Tech Lead Engineer (Backend)

Remote (US East Coast working hours overlap is required)

About Us

We're a fast-growing B2B SaaS company transforming how Corporate Development teams manage M&A transactions. Our customer base includes leading acquirers and investment teams, and our software streamlines the complex, high-stakes M&A process from end to end.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create a world where M&A enables organizations and the ambitious people who build them, to achieve their full potential.

At DealRoom, we're a community of forward thinking M&A practitioners on a mission to perfect the M&A process. We support teams with the unique combination of an open community, comprehensive educational resources, and innovative software products that help you navigate the modern day complexities of M&A transactions with confidence.

Our Values

Our culture is the heart of our success and our values guide everything we do at DealRoom.

Deliver the WOW

• Own the MVW: To balance speed and quality, we deeply understand our stakeholders, declare the MVW, deliver, and iterate - asap.

• Growth mindset: We embrace change, failure, AI, and continuous learning, so we can improve, innovate, and grow the business and ourselves.

• Enjoy the journey: Building is hard, and we believe that is why it's so rewarding. We make it fun by celebrating wins, big and small.

Be Kind and Direct

• Care deeply: We lead with empathy, assume positive intent, and use the golden rule. And we believe that gossip is not kind or direct.

• Go direct: We never avoid the uncomfortable stuff. We get the right people together and embrace Radical Candor when we collaborate, debate, and IDS.

• Communicate thoughtfully: We communicate clearly, concisely, and timely to ensure we're always on the same page. And we actively and vocally disagree-and-commit.

Own It

• In it to win it: We don't punch a clock - we push ourselves, and our teammates, to compete and win. And we prioritize rest and wellness so we can win the marathon.

• Drivers wanted: We're not interested in going along for the ride, we are all here to drive the bus. And we don't just spot problems, we solve them.

• We before me: We always do what's best for the greater good of our customers and the company. Including being frugal (not cheap).

The Role

You'll lead a small product team alongside a PM. You write code, set technical direction, and own delivery. Think player-coach, not manager.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in all aspects of product development — from discovery and architecture to implementation, testing, and deployment.

• Partner with PM on product direction: join customer calls, validate feasibility, shape what gets built.

• Write code daily. You're hands-on in the codebase.

• Own technical standards for your team — code quality, architecture decisions, monitoring, definition of done.

• Break down ambiguous product goals into shippable increments. Drive iteration cadence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production backend systems in Python. Strong in API design, PostgreSQL, and clean, well-tested code.

• You've led a team (formally or informally) and owned team outcomes, not just your own output. You set standards, drive quality, and ensure responsible delivery.

• You ship and learn, not plan and perfect. Comfortable with ambiguity. You help the team pick a direction, start iterating, and course-correct based on what you learn. You know where to cut corners and can explain the tradeoffs.

• Product-minded. You think in user outcomes, not tasks. You ask "why" and "for whom" before "how."

• Good English communication skills. Clear async writing, ability to explain complex technical ideas simply, effective across timezones. Engineers are in EU, PMs and customers are in US.

Preferred Experience:

• Can contribute across the full stack when needed — you understand frontend constraints and how backend decisions impact UX.

• Practical experience shipping AI-powered features — LLM APIs, prompt engineering, RAG. You use AI tools in your own workflow.

Tech stack: AWS, Django, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, Vue

Why Join Us?

• Lead a product team end-to-end in a company where engineering has real impact on product direction

• Work in a small, high-caliber team where your decisions shape the product and the platform

• Profitable, disciplined growth company — no VC pressure, sustainable pace

• Strong product-market fit with significant expansion opportunity

• Help build the engineering culture and practices as we scale

Benefits and Perks

• Remote work, with some overlap with US east business hours

• Competitive PTO

• Career development support and learning budget

• Equity, bonus plans

• Work device provided