Engineering Team Lead-Hybrid in Chicago

About The Job

Celebrating 40 years in business. Rewards Network has helped restaurants increase their revenue, traffic, and customer engagement through our innovative financial, marketing services, and premier dining rewards programs. We connect diners to fantastic restaurant experiences by offering unique card-linked offers. Our offers leverage advanced technology and powerful data analytics, providing value to our restaurants, diners, and strategic partners' loyalty programs.

Our Culture

At Rewards Network, you will find a passionate and diverse group of professionals that enjoy working collaboratively, solving problems, and taking ownership of not only their own careers and success, but the success and continued growth of the organization. We take pride in partnering with the world's most powerful loyalty programs to bring full price paying customers and better ways to access working capital options to local restaurants. We offer a challenging and rewarding environment where you can maximize your potential.

Job Overview

The Engineering Team Lead is a hands-on supervisory role that balances technical expertise, project management, and team leadership. Leading a team of front-end and back-end developers, this role requires both detailed problem-solving and strategic oversight to deliver high-quality software solutions. By collaborating closely with product, QA, and SRE/DevOps teams, the Engineering Team Lead ensures technical excellence while driving the successful execution of engineering initiatives that align with business objectives.

This is a hybrid position that requires in office presence 2-3 days a week in Chicago

What you’ll bring to the table: (Responsibilities)

Management Responsibilities

• Mentor, coach, and provide feedback to a team of engineers, supporting their growth and career development.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Align team efforts with the company’s long-term goals and strategic vision.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with internal business and technical teams.
• Create project plans and technical designs that communicate business value.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies, including retrospectives, standups, and story reviews.
  
  

Technical Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of both the business domain and technical landscape.
• Contribute directly to feature development and defect resolution.
• Guide the technical and architectural direction of projects.
• Champion and enforce industry and company-wide development best practices.
  
  

Do you have the right mix of ingredients: (Requirements)

• High school diploma or equivalency
• 5 years of professional software engineering experience, with hands-on development in relevant technologies.
• 2 years in a leadership or team lead role, mentoring engineers and driving technical initiatives.
  
  

Technical Expertise

• Strong proficiency in back-end development technologies, with emphasis on Scala and functional programming methodologies.
• Experience working with front-end technologies including TypeScript and React.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern DevOps practices.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and scalable architectures.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code.
  
  

Leadership & Project Management

• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineers, fostering professional growth and team cohesion.
• Strong project management skills, with experience in Agile methodologies.
• Ability to align engineering efforts with business objectives and drive results.
• Experience in facilitating cross-functional collaboration with product, QA, and DevOps teams.
  
  

Problem-Solving & Communication

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound technical and business decisions.
  
  

What You’ll Love About Us

Comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• This is a full-time, exempt position and the base compensation for this opening in Chicago is expected to be $175,000-$195,000 annualized, depending on level, candidate experience, skills, and other factors. This position will be eligible for an annual bonus program with a target of 15% base annualized salary, for a total compensation of $201,250-$224,250.
• Competitive Paid Time Off and company holidays
• Generous dining reimbursement when you dine with our restaurant clients
• 401(k) plan with a company match
• Two medical plan options- Standard PPO or High Deductible Health Plan (HSA with company match for HDHP participants)
• Partnership with Rx n Go, offering certain prescriptions for free
• Two dental plan options and a vision plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts and a pre-tax commuter benefit program
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance Plans
• Short Term and Long Term disability
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance, supplemental employee, spouse, and child life insurance
• Employee Life Assistance Program
• Hybrid working environment in a new office space downtown near the Metra Train stations and catered lunches on Tuesdays.
  
  

Rewards Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We encourage and strongly support workplace diversity.

Expected Pay Range : $175,000 USD - $195,000 USD