Lead Full Stack Developer (Remote )

Tinybeans; North Carolina; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tinybeans, a leading private photo-sharing app, seeks a backend developer to significantly impact the development of their applications and infrastructure. The role involves writing scalable code, collaborating with product teams, and mentoring junior developers, all while contributing to the company's mission of reaching 20 million users. Competitive compensation and a remote work schedule are offered, alongside a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Remote work schedule

Competitive compensation + yearly stock options

Health, dental, vision, FSA, Commuter Benefits and 401K

Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend development experience in Java, Spring Boot & MySQL.
• 3+ years experience using AWS technologies.
• 2+ years leading and/or mentoring other developers.

Responsibilities

• Write good code that is easily readable by others.
• Work closely with the product team to ensure tickets are running on time.
• Submit all changes for Code Review by another team member before releasing to production.

Skills

Backend development

Java

Spring Boot

MySQL

AWS

Docker

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Testing

MongoDB

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering

Job description

Tinybeans is a leading private photo-sharing app that connects families and turns moments into memories. We’re loved and trusted by millions of parents and families around the world since our founding in 2012, which is why we’ve got more than 150,000 5-star reviews in the Apple App and Google Play stores and users in almost every country in the world.

Helping parents capture and safely share those “blink-and-you’ll-miss-them” snapshots with friends and relatives near and far is the best job in the world, and it just so happens to be ours.

Your Part in Our Mission :

Working closely with the Head of Engineering, you will have a significant strategic impact and influence in the development of our applications and Infrastructure. Tinybeans is on a mission to reach 20M users in the next 3 years and you will be one of the key players on our path to success.

What You’ll Be Doing…

Strategic

Write good code that is easily readable by others

Writes Unit / Integration / UI and and any other kind of tests for code committed

Follows good Git standards and etiquette when committing code

Ensures that code written is performant and will scale properly if integrated into codebase

Operational

Work closely with product team to ensure tickets are running on time

Submits all changes for Code Review by another team member before releasing to production

Break down deliverables into atomic tickets to ensure progress is visible

Give proper estimates before the start of a sprint to ensure proper velocity and burndown rates

Submit Daily Stand-ups async through slack, and attend weekly Platform sync meetings

Communicate any issues on features with other team members in a designated channel for each project or business unit

Culture and Development

Solidify all API endpoints or knowledge obtained from a new feature or module into some kind of written medium, preferably Confluence whenever possible

Ensure you are developing healthy relationships with other team members to help with collaboration

Should ask for help during Stand-Ups if no progress is made on a ticket in a timely manner

Attend and give demos of work to company and / or platform team of work done to ensure transparency and trust across company

Write post-mortems after major incident to ensure we establish a culture of transparency and accountability

Tinybeans Employee Perks include….

Offer you a remote work schedule but give loads of opportunities to connect with the team virtually

Welcome you to be part of a publicly traded company with a global reach

Offer you competitive compensation + yearly stock options (All US & AUS FTE)

Health, dental, vision, FSA, Commuter Benefits and 401K (Benefits may vary based on location)

Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave (US)

We have expanded our benefits to Canada, Australia, and other countries!!

• 4+ years of backend development experience in Java, Spring Boot & MySQL ( or equivalent )
• 3+ years experience using AWS technologies
• 2+ years leading and / or mentoring other developers
• 1+ years experience using Docker
• A solid understanding of web technologies, relational databases and object-oriented design
• Bachelor's Degree, Bootcamp, or equivalent experience, in software engineering, computer science, or computer & information systems
• Familiarity with agile and scrum methodologies and a highly collaborative atmosphere
• Be willing to learn and try out new technologies quickly
• Solid foundation in testing & documenting code properly
• Experience with MongoDB is a plus
• Knowledge or interest in Kubernetes or Cloud Native solutions

Location & Hours

This position is open to candidates internationally.

The broader team is based in North America with a concentration on the East Coast. This role will require at least 5 hoursoverlapping business hours of 9a-6p ESTand hours / days can be flexed accordingly.

At Tinybeans, we work hard and are committed to building a diverse team, fostering an inclusive culture, and investing in equity across our organization. Together, with our different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, our people are successful in jobs and are better able to address the needs of our customers.

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