Principal Software Engineer, Tech Lead (TypeScript)

Unanet is a company focused on developing AI-first growth platforms for Government Contractors. They are seeking a Tech Lead / Architect to shape the technical direction of Growth Studio, leading architecture and guiding implementation across teams to solve complex product and platform problems.

Responsibilities:

• Lead architecture and technical decision-making across Growth Studio teams, with responsibility for the overall technical architecture and long-term design direction of the product
• Define scalable patterns for services, APIs, data flows, integrations, and AI-enabled workflows that support Growth Studio’s capture, qualification, and proposal use cases
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineering, UX Design, QA, and Ops to translate business goals into practical technical roadmaps and implementation plans
• Architect elegant solutions to complex, open-ended problems, especially where customer workflows, data quality, speed, and AI outcomes intersect
• Guide the design of integrations with adjacent systems and data sources, including internal and external platforms that support Growth Studio workflows
• Establish and reinforce best practices for software design, secure coding, observability, performance, and maintainability across the product
• Perform architecture and code reviews, provide clear technical feedback, and raise the bar for quality across teams
• Lead proofs of concept and technical spikes to validate solution approaches early and reduce delivery risk
• Mentor Engineers on system design, tradeoff analysis, technical communication, and architectural thinking
• Create technical documentation, diagrams, and decision records that improve cross-team alignment and execution clarity
• Help the organization make thoughtful use of AI technologies in the product and, where appropriate, in the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Occasionally engage with customer-facing teams or customers when deeper technical context is needed to support product direction or to resolve complex issues

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience building and evolving complex software products, with significant experience in technical leadership, solution design, or architecture
• Comfortable working across a modern application stack, with experience in JavaScript or TypeScript-based systems and supporting backend infrastructure
• Strong experience with modern web app architecture, backend services, APIs, and distributed or event-driven systems
• Experience designing systems that balance product velocity with reliability, security, and long-term maintainability
• Experience with AI-enabled product capabilities, including LLM APIs, prompt engineering, embeddings, or related technologies
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Able to work effectively in a high-ownership environment where ambiguity is real and strong judgment matters
• Passionate about building products that help customers move faster and win more in the GovCon space
• Experience architecting AI-first or data-rich SaaS products in a high-growth environment
• Infrastructure literacy spanning cloud platforms, networking, containers, or adjacent operational concerns
• Experience building systems that ingest and unify multiple data sources into a single user workflow or system of record
• Experience building agents or automation that improve product capabilities or engineering effectiveness
• A strong instinct for when to standardize, when to iterate, and how to help teams move quickly without compromising design quality
• Bachelor's in Computer Science