Tech Lead Contract- to -hire. Expected contract duration: 3–6 months, with potential for conversion based on performance. Cleveland OH. You must live within 40 miles of this location. • • • Must work on our W2 without needing sponsorship. We CANNOT work with OPT-EAD’s or student Visa as these will require sponsorship in the future. • • • Please refrain from applying if: • You work through a company i.e. Corp to Corp; We will not work with agencies in any manner. We are only permitted to work with w2 employees that do not require sponsorship. • You do not truly fit the requires skills. • If you can’t work hybrid out of 1 of the listed locations Candidate’s must be within a 35-mile footprint of Cleveland, OH The Technical Team Lead will be responsible for leading a team of 4–5 software engineers within the Digital Banking group. This is a hands-on leadership role, with approximately 30% of time dedicated to individual contribution (coding, reviewing, debugging) and 70% focused on team leadership, direction setting, coaching, and delivery oversight. The role is accountable for the quality, reliability, and performance of systems developed by the team, and will play a key part in modernizing and supporting applications used across the bank’s retail and wealth banking platforms. This role is contract-to-hire with the intent to convert to a full-time position based on performance and organizational needs. Key Responsibilities • Provide technical leadership and daily oversight to a team of 11 engineers. • Ensure high-quality and on-time delivery of software solutions in accordance with internal standards and regulatory requirements. • Serve as primary escalation point for technical blockers and production issues within the team. • Participate in hands-on development tasks, including code contributions, pull request reviews, and technical design. • Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, code reviews, and daily standups. • Monitor and improve system uptime, incident response, and operational readiness of deployed applications. • Collaborate with product owners, QA, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure teams. • Provide regular coaching, performance feedback, and technical mentorship to team members. • Support continuous improvement of development practices and architecture. Required Qualifications • 8+ years of professional experience in software development, including full stack development using: • React (front end) • Node.js (backend) • SQL-based databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or equivalent) • 4+ years of experience in a technical leadership or team lead capacity. • Experience deploying and managing applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). • Strong familiarity with Terraform, Git, and CI/CD processes. • Demonstrated experience maintaining and improving application uptime and reliability. • Strong understanding of secure development practices and regulatory considerations (banking or fintech domain preferred). Preferred Qualifications • Prior experience in the financial services industry, especially within banking, fintech, or wealth management. • Experience mentoring junior developers or acting as a lead in agile environments. • Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code practices.