Engineering Team Lead

Location: Worldwide (Remote/Hybrid)Engineering Team LeadAbout CINC SystemsCINC Systems is the leading provider of accounting and management software for the community association management industry. Our platform powers over 50,000 associations and 6 million homes, connecting property managers, boards, and residents through secure, reliable, and intelligent technology.CINC is building the next generation of our SaaS platform: modular, AI-enabled, and experience-driven. Our engineering culture is rooted in clarity, craftsmanship, and continuous learning. We move fast by moving smoothly, focusing on flow, feedback, and fundamentals.About The RoleThe Engineering Team Lead is a player-coach who combines hands-on technical leadership with deep architectural and organizational insight. They are a builder at heart who leads through example, clarity, and discipline, not control.This person will lead a small, high-impact team that moves fast as three but delivers the impact of twenty-five. They will design and deliver intelligent, cloud-native applications with complex business logic while enabling the team to learn, grow, and deliver continuously.They are at home experimenting, coding, designing, and whiteboarding all in the same day. They thrive in ambiguity, act with intention, and create alignment between local action and broader engineering strategy. They believe that AI is an amplifier of good fundamentals, making strong architecture, clean code, and technical excellence more essential than ever.This role requires someone who is technically fluent, strategically mature, and grounded in the values of Extreme Programming (XP), flow, and continuous improvement.Key ResponsibilitiesLead and mentor a lean, high-performing product engineering team that delivers high-value features quickly and safelyBalance hands-on development, architecture, and leadership to enable the team to move with speed and confidenceDesign and guide evolution of complex systems using domain-driven design, clean architecture, and event-driven patternsApply experience in monolith-to-microservice transitions and domain extraction using the strangler fig patternCollaborate closely with product and design partners to shape AI-enabled user experiences that deliver real value to peopleChampion built-in quality through strong engineering fundamentals: testing, pairing, code reviews, and continuous integrationCultivate a “smooth is fast” culture, emphasizing stability, clarity, and the steady flow of valueEncourage experimentation, learning, and pragmatic use of new AI-native tools and frameworksEstablish strong feedback loops between customers, design, and engineering to ensure solutions fit real-world needsProactively identify dependencies, integration challenges, and architectural opportunities that impact multiple teamsContribute to architectural discussions, help refine standards, and elevate engineering excellence across the organizationProvide continuous coaching, feedback, and mentorship to help engineers grow technically and professionallyModel humility, hunger, and people smarts — building a culture where accountability and collaboration coexist naturallyQualificationsExperience and Background 10+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating SaaS or enterprise systemsAt least 5 years leading software engineering teams as a hands-on player-coachDeep knowledge of software architecture, system design, and engineering principlesStrong technical fluency in cloud-native architectures and modern web technologies (AWS, TypeScript, Node.js, React, or similar)Proven ability to design systems with complex business logic that scale with reliability and maintainabilityExperience applying domain-driven design and modular architecture patternsFamiliarity with event-driven systems, API-first development, and service integration patternsComfortable applying AI-native engineering practices to accelerate delivery and improve system intelligenceExperience practicing Extreme Programming (XP) or similar disciplines such as TDD, pairing, refactoring, and continuous deliveryLeadership and Collaboration Skilled at balancing hands-on development with coaching and strategyExcellent communicator who creates psychological safety and alignment through clarity and contextStrong architectural judgment, capable of simplifying complexity and guiding teams toward durable solutionsExperienced in creating conditions where engineers can focus, learn, and deliver flowBuilder mindset: motivated by creating real impact for users and teamsDeeply customer-obsessed, eager to understand how the product is used and what users truly valuePragmatic and disciplined thinker who can operate at both code and system levels Able to manage conflict and guide structured discussions toward data-driven, shared decisionsMindset and Values Believes good fundamentals are the foundation of innovation and that AI amplifies both the good and the badOperates as a connector and integrator, thinking beyond team boundaries to enable larger successHolds extremely high standards and delivers feedback constructively and frequentlyThrives in ambiguity but acts intentionally to create clarity and alignmentViews engineering as a craft and leadership as a serviceBelieves flow, feedback, and collaboration create speed and sustainabilityLeads with humility, curiosity, and empathy — embodying the traits of the ideal team playerWhat Success Looks LikeThe team delivers continuously with stability, creativity, and measurable business impactQuality is built into the process, not tested in at the endEngineers grow in autonomy, clarity, and capability under your leadershipAI-native practices become integrated into daily development with tangible gains in velocity and valueThe broader organization looks to your team as a model of craftsmanship, collaboration, and learningThe Senior Engineering Manager is recognized as a multiplier — enabling the team to accomplish far more than the sum of its partsCINC is an Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.