Lead Software Engineer

Role Overview

This is a senior-level Lead Software Engineer role where you will drive delivery, own technical decisions, and oversee a small engineering team at an early-stage startup. Day-to-day responsibilities include breaking down projects into technical tickets, making estimates, unblocking engineers, and collaborating with the CEO and Product Lead on future initiatives. You will have a hands-on impact by setting performance expectations, reviewing code, and owning the delivery timeline for the core platform.

Perks & Benefits

This is a fully remote position requiring location in the USA or Canada, with core working hours from 10am to 2pm EST. Benefits include a 401k with employer match, comprehensive medical/dental/vision, and a take-as-you-need PTO policy with federal holidays off. The culture emphasizes building over banter, with a focus on innovation, fun, and collaboration in a small, thoughtful team environment, offering career growth in a leadership role at a profitable, VC-free company.

Full Job Description

Headquarters: United States URL: https://jetpackworkflow.com/

This is a fully remote position within the U.S. or Canada. Our stack: Ruby on Rails, Postgresql, Heroku, Scout, Bugsnag, Hubspot, Intercom, Slack, Linear, Figma As the Lead Software Engineer of our small Engineering team, you will be responsible for driving delivery, owning technical decisions, fostering collaboration and defining performance expectations. This is a hands-on IC role but as the Lead Software Engineer, you are expected to communicate clear performance expectations to the engineers on the team. In your day-to-day you will be breaking down projects by writing technical tickets, making project-based estimates, driving delivery, unblocking the engineers, and collaborating with the CEO & Product Lead on future projects. You will report directly to the CEO. Our team hierarchy is as follows, and you will be overseeing the Engineering team directly:

CEO Tech Lead, Customer Success Lead, Product Lead Engineers

Requirements

Reset expectations around experience quality, process, and code Raise the quality bar Lead the engineering team by providing clear direction and expectations on performance Make and own technical decisions for our core platform Write & break down technical tickets to guide the Engineering team during implementation Review & write code when necessary Collaborate with CEO & Product Lead on future projects Own the delivery timeline (This is shared responsibility between the Tech Lead & Product Lead) Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment, while setting your team up for sustainable success

Must Have's

Located in the USA or Canada (This role is fully remote) Must maintain core working hours between 10am - 2pm EST A MINIMUM of 8yrs of hands-on Ruby on Rails, Postgresql, and Heroku experience Worked on production-grade Ruby on Rails applications, spanning deployment, infrastructure, performance, and monitoring Strong communication & collaboration skills Previous experience at an early startup with less than 20 engineers Previous experience leading an engineering team Previous experience working with Product Managers & Product Designers

Benefits

401k with employer match Take as you need it PTO policy with all federal holidays off Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision Please note that benefits are dependent on whether the candidate is located inside the US or outside the US If you are located in Canada, you will be a full-time contractor

Hiring process (4 steps)

Behavioral Interview (1hr) Take-home (2hr) paid Technical assessment (1hr) CEO chat (30min) Offer

A note from our Founder: This is a culture-defining role for a 10-year-old company that is back in startup mode', building a category-defining product. This role is for someone who has a great compass and a high bar for products. That alone should excite you ... But let me dive a bit deeper. We're a company that doesn't look for clever ideas but clear problems. Our founding journey was interviewing hundreds of accounting firm owners to find the pain and build a simple, delightly, impactful product that removes the pain. We like to build, not banter on how things should work... instead we like to get to work :) You're coming in as we're nearing the launch of v2', which is like reaching basecamp at Everest. We're ambitious but not reckless. We have no VC's, no monster fundraising' round, we hope saves us from becoming profitable. We've raised a bit, but never lost control. We want to innovate, have fun, and build with smart, thoughtful, kind people. If that's you, we'd love to chat.

To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/jetpack-workflow-lead-software-engineer

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