consistent delivery of product outcomes across two small, cross-functional teams. This is a player-coach role — you will spend the majority of your time leading people and process, with a meaningful minority of time writing software alongside your team. You will partner closely with Product and Design from discovery through rollout, protect team health through smart scope negotiation, and set the technical bar for everything your team ships. Critically, you will coach your engineers to be self-sufficient in an AI-first workflow — not waiting for answers, but using AI tooling intelligently to unblock themselves and accelerate delivery. Our stack is Angular (frontend), PHP Laminas Framework (API), MySQL, and AWS. This is a fully remote role, with quarterly planning and an annual all-company gathering. What You'll Do Lead, manage, and grow two cross-functional teams (typically 2–3 engineers each) through 1:1s, continuous feedback, and structured performance management — including hiring, managing gaps, and career development Own delivery outcomes across both teams: partner with Product and Design from discovery through rollout, negotiate scope, and course-correct quickly when problems surface Provide architectural guidance across the full stack, ensuring cross-team technical consistency and that AI-assisted development doesn’t introduce drift or compounding shortcuts Coach engineers at all levels on AI-native workflows — agentic tooling, prompt engineering, and self-unblocking — and use that knowledge yourself to accurately estimate complexity and set expectations Track and communicate team-level quality and velocity metrics up and down the management chain, demonstrating measurable improvement over time What We're Looking For Proven experience leading a software engineering team with direct people-management responsibility — including hiring, performance management, and career development A player-coach mindset: you're comfortable writing code and making architectural decisions, not just managing Mastery of more than a single mainstream programming languages like JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP, C/C++, Java, etc Demonstrated ability to work in close partnership with Product and Design — shaping roadmap, clarifying requirements, and owning technical feasibility Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development workflows (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, agentic coding) — and the judgment to know when generated code is good and when it isn't Experience measuring and improving team-level KPIs: defect rate, cycle time, regression rate, and delivery predictability A bias for speed combined with uncompromising standards on code quality, testing, and architectural hygiene Self-starter who sees what needs to be done and moves — you don't wait for perfect information Bonus points for: PHP Laminas or Laravel framework experience MySQL schema design and query optimization Angular and Ionic (cross-platform mobile) Front-end testing: Cypress, Jasmine, Karma AWS infrastructure familiarity Cursor, Docker, Postman Experience in field services, logistics, or waste management industries Who Thrives Here ServiceCore's values are: Love Our Customers, Give a Shit, Deliver Results, Be Real, and Keep It Fun. Our best Engineering Team Leads are deeply invested in our customers' success — not just shipping tickets — and hold themselves accountable for what their teams build. You'll do your best work here if you're energized by owning outcomes end-to-end, can make high-stakes calls quickly and accurately, and genuinely enjoy developing the people around you. Work Environment Fully remote, with hybrid option if you're near Denver, CO Annual all-company gathering Casual, collaborative culture — direct access to leadership Salary & Benefits Base Salary: $150K – $180K (depending on experience) 14 Company Holidays + Flexible PTO Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance with generous employer contributions 401(k) with company match Bi-weekly Grubhub lunch stipend for remote employees Weekly catered lunches and a fully stocked kitchen (for local Denver employees) Regular team and company events Ready to Apply? If you believe you match the above criteria and are desiring a dynamic start-up environment with a management team that is dedicated to your success, then please apply! Internal applicants encouraged to apply. In addition to our commitment to equal pay for equal work, ServiceCore is also committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, age, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, genetic information, parental or pregnancy status, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, disability, or veteran status.