Lead Engineer - Fullstack (Frontend Heavy)

HighLevel; Texas; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HighLevel is seeking a Full Stack Builder to own the CRM Tasks product end-to-end, translating ideas into production-ready features with high autonomy. You will design and build frontend and backend components, APIs, and workflows, delivering reliable, scalable systems while iterating with users and maintaining documentation.

The ideal candidate ships features from concept to production quickly and balances speed with quality, continually improving the product experience through thoughtful

Qualifications

• Proven experience shipping full-stack production systems.
• Strong problem-solving and system design skills.
• Ability to work independently with high ownership.
• Experience with APIs, backend services, and modern frontend frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle: translate business requirements into scalable, production-grade solutions.
• Design and implement frontend and backend systems, APIs, and workflows.
• Rapidly prototype, validate with users, and iterate to production quality.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and scalability of systems.
• Monitor applications, maintain documentation, and improve engineering processes.

Skills

Full-stack development

System design

Independent ownership

API design

Frontend frameworks

Tools

VueJS

Node.js

Go

Job description

We are seeking a Full Stack Builder to own the CRM Tasks product end-to-end. This role emphasises complete product ownership - designing, building, shipping, and scaling features independently. You will operate with high autonomy, turning ideas into production-ready systems without relying on traditional cross-functional dependencies.

Responsibilities:

• Own the full lifecycle: translate business requirements into scalable, production-grade solutions.
• Design and implement frontend and backend systems, APIs, and workflows.
• Rapidly prototype, validate with users, and iterate to production quality.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and scalability of systems.
• Monitor applications, maintain documentation, and improve engineering processes.

Requirements:

• Proven experience shipping full-stack production systems.
• Strong problem-solving and system design skills.
• Ability to work independently with high ownership.
• Experience with APIs, backend services, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Understanding of scalability, performance, and reliability trade-offs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building CRM or task/workflow management products.
• Familiarity with data pipelines, analytics, or monitoring tools.
• Strong frontend and UX sensibility.
• Portfolio or GitHub with deployed projects.
• Tech Stack: VueJS/NodeJS/GoLang.

What Success Looks Like:

• Delivers features from idea to production with minimal cycle time.
• Builds reliable, scalable systems used by customers.
• Makes sound trade-offs between speed, quality, and performance.
• Continuously improves product experience through iteration.