Web and Mobile Tech Lead
Job Summary
Job Description
Lab49 is seeking a Web and Mobile Tech Lead to lead a team in Mexico City. The role involves designing, building, and deploying UI technology for investment managers who create and consume buy-side research content. You will collaborate with a US-based project team and direct a local engineering team to deliver performant web and mobile applications. The position requires a passion for technology, innovation, and staying updated with industry trends, with experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, modern frameworks like React/Angular/Vue, and React Native. Backend engineering experience, ideally with .NET, is also desirable.
Must have:
- 10+ years of experience building complex software applications
- 5+ years leading Agile teams
- Proven leadership and problem-solving skills
- Experience managing project teams and client interaction
- Passion for technology and industry trends
- Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
- 5+ years of hands-on React Native experience
- Experience with cloud platforms
- Understanding of SDLC practices
- Strong command of written and spoken English
- Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
- Experience with financial products (e.g., Bloomberg, Symphony)
- Experience with tools like Excel, Salesforce, Databricks
- Experience in capital markets/buy-side investment management
- Backend engineering experience with .NET, Spring Boot
14 skills required
Job Details
Lab49 is an award winning specialist consultancy that creates bespoke technology in partnership with the most important companies in finance.
We were founded in 2002 to bring Silicon Valley solutions to Wall Street’s door. Since then, we have worked on successive waves of technological change, including distributed computing, high-speed automation, enterprise UX and digital distribution (for which Lab49 was among the first significant practices established on Wall Street), DevOps, cloud and data science.
Today, we are an established partner in financial markets, having delivered hundreds of projects for clients including all the world’s tier-one investment banks and many of the largest buy-side firms globally.
Being part of Lab49 means bringing your drive and creativity into an environment where your contributions will make immediate impact. Engineers will work in cross functional teams, consulting directly with our clients, shaping not only technical solutions to business problems but delivering them into production.
Lab49 is seeking a Web and Mobile Tech Lead to lead a team of engineers locally in Mexico, tasked with designing, building, and deploying UI technology for investment managers creating and consuming buy-side research content. You will report to the Tech Lead on the Project team, which means you will have responsibility for collaborating with a US based team of project leads and directing a local team of engineers to deliver beautiful, performant web and mobile applications that manage buy side research content.
What you should have
- 10+ years of hands-on experience designing and building complex, commercial-grade software applications, with 5+ years leading Agile teams.
- Proven track record in effective leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making.
- Experience managing project teams and interacting with clients in finance or consulting or start-up environments.
- A passion for technology and innovation, staying informed about the latest industry trends through active participation in industry events, meet-ups, and more.
- Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript, with modern frameworks (e.g., Angular/ React/ Vue, or others).
- Hands-on experience – 5+ years - with React Native.
- Hands-on experience with the React Native ecosystem of tools such as Expo.
- Experience with one or more cloud platforms with a working understanding of contemporary SDLC practices such as continuous delivery.
- Strong understanding of the value of testing, quality, continuous integration, source control, and code reviews.
- Backend engineering experience, ideally with .NET. Spring Boot and similar are also desirable.
- Strong command of written and spoken English
- Excellent communication skills
Bonus points
- Experience working with common financial products such as Bloomberg, Symphony, or other tools commonly used in a finance context such as Excel, Salesforce, Databricks, and others.
- Experience in capital markets, specifically buy side investment management.
Why Lab49?
Lab49 is an established partner for most financial institutions on Wall Street. You will gain exposure into a variety of environments, business domains, technologies, and people. Your ability to bring drive and creativity to the role will be the key component to success at Lab49. The broad and intense exposure to a variety of challenges accelerates your career growth, and Lab49’s structure is designed to enable you to learn and grow as an engineer and consultant.
Our Hybrid Work Model
At Lab49, we embrace a hybrid work model, offering you the flexibility to work from the office or remotely. We expect our Lab49ers to average 2-3 days per week in person. We believe that both the flexibility and in person connection to each other and our clients build a collaborative culture and the opportunity to accelerate growth and innovation.
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About The Company
We’re visionary innovators who are delivering mission-critical trading and workflow automation software to financial institutions, corporations, central banks, and governments. By combining our passion for automation with a strategic view on the industries we serve, we design solutions that improve decision-making, simplify complex processes, and empower people. Simply put, we help our customers do more, faster and better than before. We believe our investments in research and development are shaping the future of automation and enabling our customers to transform their business. And we embrace the power of community, working with each other and with our customers to succeed through a positive culture of continuous improvement.
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