Software engineering team lead

MetalBear is remote-first , early-stage, and product-led . We're building mirrord, a Kubernetes development platform that lets developers and AI coding agents run code against a live cluster before it's deployed. The problem we solve is the wait.

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of mirrord’s cloud integration features like queue splitting, DB branching, and more.
• Stay hands-on and actively contribute to the codebase.
• Work with Kubernetes, cloud services, DB systems, message brokers, and other tools and platforms.
• Set the technical direction for the team and maintain high engineering standards.
• Drive smart, effective use of AI across the team.
• Help prioritize work, unblock engineers, and drive roadmap execution.
• Hire and mentor engineers as the team grows.
• Partner with Product, Solution Engineering and directly with users to drive adoption and expansion.

• At least 1 year of experience leading engineering teams.
• At least 4 years of professional experience writing production-grade code in Rust (most preferably), C++, or C.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Understanding of Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.
• Strong systems-level thinking and an ability to debug complex, distributed environments.
• Comfortable working async in a remote-first, startup environment.
• Будет плюсом: Experience building developer tools; Experience building Kubernetes operators or other components that interact with the Kubernetes API; Familiarity with backend infrastructure tooling like data stores, message brokers, GitOps tools, etc

• Work on hard, meaningful problems at the intersection of local development and cloud infrastructure.
• Be part of a small, high-caliber team where your work directly impacts thousands of developers and some of the world’s biggest companies.
• Work also on an open-source product used and loved by developers.
• Remote-first, async-friendly, and low on meetings.
• Competitive salary, stock options, and a culture that respects your time.