Tech Lead / Architect (Full Stack Engineer)

About This Role:

We’re looking for a Technical Lead / Full Stack Engineer to join Novir-someone who can own our technology end-to-end. This is not a pure management role, it is a take the bull by the horns, hands-on builder. You’ll be the architect, the builder, and the force multiplier-designing scalable systems while staying close to the code and shipping quickly using modern development tools, including AI/agentic workflows.

You’ll partner directly with leadership to translate business needs into technical solutions, define our architecture, and accelerate development velocity without sacrificing quality.

What You'll Do:

• Own the technical vision and architecture across all Novir platforms, including core applications, integrations, and infrastructure
• Act as a player-coach: write production code while guiding and leveling up other engineers and contributors
• Leverage AI/agentic development tools to dramatically improve speed, efficiency, and code quality
• Design and build scalable, secure APIs and systems that integrate with internal tools and third-party platforms
• Partner closely with product, operations, and leadership to prioritize and execute against the roadmap
• Translate ambiguous business needs into clean, pragmatic technical solutions
• Lead development of internal tools including tracking systems, inventory systems, and operational platforms
• Establish best practices across code quality, deployment, CI/CD, and system reliability
• Evaluate and implement new technologies that create leverage and long-term advantages

Technical Stack & Capabilities:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript across the stack
• Experience with Node.js and modern frontend frameworks (React preferred)
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS - EC2, RDS, etc.)
• Experience with Docker, distributed systems, and backend services (Redis, nginx, etc.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, CircleCI, CodeDeploy)
• Strong experience designing and building APIs and system integrations
• Comfort working across the full stack: frontend, backend, and infrastructure

What We're Really Looking For:

• A builder’s mindset-someone who ships, iterates, and takes ownership
• Ability to operate as both architect and hands-on engineer
• Experience with patient tracking systems, EMRs/EHRs, lab integrations (HL7, FHIR, SFTP, API), and inventory logistics
• Experience using (or strong interest in using) AI-assisted / agentic coding tools to accelerate development
• Strong product intuition and ability to work directly with stakeholders and customers
• Comfort operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving startup environment
• Track record of building and scaling systems from the ground up

Experience:

• 6+ years of engineering experience, with increasing ownership over systems and architecture
• Prior experience in a lead, staff, or founding engineer role strongly preferred
• Experience working closely with business stakeholders to define and deliver custom solutions

Who You Are:

• You’re an Innovator - You enjoy working with new technologies ranging from the frontend to backend, and are particularly passionate and an expert in multiple stacks
• You’re A Problem Solver - You have strong experience with various technologies, and know how to pick the right tool for any job
• You’re a Team Player - You love to collaborate closely with the team to brainstorm ideas, gather requirements, and review and improve code
• You’re Curious - You are naturally curious and have an interest in learning new things.

Perks of Working @ Novir:

• Competitive total compensation offerings
• Generous paid time off policy
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, some of which is covered by the company
• Company provided Disability and Life Insurance
• A friendly office atmosphere in our office space in the heart of Milwaukee’s Third Ward
• Opportunity to build something incredible while being surrounded by intelligent, hardworking and motivated coworkers