Float is the world’s leading resource planner, helping teams at brands such as Airbnb, Buzzfeed and Ogilvy better plan and manage their time. Founded in 2011, Float is proudly self-funded, profitable and 100% remote. Our growing team of twenty-four are made up of Engineers, Product Managers, Marketing and Customer Success folks in more than eight countries.
About the Role
We're seeking a Lead Engineer to join a highly-skilled senior engineering team of 12 to maintain and scale a fast-growing SaaS product. The candidate will be an accomplished JavaScript programmer also experienced with development of at least one other application language in production (node.js preferred).
You’ll take ownership of our web application, supporting large scale features, and maintain our JavaScript codebase while supporting a wide variety of technologies. You’ll have the opportunity to determine methods and approaches on new projects, coordinating closely with the Product team, CEO and CTO.
This is a hands-on role, you’ll lead by example, setting the bar for quality, and use both code reviews and peer reviews as an opportunity to help drive improvement across the organisation. There are growth opportunities along both Principal and Manager paths.
You should be familiar with modern microservice development and its associated benefits (and challenges) in creating stable, performant, rapidly deployable services.
Requirements
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about developing applications that communicate through elegantly designed, well-defined systems. You’re a great communicator, naturally curious and comfortable diving in and helping out without ego. You recognize the importance of just-enough documentation, in a growing team. You have strong experience in a collaborative environment working with web applications, preferably B2B SaaS apps. You consider yourself highly proficient in:
You should have some experience ideally with:
Benefits
The salary range for this role is US $120-$145K.
We have a range of expanding and improving benefits and perks including:
If you’re in the US, we pay 50% of your medical, dental amp; vision coverage, including partners and children.
We encourage people of different locations, backgrounds and perspectives. We are a US-based company, if you are outside the US, you’ll be hired as a contractor.
About the Process
The post will be open until April 26th, 2021. We will be in touch with eligible candidates starting the week of April 12th.
For more information on our interview process and what it’s like to join our global team, visit our Float careers page.
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