ControlUp creates an autonomous workplace where the day runs itself.
We’re a leader in DEX, unifying digital employee experience and IT operations into one powerful platform built for modern workplace management. By combining real-time monitoring, automation, and proactive remediation, ControlUp enables IT teams to prevent issues before they impact employees, reduce operational complexity, and streamline IT environments, without the clutter of multiple tools. With ControlUp, IT works smarter, employees stay productive, and the workday runs itself. One platform. One powerful shift in how work flows.
No tool sprawl. No wasted time. No interruptions. Just technology that runs smoothly, so people can get on with work that matters.
The Role
We’re looking for a hands-on, delivery-focused Team Lead to build and lead a full stack data oriented team responsible for developing our DEX platform. You will drive execution excellence, enforce engineering standards, and collaborate cross-functionally with product, infrastructure, and other teams to deliver high-quality, production-ready platform that scale.
You’ll be joining a growing R&D group with strong technical talent, high delivery standards, and clear leadership support. You’ll have the opportunity to shape your team’s direction, build impactful infrastructure, and work closely with cutting-edge initiatives and technologies.
How You’ll Spend Your Day
Team LeadershipGuide and mentor a team of full stack engineers, promoting accountability, ownership, and technical growthDrive a culture of proactive communication, quality-first mindset, and collaborative problem-solvingManage delivery timelines and expectations with strong focus on predictability and transparencyPlanning & ExecutionEnsure features are well-scoped, designed, and reviewedOwn the planning process: dependency management, early risk identification, and cross-team alignmentLead sprint ceremonies effectively, with clear goals, action items, and follow-upsTechnical ExcellenceOwn high-level and detailed designs for team-delivered featuresEnsure thorough design and PR reviews that align with architectural and security standardsEnforce coding best practices, testing, documentation, and observabilityCross-Team CollaborationWork with PMs, infra, automation, and other teams to build scalable platform featuresAlign on feature requirements, UI standards, and integration contractsQuality & OwnershipEnsure all deliveries meet definition of done: tested, documented, production-readyOversee E2E testing, internal and cross-team, as well as production rollout readiness
Your Experience and Qualifications
3+ Years experience as a team lead or senior engineer with leadership responsibilities6+ Years experience as a full stack developer with strong backend orientationProven experience in building systems involving data pipelines, APIs, and web applicationsStrong technical design, system architecture, and debugging skillsExperience with agile methodologies and hands-on involvement in planning and deliveryComfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-product R&D organizationExperience working with nodes, java and reactExperience with big data technologies (e.g., ClickHouse, Kafka, Elasticsearch) - an advantage Experience building shared infrastructure or platform-level components - an advantage 