Lead Engineer

Flodesk is one of the worlds fastest-growing email marketing companies built to help creators sell online and design emails that people love to get. Our commitment to small business owners is to create simple and intuitive tools that help them grow nurture and monetize their email list.

Were a remote-first company headquartered in San Francisco California with a globally distributed teamincluding an in-person office in Da Nang Vietnam. Our team reflects the diversity and creativity of the people we serve. Join our mission to level the playing field for small business owners through good design

About the Opportunity

As our Lead Engineer youll be leading one of our product engineering squads composed of backend frontend and QA this role you will play a critical part in building and enhancing core products & services within our platform while maintaining strong alignment with technical strategy and operational priorities of the organization.
Youll split your time between hands-on activities such as coding code reviewing designing solutions and technical leadership responsibilities including project delivery team mentorship and maintaining collaborative environments:

• Squad leadership: lead a cross-functional engineering squad and follow through on a daily basis to drive project execution from planning to production release.
• Technical execution: as an individual contributor participate in product building by contributing directly to the codebases; as a tech lead set a high bar for engineering excellence by promoting and applying best practices from code reviewing to architecture decisions.
• Team leadership: coach and develop team members find some common grounds between their desired career goals with the companys ladder to define an appropriate development plan and provide support to help them grow along their career paths.
• Cross-functional collaboration: partner and establish working relationships with product managers marketers customer support and other stakeholders to align on delivery goals and effective communication channels. Communicate technical decisions & trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders by using appropriate languages for different audiences.
• Technical strategy: work closely with CTO Engineering Manager and other leaders to shape and execute technical strategies making sure team directions are heading the right path.

What you need to be successful

• 5 years working as a software engineer with at least 3 years in a lead role
• Expertise in at least one major tech stack and willing to make the switch to Go and Javascript
• Experience in building and maintaining high-traffic backend services preferably running on AWS
• Experience in building SaaS webapps preferably using React or similar frameworks
• Experience working with MongoDB and PostgreSQL or similar databases
• Proven experience leading engineering teams using approaches that encourage innovation and grow mindset
• Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills
• Passion for mentoring and growing engineering talents
• Experience in async communication with product marketing and operations teams in different timezones
• Comfortable working in fast-paced agile environments where things are changing & moving moderately fast

Nice to haves:

• Experience in a SaaS/ Product development or email marketing industry
• Experience with API & automation testing
• Experience with SaaS problems like fair usage noisy neighbor
• Experience working with large databases like sharding partitioning no downtime migration
• Experience working with Martech (email deliverability tracking embed analytics)
• Experience working with Fintech (handling transactions money flow fraud prevention)

Why you should choose us

We are a profitable fast-growing startup with a product that is transforming the industry. We value creativity hard work human connection diversity and being a great place to work!

• Competitive salary and a 13th-month bonus

• Stock options for high contributors

• Personal development allowance of up to $1000/year

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage

• Flexible work hours with standard five-day workweek

• Modern office with top-notch equipment like a Macbook Pro

• Opportunities for career growth including overseas options

If youre passionate about making a difference and thriving in a dynamic collaborative environment we want to hear from you! Apply now and join us in shaping the future.

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