Senior Software Engineer - Team Lead

Responsibilities

Team Lead Responsibilities

• Foster a High-Ownership Culture: Encourage team members to take full responsibility for their projects and deliverables, promoting accountability and pride in their work.
• Lead by Example: Demonstrate best practices in coding, collaboration, and problem-solving, setting the tone for excellence within the team.
• Mentor & Develop Talent: Provide regular feedback, share technical insights, and create growth opportunities to help each engineer reach their full potential.
• Champion Continuous Improvement: Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, encouraging the team to experiment and iterate on tools and methodologies.

Full-Stack Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain applications using Node.js, TypeScript, and React.
• Implement and optimize APIs and stand-alone front-end application.
• Contribute to the overall architecture and design of our platform.

AI-Enabled Development:

• Leverage modern AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot) for coding, testing, and architecting.
• Experiment with and champion new AI-driven workflows that can accelerate development processes.

Infrastructure as Code & DevOps:

• Use tools like Terraform (or similar) to provision and manage infrastructure.
• Contribute to the setup, maintenance, and improvement of our CI/CD pipelines.

Testing & Quality Assurance:

• Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using a testing framework.
• Ensure a high level of code quality and reliability through testing best practices.

Monitoring & Observability:

• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging using tools such as Datadog.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production and non-production environments.

Product Thinking & User Focus:

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to deliver features with a strong user-centric mindset.
• Engage in product planning discussions, bringing a user perspective to technical solutions and initiatives.

Ownership & Autonomy:

• Take end-to-end responsibility for projects, from ideation to release.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues across multiple levels of the stack.
• Own complex technical problems, breaking them down into manageable parts.

Startup Environment:

• Adapt to evolving priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
• Innovate and experiment with new technologies to keep us on the cutting edge.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall development experience with a track record of building and shipping quality products.
• Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and React (or similar front-end framework).
• Hands-on experience with AI tools (Cursor, Copilot, etc.) to enhance productivity in coding and architecture.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform or similar) and a good understanding of DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated experience in a startup environment, comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Advanced knowledge of unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks and best practices.
• Familiarity with setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, New Relic, or similar platforms.
• Strong sense of product thinking and the ability to drive solutions from a user-centric perspective.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Experience with GIS preferred