The Technical Lead will manage engineering projects, lead a team, design system features, and ensure the system operates efficiently, securely, and reliably with a focus on logistics and customer needs.
Our Mission
Every year, supply chain disruptions cause estimated losses of $40 billion for trade between the US and Latin America alone. Globally, this number exceeds $1 trillion. At Desteia, we are on a mission to eliminate these disruptions by revolutionizing how companies manage their supply chains in North America and around the world. Our cutting-edge AI technology empowers businesses with unprecedented visibility, efficiency, and control over their logistics operations. We're bringing the future to the world of logistics. In short, we are bringing the future to the world of logistics.
We are backed by great investors focused on scaling disruptive solutions including Village Global, Foundamental, Nazca VC, Bridge Latam, and Nido Ventures. And this is only the beginning. We are committed to expanding further and bringing our product and vision to all companies grappling with supply chain inefficiencies. To achieve this, we are assembling the best team.
Our Team
At Desteia, we place a high value on diverse perspectives and personal experiences at every level of our organization. Our founding team brings a wealth of experience in logistics and software development from their previous roles at companies like Tesla, Walmart, and Blend.
- Diego, our co-CEO, successfully led his previous start-up, Carrot from ideation to acquisition in addition to leading some of Blend’s Products from Series C to its IPO, as lead product manager for AI and ML
- Austin, our CTO, holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford and spent 4 years as a senior software engineer building Blend.
- Françoise, our co-CEO, brings extensive experience in supply chain, operations, strategy and branding from companies such as Tesla, L´Oréal, LVMH and Walmart
(get to know them here, here, and here).
In each new hire, we aim to broaden our perspective. We understand that the ambitious challenges we're tackling will require an exceptional team, and we're dedicated to building one. We believe in hiring great people, giving them autonomy and support to excel, and providing opportunities for internal growth. As an early team member, your ideas will be valued, and your skills will have a profound impact.
The Role
This is both an engineering and leadership role.
On the engineering side, be prepared to get your hands dirty on everything from low-level infrastructure, performance, and security to user-facing product features. You will also be a primary steward of longer-term architectural decisions and projects.
In addition to being a full-stack engineer (in every sense of the word), you will work very closely with the CTO to help determine product and engineering strategy and priorities,
mentor other engineers, and grow the team. We are looking for people in New York, the East Coast (USA), or Mexico City.
That means:
-Working directly with customers’ logistics, IT, and operations teams to deeply understand their needs and pains (customer meetings often take place in both Spanish and English, with live translation as needed)
-Lots of autonomy, using customers’ needs to guide your decision-making
-Making pragmatic architecture decisions
-Taking end-to-end ownership of large, business-critical projects
-Working with cutting-edge AI tools in our product and your own development workflow
Key Responsibilities
- Keep our system performant, reliable, and secure
- Design and build new core product features (Node/Typescript + Python (data)
- stack)
- Review code and designs from other members of the team
- Manage project timelines, communication, and coordination with internal and
- external stakeholders
- Translate complex logistics processes into structured, automated workflows
- Document your work clearly for both customers and internal use
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Experience leading engineering teams or large projects requiring multiple engineers
- Excellent communication and documentation habits
- High autonomy and ownership; able to scope, prioritize, and deliver without heavy oversight
Bonus points if you have experience with…
- Prior experience as a technical lead
- Fluency in both English and Spanish
- Previous experience at an early-stage startup
- Experience with Typescript and/or Python
- Experience in supply chain, logistics, or procurement
- Familiarity with document processing, LLM-based data extraction, or ETL pipelines
Benefits
Joining Desteia comes with a range of benefits:
- Competitive compensation and meaningful equity.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Flexible, remote-first work arrangements.
- Health insurance or equivalent local benefits.
- Stipend for home office equipment.
- Experience working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Opportunities for professional growth.
- Periodic in-person get-togethers to build camaraderie with your teammates.
About
Desteia's premise is that supply chain professionals should have tools that help them atically detect and proactively avoid delays and disruptions before they have a financial impact.
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