Engineering Team Lead - remote
Science Suite Inc. (BioRender)
Posted 3 years ago • Toronto, ON, Canada
This is an exciting, hands-on position with a lot of autonomy and the opportunity to flourish in a leadership role. We are looking for someone who is not only a stellar software developer with a lot of web development experience, but also someone with the managerial mindset and technical leadership experience to lead a small team.
Our ideal fit
- Motivated self-starter who is dedicated to building scalable software products that users love
- Has technical leadership experience managing and growing a high-performing team
- Is knowledgeable in our stack (React.js, Node.js, MongoDB, Typescript, AWS/Heroku) and has experience working on a large-scale React project
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment and loves working on a diverse array of projects that span cross-disciplinary teams
- Curious, enjoys asking questions, and thinks outside of the box
- High-reaching, results-focused, and metrics-driven
- Takes initiative and loves solving big problems
- Wants to revolutionize how science is communicated around the world
Role Objectives
- Own the technical roadmap and mentorship for a team of 3-4 developers
- Assist in interviewing and hiring
- Scope and lead large technical projects that will directly impact hundreds of thousands of scientists around the world
- Lead implementation of projects, including architecture, testing, team coordination, code reviews, QA and maintenance
- Participate in design, coding, testing, debugging, configuration and documenting of code
What you bring to the table
- Strong technical background in web development and frontend (4+ years)
- You've previously worked on a large-scale React project or similar framework (Angular or Vue.js)
- You've demonstrated the ability to solve complex architectural problems, think about tradeoffs and systems design
- You have a strong track record of both management and technical leadership and driving results from your team
- You have experience working on a team with a mature scrum/agile process
- Legally authorized to work in Canada