Technical Lead

Locals preferred - Candidates willing to relocate are encouraged to apply. Title: Tech lead Location: 5 days onsite a week @ Leawood, KS or Denver, CO Duration: 12 months contract Must have: Strong Python programming, FastAPI, Gen AI / Agentic AI, designing microservice architecture and building microservices using REST API, using distributed messaging like Kafka or other. Lead Experience with offshore teams… Job Description: • Experience coordinating with offshore teams and managing multiple initiatives (bandwidth permitting). • Ability to collaborate with product teams to gather requirements, work with engineering teams to design solutions, break down work into actionable tasks, and drive end-to-end delivery of projects. • Strong architectural thinking with the ability to clearly articulate system designs, trade-offs, and technical decisions to large technical audiences. • Critical thinking - The engineer should be able to able to think coherently, ask appropriate clarifying question and provide solution to given problem by interviewer. • Communication - Concisely communicate and answer the questions asked by interviewer. Stay on topic when communicating. • Nonfunctional aspects of project - Candidate should be able to share his experience and answer questions around non-functional aspects like scaling, monitoring and operations, Load and performance testing, Code Quality and maintenance, (This is a big positive - using AI for self-productivity) • Exposure to Ascend equivalent projects - Candidates should have exposure to large distributed systems project implementation, working in bigger teams, experience in collaboration with cross functional team member to execute the project. • Extensive experience in distributed systems - Designing microservice architecture and building microservices using REST API, using distributed messaging like Kafka or other. • Logic Thinking & Problem Solving - The person should be able to solve medium complexity coding problem (Leet code style medium). • Flexibility to provide sufficient overlap with onsite teams in a fast-paced environment. • Basic awareness of LLMs and Generative AI concepts for future integration. • Preferred experience with Python and FastAPI; open to candidates with Java or .NET experience in building distributed microservice-based systems. • Gen AI / Agentic AI - It’s as definite plus if the person and has done basic training in Gen AI and Agentic AI programming. Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field This role is open to W2 or those seeking Corp-Corp employment. The salary range for this role is 98k-132k. For corp-Corp rates please contact the recruiter. In addition to other benefits, Accion Labs offers a comprehensive benefits package, with Accion covering 65% of the medical, dental, and Vision Premiums for employees, their spouses, and dependent children enrolling in the Accion-provided plans.