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Tech Lead Manager - Full Stack

Medra· Engineering
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San FranciscoFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Lead role owning full-stack architecture and implementation, guiding technical direction, and growing a small team of engineers in Medra's on-site San Francisco office. Focused on building end-to-end systems, delightful UX, and scalable tooling for robotic deployments, with a hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture and implementation of full-stack systems end-to-end — writing code daily and being in the critical path on the hardest problems, not delegating them.
  • Design and implement user experiences that spark joy in our customers.
  • Build kick-ass internal tools to allow us to build, support and scale our robotic fleet across multiple customer deployments.
  • Set the technical direction and quality bar for full-stack engineering, and make the hard tradeoff calls on design, scope, and prioritization.
  • Grow a small team of talented full-stack engineers — hiring, mentoring, and unblocking them as a force multiplier alongside your own technical work.

Qualifications

  • Deep proficiency with Python and the ability to rapidly implement and iterate on ideas.
  • Experience building interactive front-ends with React or similar.
  • Experience with TypeScript.
  • Understanding of programming for the web (HTML, CSS, JS, HTTP, REST).
  • Significant backend system design and implementation experience.
  • A track record of being the engineer your team relies on to ship the hardest things.
  • Willingness to wear many hats / a flexible attitude towards responsibilities and scope.
  • Ability to move fast in an environment where things are sometimes loosely defined and you may have competing priorities or deadlines.
  • Passion for learning and expanding your skillset.
  • Experience leading or mentoring software engineers — and a desire to keep doing that while remaining hands-on technically.

Skills

Required:PythonReactTypeScriptWeb technologiesBackend system designLeadership / mentoring

Benefits

  • An opportunity to change the way that scientific research happens
  • Fast-paced, creative, and collaborative work environment
  • Significant equity ownership
  • 401k
  • Medical insurance and dental insurance
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Weekday dinners
Last updated Jul 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Medra

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Scientists automate protocols with Medra’s autonomous robotic system.

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