Engineering Team Lead
January 4
Description
• The Engineering Team Lead will be a player/coach, using their expertise and passion to mentor our team and drive the development of our platform. • As a senior technical leader, you’ll help build our Engineering stack and drive the product vision through its implementation and iterations. • You will be engineer number 1 in our new LATAM remote engineering hub. • Working closely with our North American product team you will be responsible for building high-quality solutions across multiple product streams (eg AI, Marketplace, Subscriptions, etc). • You will also be responsible for growing the remote hub and for the productivity of the team and the quality of their work. • You will have a good balance between technical and people skills and be able to coordinate the team’s activities across the different stages of the product development lifecycle: understanding business requirements; Ruby on Rails development; code review; unit testing; deploying changes; engaging with project stakeholders. • You will provide leadership and direction for the team and be willing to jump in to contribute to the work as needed.
Requirements
• 5+ yrs of professional experience in building web applications at scale using Ruby on Rails • 5+ yrs of experience with front-end technologies (HTML/CSS/Javascript/ES6/AJAX) • 3+ yrs of professional experience with modern JavaScript libraries and tooling • Understanding of Javascript frameworks such as VueJS/React • 5+ yrs of professional experience with AWS or similar • 5+ yrs of professional experience using server-side templating languages (such as ERB, HAML, etc depending on your technology stack) • 3+ yrs of experience with server-side CSS preprocessors (such as SASS, based on project requirements) • 3+ yrs of experience with Bootstrap or another grid-based library • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. Git) • Strong debugging experience and ability to solve production issues • Demonstrable experience in leading, growing, and developing product engineering teams for 3+ yrs (at least 2 yrs in the same project) • Have a passport and be willing to travel two times a year (May-Oct) • Availability to hold eventual meetings afterhours (this is a global company) • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees are a plus • Experience with agile story tools such as JIRA or Pivotal Tracker • Strong understanding of current technology trends • You have experience building products from scratch in a leadership position • You have worked at least 3 years for a startup or a fast-paced corporation • You will be willing to jump in to contribute to the work as needed • Excellent Communication
Benefits
• Remote • Full-time • Direct Contract • Paid Vacations • Wellness Funds • Professional Development Funds • BYOD • Fully functional, high performance equipment
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