Full-Stack Engineering Lead
Role Overview
This senior-level role involves leading engineering teams to build scalable backend systems using Go and Python, with frontend contributions in React and TypeScript. The engineer oversees technical direction, collaborates with product and design teams, and engages with clients to drive project success. They mentor team members, ensure best practices, and handle complex technical challenges in a remote, collaborative environment.
Perks & Benefits
The position offers a fully remote setup with flexible working hours, requiring availability within 4 hours of PST. Benefits include extended health coverage for Canadian employees, a flexible time-off policy for vacation and personal needs, and opportunities to work with high-profile creators and brands. The company fosters an inclusive culture with a focus on transparency, accountability, and career growth through mentorship and hiring involvement.
Full Job Description
Headquarters: Vancouver URL: http://raredays.com
About Rare Days We're a multi-disciplinary digital product agency obsessed with helping creators build lasting legacies. Since 2020, we've built products at the sweet spot where content meets commerce, empowering established creators and content-led businesses to transform their passion into sustainable success.
Our clients include world-renowned creators like Esther Perel, Dr. Becky, Colin & Samir, and Ryan Trahan, as well as organizations like Airbnb, Notion, and Ziff Davis. We specialize in community-first platforms, membership tools, and creator infrastructure and we build with care, context, and a clear point of view.
We re a fully remote team based in Canada and are open to candidates able to work within 4 hours of PST.
About the Role We are hiring a Lead Engineer with deep backend expertise and strong fluency across modern web stacks. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on technical challenges, loves building scalable systems, and enjoys collaborating with product, design, and client teams.
You ll work both independently and with small teams, depending on the project, write production code, and play a key role in steering technical direction.
Core Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Development
Oversee day-to-day engineering work, keeping the team unblocked and aligned on priorities Architect scalable backend systems using languages and frameworks such as Go and Python. Experience with Kotlin is a plus. Contribute to frontend work using React and TypeScript as needed Drive decision-making around performance, scalability, and system design Write clean, maintainable code and ensure engineering best practices are followed Lead technical documentation, sprint planning, and ongoing delivery
Collaboration & Client Engagement
Partner with product managers and designers to define and scope solutions Lead client-facing conversations around technical strategy and progress Present work during demos, milestone check-ins, and roadmap reviews Balance business needs with technical feasibility in collaborative planning sessions
Team Mentorship & Culture
Provide regular feedback and guidance to engineers Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and leveling processes Help foster a strong, inclusive engineering culture rooted in transparency and accountability Identify opportunities to improve our tools, processes, and technical standards
What We re Looking For
7+ years of professional engineering experience English proficiency Experience with Go and Python, including system architecture and performance optimization, is required. Kotlin experience is a plus. Strong knowledge of React, NextJS and Typescript Backend experience with APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), cloud services (AWS, GCP), and distributed systems You can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences and are comfortable leading presentations and deep-dive technical discussions You understand how to compromise on business trade-offs and technical decisions You can design and communicate robust, scalable technical solutions that our internal and client teams understand and want to work on, and you understand how to achieve compromise on business trade-offs and technical decisions. You're comfortable dealing with uncertainty and are capable of disambiguating complex scope and domains to your team You care about people and are motivated to help your team members achieve success on projects.
Bonus Skills
Experience building creator platforms, media tools, or community-driven products Familiarity with GraphQL, gRPC, or microservice infrastructure Interest in developer experience, automation, or DevOps tooling
Compensation and Benefits
Extended health benefits for Canadian employees Flexible working hours and a remote-friendly culture Flexible time-off allowance for vacation, sick days, and personal time as needed. We actively encourage team members to make use of this time-off policy The opportunity to work with well-known creators and brands, including Esther Perel, Colin & Samir, Shan Boodram, and Sophia Amoruso
As an organization headquartered in British Columbia, we re required to post the salary range if the position is to be filled locally. This range may be higher or lower for candidates based outside of BC, and actual pay will take into account the candidate s experience and competencies.
We understand that women and other marginalized groups may hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every qualification. If this role excites you, but you don t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway! We re proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion, diversity, and hiring exceptional talent from around the world.
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/rare-days-full-stack-engineering-lead
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