Lead Engineer

Description

• Directly manage a pod of engineers responsible for accelerating Canary's growth in EMEA

• Set an example as an IC in terms of both the quality and velocity of code that you ship

• Think about overall architecture and own its evolution based on engineering and product needs

• Understand metrics and how our customers use our products, strong voice on product decisions and prioritization

• Independently mentor and advise engineers in a pod

• Build engineering execution plans, breakdown and assign work to engineers in the pod

• Run pod processes autonomously and escalate appropriately when required

• Participate in hiring and interviewing

Requirements

• 5-8+ years of a strong engineering background including being in IC engineering role

• 3+ years of proven experience of leading successful engineering teams

• Strong Javascript/TypeScript skills

• Solid knowledge of developing backend applications

• Have a strong demonstrated ability to ship high-quality products

• Self-motivated, collaborative, and diligent work ethic

• Excellent communication skills. You love being part of a diverse team, building consensus, and establishing credibility.

• You are a Class-A communicator: curious, thoughtful, clear, and (mostly) correct

• Comfort with ambiguity and is eager to embrace ownership and accountability

Benefits

• Canary Days: As a company we want to ensure that the team has time to recharge. Each month we provide company wide days off to ensure there is at least one extended weekend or day off.

• Self Improvement Club: We meet each month and share our personal goals for the month. Each individual is provided a budget towards any purchases that help us achieve these goals.

• Professional Development Chats: We provide budget to help drive cross functional professional development conversations across the organization.

• Travel Reimbursement: Team members are able to visit our offices across New York, San Francisco or Dallas when they choose, and are provided a travel stipend for doing so. Spend time working with the team in their office, and use the rest of your time exploring a new city

• Personal Travel Reimbursement: If you stay at a hotel that Canary works with, we provide a credit towards your stay.

• Canary Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote talent regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other protected characteristic.

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