Team Lead - Software Engineer
Job description
OVERVIEW
TransPerfect helps organizations navigate the global marketplace. It remains founder-led and has striven to maintain the ethos and drive that led them to grow organically year-on-year for the past 30 years. Starting in an NYU dorm room in the early 1990s, TransPerfect is today recognized as the largest translation and language services company in the world, with thousands of employees located in 100+ offices around the world and over $1 billion in revenue.
The TransPerfect TechOps team has been a vital part of the company’s success since its formation over a decade ago -delivering technology and services that have drastically simplified the lives of our clients and colleagues, from workflow improvements for colleagues to core services that form the basis of the company’s GlobalLink platform, to scalable client interfaces that allow novice users to navigate complex ecosystems.
About this Role:
We are looking for a seasoned Team Lead to head a squad of 6–10 full-stack engineers within the TechOps division. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will be expected to remain a strong individual contributor - writing, reviewing, and owning production code - while simultaneously guiding the team’s technical direction, growth, and delivery.
This position offers:
A high-impact leadership role at the intersection of engineering excellence and product delivery
Ownership of a full-stack product surface spanning the GlobalLink platform and internal tooling
The opportunity to shape engineering culture, raise the technical bar, and grow a talented team
Competitive compensation and the advantages of working within a world-leading language technology company
DESCRIPTION:
Remain a strong individual contributor: design, develop, and maintain production-grade full-stack applications alongside the team
Lead architectural decisions for features and systems; translate business requirements into clear, well-scoped technical solutions
Conduct thorough, constructive code reviews; enforce coding standards, design patterns, and best practices across the codebase
Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and release quality to increase engineering velocity
Identify, investigate, and resolve complex technical issues and production incidents; serve as the ultimate technical escalation point for the team
Continuously evaluate the technology stack, tooling, and processes - propose and drive modernisation initiatives
Directly manage a team of 6 –10 full-stack engineers, including regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and individual development plans
Mentor and coach engineers at all levels; identify strengths and growth areas, and create opportunities for career advancement
Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous learning, and psychological safety within the team
Recruit, onboard, and ramp up new engineers effectively
Own sprint planning, backlog grooming, effort estimation, and delivery commitments in close collaboration with Product Managers
Act as the primary point of coordination between the engineering team and QA, Product, and other stakeholders
Track and communicate project scope, schedule, risks, and dependencies proactively - escalate blockers before they become issues
Operate effectively within an Agile/Scrum environment; drive continuous process improvement across the development lifecycle
Work with QA leads to define quality gates, code coverage targets, and automated testing strategies
Provide constructive feedback to management staff during all phases of the software lifecycle to keep development priorities aligned with business needs