Position Description: As Technical Lead/Developer you will spend your days translating requirements into solutions, writing code, collaborating, and mentoring cross-functional teams, and providing us with the insights necessary to think beyond the status quo. This position is 50% management, 50% development.

Location: Austin, TX 

Objectives and Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and code components of the company platform
• Mentor a team of up to 10 engineers and designers
• Ensure technology standards and best practices are met.
• Improve the efficiency, reliability, and stability of the company platform
• Ability to investigate and debug difficult problems
• Build internal tools and procedures

Tech Stack

• AWS Microservices
• Golang
• Node.js
• React.js
• TypeScript/JavaScript
• ElasticSearch
• CI/CD

Required Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and
• 8 years of experience in software engineering or related field
• OR 10 years of experience in software engineering or related field.

Additional Preferred Requirements:

• Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work independently in a decentralized environment, without the reliance on direct authority.
• Highest level of personal and professional integrity and ethics.
• Broad understanding of current and emerging technology practices.
• High level of initiative, accountability, and follow-through.
• Value strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives and projects and prioritize needs.
• Strong sense of service and passion for the company and business.
• Authorized to legally work for any employer in the United States.
• Willingness to submit to any requested background checks.
• Fluent in English.

Competencies: To perform the essential functions of this position and the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies. 

• Critical thinking—able to think critically, reason, and apply knowledge learned on the job to the tasks at hand. 
• Problem solving—identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; exhibits creativity and a willingness to try new solutions; and appropriately applies problem-solving techniques. 
• Confidentiality—operates with the highest level of discretion and maintains complete confidentiality of all business matters. 
• Interpersonal skills—thrives in, and fosters, a team-oriented environment; able to establish strong relationships based on a foundation of trust; is able to easily and confidently work with a diverse constituency in regard to cultural backgrounds, levels/roles, and personality differences; remains open to others’ ideas. 
• Oral communication— speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations and able to effectively make presentations to small or large groups. 
• Written communication—drafts products with minimal oversight; edits work for spelling and grammar; presents numerical data effectively and accurately; able to skillfully write, read and interpret written information. 
• Technical knowledge—possesses thorough knowledge of all operating systems and programs required by this role. 
• Planning/organizing—effectively prioritizes and plans work activities; manages own time as well as others’ time efficiently and effectively; successfully manages conflicting priorities. 
• Communicates key objectives and necessary tactics to meet project requirements/goals. 
• Proactively identifies and anticipates needs and makes recommendations for implementation. 
• Quality control—demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality. 
• Adaptability—skillfully adapts to changes, delays, or other unexpected events; manages competing demands, priorities, and deadlines; able to coordinate across various time zones. 
• Dependability— self-directed, self-accountable, and self-motivated; meets deadlines; attendance is punctual and reliable; able to take direction, follow instructions, and work independently; solicits feedback to improve performance.