Team Lead, Software Engineer

Company: Pylon
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 3, 2026

Job Description:

Overview We’re building the all-in-one B2B post-sales support platform powered by conversational data and layered with intelligence to help our customers run their operations in real-time. We’re backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, Y Combinator. Currently more than 1000 companies including Linear, Cognition (makers of Devin), Modal Labs, and Incident.io run their support and customer success workflows with Pylon. You'll also find us on the Enterprise Tech 30 List . The Role We're looking for a strong senior engineer who's at a career crossroads; ready to take on more leadership while staying deeply technical. You'll start as a senior IC contributor for 3-6 months, then transition into leading a small team while continuing to write code and ship features. This is the ideal role if you've been thinking about management but want to try it in a supportive environment where you can be coached and grow into the role. If it works, great - you'll have a clear path to Engineering Manager. If not, that's okay too - you'll still be valued as a senior IC. What you'll do: Own and ship significant features across our stack as a senior IC contributor Mentor 2-4 engineers and help them grow technically and professionally Gradually take on team coordination, sprint planning, and project management responsibilities Work closely with our founding team to learn how we think about engineering leadership Help us scale our engineering culture as we double our engineering team in 2026 You might be a fit if You're 3-5 years into your career, likely at senior engineer level, and curious about trying management You have strong engineering fundamentals and ship quality code efficiently - you know your strengths and where you want to grow You are high EQ and think you can push people to be their best without burning them out You have strong product sense and aren't afraid to work cross functionally to ship products end-to-end You're friendly, open to coaching, and not hyper-opinionated - you're here to learn and contribute, not prove you know everything You dislike meetings but understand that some coordination is necessary when leading a team You thrive with autonomy but also know when to ask for help or guidance You're in SF or willing to relocate - we work in-person and you're serious about building a great culture with us Our stack: React, Golang, GraphQL, AWS Your team: Join senior engineers from Samsara, Affinity, Airbnb, and more What makes this opportunity unique Try leadership without betting your entire career on it—we'll coach you through it Even as you grow into leadership, you'll continue writing code and shipping features Help us scale from Series B to Series C while building the leadership skills that will serve you for the rest of your career Work directly with our technical founders who are invested in developing great engineering leaders Our perks Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees 401(k) retirement plan Commuter benefits Parental leave ? 14 company holidays unlimited PTO ? Annual offsite Lunch, dinner, and snacks at the office ? Fitness stipend More about Pylon Funding: Series B led by a16z and BCV ($51M total raised) Founders: Advith Chelikani , Robert Eng , and Marty Kausas Team: Currently 90 and growing!

Keywords: Pylon, Fremont , Team Lead, Software Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , San Francisco, California