We are looking for an experienced Tech Lead (Staff Software Engineer) to lead a high-impact engineering team building scalable, cloud-native applications with modern DevOps practices. You will own technical strategy, architecture decisions, and delivery while mentoring engineers and driving innovation in both traditional software engineering and AI-powered solutions. This is a hands-on leadership role — you will code, design systems, and set the technical direction for critical initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, setting technical standards and best practices
- Architect and deliver scalable cloud systems using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Design and implement full-stack features leveraging TypeScript (Node.js/React or similar) and C# (.NET)
- Own end-to-end DevOps pipelines — CI/CD, monitoring, infrastructure automation, and reliability
- Integrate AI engineering capabilities into products (LLM integration, generative AI features, AI agents, RAG pipelines, etc.)
- Collaborate with product and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Conduct code reviews, architectural reviews, and drive continuous improvement in code quality, performance, and security
- Champion cloud best practices, cost optimization, and platform modernization initiatives
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience (3+ years in a technical leadership or Staff+ role)
- Strong expertise in Cloud platforms (AWS and Azure — multi-cloud experience a plus)
- Advanced proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management at scale
- Deep hands-on experience with TypeScript (Node.js ecosystem, TypeScript best practices, modern frameworks)
- Strong command of C# and the .NET ecosystem (ASP.NET Core, microservices, APIs)
- Proven DevOps expertise: GitHub Actions / Jenkins, Docker/Kubernetes, monitoring, and infrastructure automation
- Solid understanding of AI engineering concepts and practical implementation (LLM APIs, prompt engineering, vector databases, model orchestration, or building AI-powered features)
- Excellent communication and leadership skills — ability to influence without authority and mentor senior engineers
Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.
We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
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