About the job Engineering Manager/Tech Lead (Nodejs)
Unitalent Consultancy OÜ, in partnership with Flatworld, is helping a well funded early-stage startup search for an Engineering Manager/Tech Lead. The candidate must be based in Poland .
Rate range: 52-60 USD/hour
Responsibilities
Lead a team of 4-5 software engineers.
Contribute 50-60% of your time to non-blocking software development.
Drive the proper SDLC process within the team.
Partner and coordinate effectively with the product team and broader engineering team based in the US.
Support their product in production.
Handle ambiguity well, bringing stability and consistency to the team.
Be comfortable learning new technologies and responsibilities, helping to unblock and advance the team.
Be excited to work in an early-stage startup, impacting the team and company with your contributions.
Requirements
7 - 8 years in software development
At least 4 - 5 years at a product development company and on a particular product of a company that is customer-facing.
Highly proficient in backend node.js development at least 2 - 3 years of commercial experience.
1 - 2 years of experience as a technical lead responsible for the teams technical designs, architecture, and code quality.
Fullstack engineer but more comfortable and focused on the backend.
5 years of experience with relational databases
Experience in supporting SaaS applications in production.
Management Experience
2 - 3 years managing a team of 4 - 7 people.
Experience in going through at least 2 years of performance management cycles.
Experience hiring and managing out.
Ideally, some experience leading scrum, wont be needed on day one but eventually.
Experience contributing to creating engineering roadmaps and product roadmaps.
Bonus points if you have
Some start-up experience and larger company experience from US based companies in Europe.
Experience with some infrastructure in Google Cloud (GCP)
Worked on a sales/marketing product or an outbound sales engagement product.
