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About the role:We are looking for a Senior Technical Lead Manager (Sr. TLM) to lead the engineering team responsible for ThoughtSpot’s Liveboard team, our flagship interactive analytics experience. Liveboards power the core of how users consume insights: real-time visualisations, drill-downs, interactive queries, KPIs, AI-assisted recommendations, and collaborative actions. You will drive the technical roadmap, mentor engineers, and deliver a scalable, performant, and intuitive analytics experience for thousands of enterprise users.This is a hands-on leadership role: ~60% technical contribution (architecture, design reviews, prototyping, performance tuning) and ~40% people leadership (coaching, execution, quality, cross-functional collaboration).What you will do:Technical Leadership:Own the architecture, scalability, and performance of the Liveboard platform, front-end, service layer, and query integration.Lead design reviews, drive engineering best practices, and ensure high-quality, maintainable code.Partner closely with Product to define the technical vision for Liveboard interactivity, performance optimisations, caching, personalisation, and AI-driven insights.Guide the team through complex refactors and migrations (e.g., visualisation library updates, Liveboard metadata changes, caching strategies).Drive observability, reliability, SLO/SLA definitions, and performance instrumentation for Liveboard usage patterns.Collaborate with AI/LLM teams to integrate intelligent insight generation, natural language interactions, and smart recommendations.Execution & Delivery:Lead a team of engineers in delivering capabilities across multiple releases with predictable, high-quality execution.Break down ambiguous feature requirements into technical plans, milestones, and deliverable work-streams.Improve iteration velocity through better tooling, CI/CD, testing automation, and standardisation.Work closely with SRE to ensure smooth releases, on-call quality, incident analysis, and reliability improvements.People Leadership:Mentor, coach, and grow engineers; support career development through feedback, performance discussions, and empowerment.Create a high-performing engineering culture anchored on ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.Partner with cross-functional leaders (Product, Design, QA, SRE, Customer Success) to align priorities and remove execution blockers.What you will bring: 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 2–4 years in a technical leadership/management role.Strong front-end engineering expertise: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, performance optimisation, visualisation frameworks.Solid backend/service fundamentals with experience in distributed systems, REST/GraphQL, caching, and performance patterns.Deep experience building complex data/analytics products or consumer-grade interactive UIs.Ability to lead architecture discussions, make technical decisions, and balance short-term vs. long-term trade-offs.Proven track record of mentoring engineers, driving execution, and leading teams through technical complexity.Preferred Qualifications:Experience with analytics, BI, or data visualisation products.Background integrating AI/LLM-based features or building intelligent UX workflows.Familiarity with Highcharts, D3, or custom charting libraries.Experience driving reliability, monitoring, and performance optimization in large-scale SaaS.Comfortable operating in a fast-paced product organization with cross-functional influence.Hybrid Work at ThoughtSpot: This office-assigned role is available as a hybrid position. Spotters assigned to an office are encouraged to experience the energy of their local office with an in-office requirement of at least three days per week. This approach balances the benefits of in-person collaboration and peer learning with the flexibility needed by individuals and teams.