Engineering Technical Lead

You are a strong technical leader who inspires and guides development teams to deliver exceptional results. With deep expertise in architecture, engineering, and modern development practices, you lead by example; driving the design, development, and maintenance of digital applications. You ensure projects are delivered on time with the highest standards of quality, performance, and reliability. At Modus Digital, you’ll collaborate with a global team to create smart, innovative digital solutions, including mobile apps, intranets, responsive websites, APIs, and other cutting-edge products.

Modus Digital is an independent company of Advisors & Creators for the world’s leading brands. We define strategies that drive businesses forward and create experiences that people love. We believe digital experiences are human experiences, technology is transformative, and real innovation yields real results. We’re headquartered in New York City with offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.

Our Technical Lead is an integral part of our Engineering team, working across a wide range of clients and projects. An Engineering Technical Lead at Modus typically reports to a Director, Engineering and above.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership, Direction & Mentorship

• Lead the architecture, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of scalable digital products
• Drive technical direction, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business goals
• Integrate large language models and retrieval augmented generation systems into functional applications.
• Lead code reviews and uphold high standards for code quality, performance, and security
• Mentor and support engineers through coaching, pairing, and constructive feedback

Hands-on Execution

• Contribute hands-on to the codebase while guiding architectural decisions and best practices
• Review wireframes/design mockups and prototypes and ensure their feasibility

Collaboration & Alignment

• Collaborate closely with Product and Design to deliver high-quality, user-centered experiences
• Attend and engage in daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including project managers and clients, translating complex technical concepts into clear insights
• Provide regular updates on progress, risks, and technical decisions to stakeholders
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement through iteration, experimentation, and innovation

Other duties related to the position that may arise from time to time and as may be assigned

Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of experience in software design and development with a strong full-stack background
• Proven experience in a technical leadership or senior engineering role
• Strong proficiency in modern frontend and backend technologies (e.g., React, Node.js, .NET, Java or similar)
• Solid understanding of system architecture, APIs, and scalable application design
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
• Hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate and explain complex ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to team growth
• Experience with AI and agentic systems and technology is a strong plus
• You’re located in Buenos Aires and are willing to work from our office at least 2 times a month (hybrid schedule)