The Opportunity
We are seeking an ambitious and energetic hands-on Engineering Director for a senior leadership position, reporting to the CEO. As a key member of the founding team, the successful candidate will lead the development and scaling of our engineering team and infrastructure. Your focus will be on building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration, and driving the strategic direction of our technology efforts.
What you'll do
- Lead and scale the engineering team, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation.
- Mentor and guide fellow engineers, creating an environment that encourages growth and excellence.
- Manage project requirements, priorities, and deliverables, ensuring timely execution.
- You have a proven ability to build products from the ground up and excel as a natural leader, taking ownership of technical projects with confidence.
- Your expertise spans full-stack engineering, agile development methodologies, and the ability to assess and communicate trade-offs effectively, ensuring optimal functionality, resource allocation, and speed.
Qualifications
- With over 7 years of relevant software engineering experience, including at least 2+ year in a leadership capacity, you bring a passion for solving complex challenges and a track record of building and scaling engineering teams.
- Strong expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks like React, with hands-on experience in server-side rendering (Next.js or similar).
- Solid understanding of responsive design, CSS frameworks, and best practices for user interfaces.
- Work across the stack as needed, contributing to backend APIs and services (Python).
- Experience with SQL databases, strong knowledge of database architecture and how it integrates with frontend and backend systems.
- Familiarity with version control (Git), Agile methodologies, and willingness to adapt to rapid changes.
- Experience working in a startup or small company environment, with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.