Lead Engineer ( Fullstack ) - Tasks

HighLevel; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HighLevel is seeking a Full Stack Builder to own the CRM Tasks product end-to-end. You will design, build, ship, and scale features with high autonomy, turning ideas into production-ready systems without depending on traditional cross-functional teams.

You will own the full lifecycle from requirements to production, implement frontend and backend systems, and ensure performance and reliability at scale. The role favors initiative, strong problem-solving, and a track record shipping robust web

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.
• Understanding of scalability, performance, and reliability trade-offs.

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

APIs

System design

Independent work

Tools

VueJS

NodeJS

GoLang

Job description

About HighLevel

HighLevel is an AI-powered business operating system that gives agencies, entrepreneurs and SMBs the infrastructure to build, automate and scale. Today, HighLevel supports SMBs across 150+ countries, fueling community-driven growth rooted in real customer outcomes. To date, businesses operating on HighLevel have generated over $7 billion in ecosystem value, demonstrating the impact of shared infrastructure at scale. By centralizing conversations, automation and intelligence into one system, we help businesses move faster, reduce complexity and execute efficiently. Behind the platform, HighLevel powers more than 4 billion API hits and 2.5 billion message events daily. With 250 terabytes of distributed data, 250+ microservices and over 1 million domain names supported, our architecture is built for performance, resilience and long-term scalability.

Our people

With over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership. We value initiative, clarity and execution, creating space for ambitious people to build systems that support millions of businesses worldwide. Here, innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated and people come first, no matter where they call home.

Our impact

Every month, HighLevel enables more than 1.5 billion messages, 200 million leads and 20 million conversations for the more than 1 million businesses we support. Behind those numbers are real people building independence, expanding opportunity and creating measurable impact. We're proud to be a part of that.
Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel or Blog Posts

About the Role

We are seeking a Full Stack Builder to own the CRM Tasks product end-to-end. This role emphasizes 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

What You’ll Do

• 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

Minimum 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
• 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

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