Technical Lead
Department : Technology / Engineering
Reports To : CTO
Location : Remote
BAM is a dynamic multi-disciplinary firm with leading-edge skills in information technology software development and applied research. Serving government and commercial markets BAM is committed to its customers and to delivering strong leadership sound solutions and innovative thinking.
The Technical Lead plays a critical role in scaling our engineering teams by leading the technical hiring process from within the technology organization. This is a hands-on technical role requiring strong coding skills engineering judgment and a passion for building high-performing teams. The ideal candidate will both lead hiring operations and actively contribute to software development projects during periods of low hiring volume joining Scrum teams to help deliver key features or reduce technical debt.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Technical Hiring Process
Review resumes and portfolios to identify top-tier engineering candidates
Collaborate with the Technology Office to design and maintain technical assessments that reflect real-world job requirementsWrite test and refine coding challenges take-home exercises and interview questionsConduct and oversee interviews focused on technical depth problem-solving and team fitCoordinate closely with HR to provide calibrated compensation input based on candidate experienceMaintain metrics on hiring funnel efficiency and assessment effectiveness (e.g. pass rates time-to-hire)Workforce Planning & Skills AlignmentPartner with engineering leaders to align hiring priorities with long-term capability needs
Collaborate on skill tree development capability mapping and role definitionProvide insights to inform onboarding internal mobility and engineering growth strategyEngineering ContributionDuring periods of limited hiring activity serve as a contributing member of a Scrum team
Assist with backlog items technical spikes and feature delivery using your engineering expertiseSupport cross-team surges in capacity during high-priority development cyclesQualifications
Proven experience as a software engineer with the ability to write review and debug production-quality code (ideally Angular AWS Containers)Demonstrated success in technical hiring interviewing or running assessment programsStrong understanding of software engineering roles career paths and evaluation best practicesEffective communicator with the ability to partner across technical and non-technical functionsFamiliarity with Agile development Scrum ceremonies and team collaboration toolsBonus : Experience with applicant tracking systems and data-driven hiring optimizationSecurity CertificationRequired Experience :
Senior IC
Key Skills
Administrative Skills,Facilities Management,Biotechnology,Creative Production,Design And Estimation,Architecture
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1