Tech Lead

Koinly; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking startup as a Tech Lead, where you will oversee a clean and efficient codebase while mentoring a talented team. This fully remote role offers flexibility and the chance to work in the exciting world of crypto. You'll lead hands-on projects, ensuring high test coverage and minimal production issues. With a flat team structure valuing efficiency, you will play a pivotal role in delivering reliable software solutions that help over 1.5 million users stay compliant with their tax obligations. If you're passionate about coding and eager to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Highly competitive package

Fully remote role

32 holidays per annum

Co-working space budget

Work in crypto

Qualifications

• 7+ years of coding experience required.
• Prior team or technical lead experience is essential.
• Strong attention to detail and code quality is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team while remaining hands-on for about 50% of the time.
• Perform code reviews and mentor developers.
• Monitor and resolve production issues effectively.

Skills

Ruby

React

Code Quality

Team Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

Heroku

PostgreSQL

Redis

Job description

As a Tech Lead, you will have overall responsibility for our codebase and will act as its guardian, ensuring it is kept clean, simple, has high test coverage and does not break on prod (most of the time). You will also be performing code reviews, mentoring & providing guidance to other developers and working on our most challenging problems.

We pride ourselves on having very high test coverage and rarely having any prod issues (zero in the last full year, not counting minor code errors). Our technical stack is deliberately simple and consists of Heroku, PG, Redis. Our backend is built on Rails and frontend is a standalone React application.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on for around 50% of the time, removing roadblocks and helping with more complex projects and issues
• Collaborate closely with tech leadership and work hand-in-hand with your product counterpart
• Participate in triaging features and support requests from other teams
• Perform code reviews, coach/mentor developers
• Consistently work to deliver reliable, performant, well-tested code with a strong focus on simplicity
• Monitor & resolve issues on production (performance, errors etc)

Requirements

• Prior team or technical lead experience - managing engineers or projects and taking responsibility for the team’s software design and delivery
• Wish to stay hands-on in all technical aspects while leading a team of engineers
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills (both written and verbal)
• Strong attention to detail and a keen eye for code quality
• Excellent Ruby skills and a good understanding of React
• 7+ years of coding experience

Don’t ‘tick all of the boxes? Neither do we. We are driven by hiring not only by experience and relevance for the role but also by ambition. We celebrate anything ‘outside of the box’, so if you don’t meet all of the listed tickbox criteria, please do still apply as we’d love to hear from you.

What we can offer you

• Highly competitive package
• Fully remote role (with flexible work hours)
• 32 holidays per annum (incl. public holidays)
• Co-working space budget
• Work in crypto

Our interview process

1. An initial call with the hiring manager (30 mins)
2. A take-home task that is related to the work you would be doing (~3 hours)
3. A second (usually final) call to discuss solution and role in more detail (45 mins)
4. There may also be a call with our founder/CEO (30 mins)

About us

At Koinly, we are building software to help crypto investors stay compliant with their tax obligations and keep track of their investments. We launched the first version of our platform in 2019 and have since grown to over 1.5M users by solving a highly technical problem and saving our users countless hours of work (see what our customers say). All of this with a small team of super intelligent and dedicated individuals!

Our values & work environment

As a startup we value efficiency above all else. Our team structure is flat and focused where every individual has a critical role that directly impacts our users. You will not find any middle managers or pointless meetings here. Our environment is best suited for people that are hands-on, like to take ownership and most importantly - are self-learners.

Our team is based in Europe so we try to work in the UK timezone but are flexible on the work timings. Everyone is expected to work 40 hours and no more. We highly value people that can prioritise their work, know what tools to use to work efficiently and can set up processes to amplify the impact of their time.

What to expect in your first month

This is the most decisive part of your tenure at Koinly. You will be assessed on your technical skills and how quickly you are able to become operational. A good benchmark is to try Koinly out yourself, if you have a hard time understanding what it does then things will not get any easier. After all, we expect our users to be able to do their taxes with Koinly in under 20 minutes. An interest in crypto (beyond just bitcoin) is a major advantage.