Tech Lead Jobs

Tech Lead jobs are open across fintech, healthtech, enterprise software, and e-commerce, from senior engineer to principal and staff level, with specializations in platform engineering, frontend architecture, and distributed systems. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles829+
Top stateCalifornia
Top employerTikTok
Top citySan Jose, CA
Work type59% On-site
Top industryTechnology

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Northside Hospital
Lead Radiology Tech Assistant (Sun-Thurs)
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Northside Hospital
New 17h ago
Lead Radiology Tech Assistant (Sun-Thurs)
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Healthcare Administration
Patient Services & Wellbeing
Public Health
CPR Certification
10,000+

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Orlando Health
CT Tech, Lead Weekend Option Fri-Sun 6:30pm-7am (ORMC)
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Orlando Health
New 18h ago
CT Tech, Lead Weekend Option Fri-Sun 6:30pm-7am (ORMC)
Orlando Health
Orlando, Florida
Business Operations
Customer Service
Customer Success
BLS Certification

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NSK Corporation
Manufacturing Lead Team Tech
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NSK Corporation
New 20h ago
Manufacturing Lead Team Tech
NSK Corporation
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Manufacturing Operations
Quality Control
Health & Safety (EHS & OHS)
On-Site
None

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Tech Lead( React JS+ Node JS)
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New 21h ago
Tech Lead( React JS+ Node JS)
Ashra Technologies Pvt Ltd
Irving, Texas
Business Operations
Performance Marketing
Project Management
$89k.38 - $107k.72/yr

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Colt Services
Lead Tech 1
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Colt Services
Added 1d ago
Lead Tech 1
Colt Services
Edwardsville, Illinois
Business Strategy
Product Management
Project Management
High school diploma or GED

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Tech Lead Job Market

Who's Hiring

  • TikTok
    TikTok18
  • Boston Consulting
    Boston Consulting18
  • Citi
    Citi17
  • TikTok USDS Joint Venture
    TikTok USDS Joint Venture14
  • Capital One
    Capital One12

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software66
  • Healthcare & Medical Services35
  • Consulting & Professional Services9
  • Construction & Real Estate8
  • Science & Research6

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in tech lead jobs.

  • 5 or more years of software engineering experience with at least 2 in a lead capacity
  • Proficiency in one or more backend or full-stack languages such as Java, Go, Python, or TypeScript
  • Experience designing and reviewing distributed systems, APIs, or microservices architectures
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and conduct technical code reviews
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization tools like Docker, and cloud platforms
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field

Tips for Your Tech Lead Job Search

Quantify your technical leadership impact

Hiring managers want evidence of outcomes, not just responsibilities. Rewrite your resume bullets to show team size you led, latency improvements you shipped, or incident reduction you drove. Vague ownership claims get screened out fast.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists tech lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Tailor your system design examples to the domain

A fintech tech lead interview asks very different system design questions than a healthtech one. Study the company's public engineering blog or architecture decisions before your screen so your examples map to their actual constraints.

Surface your cross-functional influence explicitly

Tech lead roles require collaboration with product and design, but most resumes bury this. Add a line showing how you translated business requirements into engineering priorities or unblocked a delivery by aligning stakeholders.

Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation

Before accepting an offer, clarify how many direct reports you'll have, what the on-call expectations are, and whether the role is IC leadership or people management. Misaligned scope is the most common reason tech leads leave within a year.

Follow up with a technical insight after your interview

Within 24 hours of a final-round interview, send a short note that references a specific technical challenge discussed and adds one concrete thought you didn't fully articulate. It reinforces your depth and keeps you top of mind.

Tech Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most tech leads?

The companies hiring the most tech leads right now include TikTok, Boston Consulting, and Citi, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is concentrated in companies scaling their engineering organizations through platform modernization or product expansion.

How many tech lead jobs are remote?

About 41% of tech lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, making it one of the more flexible senior engineering roles to pursue remotely. Platform engineering, backend architecture, and API-focused specializations tend to have the highest share of fully remote positions compared to roles that require close collaboration with on-site product or hardware teams.

How do you become a tech lead?

You become a tech lead by consistently taking ownership beyond your immediate code. Start by volunteering to run technical design reviews on your team, mentoring junior engineers on architecture decisions, and driving cross-functional delivery on a project end to end. Most engineers who move into the role do so by demonstrating initiative in their current position before a formal promotion or external opportunity follows.

Can you get a tech lead job with little direct leadership experience?

You can get a tech lead job with limited formal leadership experience if you can show informal influence. Highlight times you drove architectural decisions, onboarded new engineers, or led a project without a manager title. Smaller companies and early-stage startups are more likely to hire someone stepping up into a first lead role than large enterprises, which typically require prior experience leading a team.

What does the tech lead interview process look like?

The tech lead interview process typically includes a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview focused on coding or system design, and a final loop with multiple rounds. Expect at least one system design session where you architect a distributed system under constraints, one behavioral round exploring how you've handled team conflict or technical disagreements, and sometimes a code review exercise where you evaluate someone else's pull request.

Where can I find and apply to tech lead jobs?

You can find and apply to tech lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the available listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.

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