Lead Engineer

Mosaic.tech; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental coverage

Unlimited PTO

Stock options

Job summary

Ordo is seeking a Lead Engineer to push important features used by users daily. You will join a high-impact team, translating designs and business requirements into high-quality features, micro-apps, tools, and services for real customers.

You will work across the stack, from Rails backend to TypeScript/React frontend, ensuring product-first delivery. You will ship multiple features per day, collaborate with the product squad, and help shape the development process while mentoring others.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building high-quality software in fast-paced environments.
• Proficiency in Typescript, React, and GraphQL, with Rails backend experience.
• Experience shipping SaaS products and mobile apps.
• Strong communication and collaboration with product teams.

Responsibilities

• Ship 5-6 features per day, incorporating designer work into production.
• Collaborate with the product squad to develop and deliver high-quality software.
• Own new feature development in the web app and create any new apps with the lead engineer.
• Ensure features are product-first, considering UX and business impact.
• Contribute to improving code quality and development processes.

Skills

Typescript

React

GraphQL

Ruby on Rails

Collaboration

Job description

Remote

What we're looking for

We are seeking a Lead Engineer who is passionate about pushing important features that get used by users immediately. You'll be joining a high-impact, mission-driven team that solves complicated problems through software. As one of our early engineers, you will be involved in every step of the product development process, translating designs, wireframes, and business requirements into high-quality features, micro-apps, tools, and services for real customers.

What you’ll do

• Ship 5-6x per day, always putting our designer’s work into production
• Collaborate with the product squad to develop and deliver high-quality software
• Be responsible for new feature development in the existing web app and creating any new apps along with the lead engineer
• Ensure all features are built “product-first,” considering both UX and business implications
• Contribute to the improvement of code quality, and overall development processes

Who you are

• At least 4-years of experience building high-quality software in fast-paced and dynamic environments, ideally at early-stage startups or top tech companies
• Proficiency in Typescript, React, and GraphQL—able to work with Rails backend
• Great taste when it comes to building traditional SaaS and mobile apps
• Proven track record of engineering slick products that users love
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with the product team
• Ability to balance the need for speed with producing maintainable and high-quality code
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgment
• Growth mindset with a desire to rapidly develop skills and take on increasing responsibilities
• Experience with our stack: Ruby on Rails backend, Typescript/React frontend

About Us

Ordo is the fastest-growing school lunch program in America. Our goal is to bring fresher food to millions of students nationwide.

Join us on our mission to reinvent the lunchroom!

Why Join Ordo?

• Join a fast-growing startup working on feeding America’s families
• Backed by top investors including Accel, XYZ Ventures, and founders of Instacart & Clever
• 59M students in the US deserve better lunch; this is a $50B market
• Be part of a significant, impactful company that will be around forever
• Flexibility of working from home or anywhere in the world

What to Expect

• Competitive salary + equity package
• Generous stock options
• BCBS health, vision, and dental benefits
• 100% remote with unlimited PTO, with flexible work hours
• Small and close-knit team that gets things done

Ordo is committed to providing a work environment that is all-inclusive while being free of any and all prejudices. Whether you are working in person or remotely, your race, cultural background, socioeconomic origin, and sexual orientation will never determine whether or not you are hired or dictate how you will be treated in the workplace. Employees will only be employed in respect of their qualifications/merit, work ethic, and enthusiasm for the success of the company.

How to Apply

Just send us an email! Don’t worry about a cover letter.

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