Lead Software Engineer

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteCompany Site

Location

United States

Posted

29 days ago

Salary

Not specified

English

Job Description

This is a fully remote position within the U.S. or Canada.

Our stack: Ruby on Rails, Postgresql, Heroku, Scout, Bugsnag, Hubspot, Intercom, Slack, Linear, Figma

As the Lead Software Engineer of our small Engineering team, you will be responsible for driving delivery, owning technical decisions, fostering collaboration and defining performance expectations.

This is a hands-on IC role but as the Lead Software Engineer, you are expected to communicate clear performance expectations to the engineers on the team.

In your day-to-day you will be breaking down projects by writing technical tickets, making project-based estimates, driving delivery, unblocking the engineers, and collaborating with the CEO & Product Lead on future projects.

You will report directly to the CEO. Our team hierarchy is as follows, and you will be overseeing the Engineering team directly:

CEO
Tech Lead, Customer Success Lead, Product Lead
Engineers

Job Requirements

Reset expectations around experience quality, process, and code—Raise the quality bar
Lead the engineering team by providing clear direction and expectations on performance
Make and own technical decisions for our core platform
Write & break down technical tickets to guide the Engineering team during implementation
Review & write code when necessary
Collaborate with CEO & Product Lead on future projects
Own the delivery timeline (This is shared responsibility between the Tech Lead & Product Lead)
Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment, while setting your team up for sustainable success
Must Have’s
Located in the USA or Canada (This role is fully remote)
Must maintain core working hours between 10am - 2pm EST
A MINIMUM of 8yrs of hands-on Ruby on Rails, Postgresql, and Heroku experience
Worked on production-grade Ruby on Rails applications, spanning deployment, infrastructure, performance, and monitoring
Strong communication & collaboration skills
Previous experience at an early startup with less than 20 engineers
Previous experience leading an engineering team
Previous experience working with Product Managers & Product Designers

Benefits

401k with employer match
Take as you need it PTO policy with all federal holidays off
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision
Please note that benefits are dependent on whether the candidate is located inside the US or outside the US
If you are located in Canada, you will be a full-time contractor
Hiring process (4 steps)
Behavioral Interview (1hr)
Take-home (2hr) paid
Technical assessment (1hr)
CEO chat (30min)
Offer
A note from our Founder:
This is a culture-defining role for a 10-year-old company that is back in ‘startup mode’, building a category-defining product. This role is for someone who has a great compass and a high bar for products.
That alone should excite you …
But let me dive a bit deeper. We’re a company that doesn’t look for clever ideas but clear problems. Our founding journey was interviewing hundreds of accounting firm owners to find the pain and build a simple, delightly, impactful product that removes the pain. We like to build, not banter on how things should work… instead we like to get to work :) You’re coming in as we’re nearing the launch of ‘v2’, which is like reaching basecamp at Everest.
We’re ambitious but not reckless. We have no VC’s, no monster ‘fundraising’ round, we hope saves us from becoming profitable. We’ve raised a bit, but never lost control. We want to innovate, have fun, and build with smart, thoughtful, kind people. If that’s you, we’d love to chat.