Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

Who we are :

Cline is an open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, engineered to deliver the most powerful and transparent agentic coding experience. Going far beyond simple code generation, Cline acts as a true collaborator : it reads your codebase for context, transparently accesses any AI model you choose (from Claude to GPT to local options), executes terminal commands, interacts with browsers, and utilizes a growing ecosystem of tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This empowers developers to tackle complex engineering challenges with an AI partner that reads files, explores code, asks clarifying questions, and provides radical visibility into every action—all while keeping you firmly in control. With over two million installs and a thriving open-source community, Cline is how the world's best developers ship faster, smarter, and with complete confidence in their AI tools.

What we are looking for :

We’re growing fast and looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer Team Lead to help us scale our product, team, and technology. If you’re passionate about AI, developer tools, and building products engineers love — this is your opportunity to shape the future of coding.

As a Team Lead, you’ll be both a hands-on engineer and a technical leader. You’ll guide a small team of engineers, help architect and deliver critical features, foster great engineering practices, and mentor developers as we scale. You'll work closely with Product, Design, and AI teams to build the next generation of coding experiences.

Responsibilities :

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers (initially 3–6 engineers)
• Architect and develop core backend and frontend features for our AI coding platform
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, AI / ML, and Design teams to shape roadmap and execution
• Drive engineering excellence — code quality, scalability, testing, observability, and performance
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-velocity team culture
• Help recruit and onboard great engineers as the team grows
• Stay hands-on — 50–70% of your time will still be writing and reviewing code
• Contribute to product direction and technical strategy

Qualifications :

Tech Stack (what we use — not a must-have list) :