Lead Software Development Engineer / Tech Lead

Coineducation Limited; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative startup is seeking a Technical Software Development Lead to enhance a web app that supports over 120,000 investors. This role offers the chance to lead a talented team in a fast-paced, remote environment, focusing on creating intuitive user interfaces and scalable systems. You'll be responsible for the entire project lifecycle, from design to deployment, and will play a key role in shaping the technical vision of the platform. If you thrive in collaborative settings and are passionate about leveraging technology for financial freedom, this position is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a technical lead with a focus on global solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers, managing tasks and project ownership.
• Deliver high-quality code across the entire tech stack.

Skills

Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Technical Vision

Software Development

UX Design

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Engineering related degrees

Tools

Python

React

TypeScript

AWS

GitHub

PostgreSQL

Django Rest Framework

Celery

Redis

Job description

This is Cryptonary:

Cryptonary is a highly impactful, nimble startup - with a lean team of 20 employees from 8 different time zones. Our daily content helps over 120,000 investors make better investment decisions. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we do take our work seriously. Yes, we know it’s a bit grandiose, but it’s true, we’re trying to increase the freedom of money around the world.

Is Cryptonary the right fit for you?

If you're someone who's passionate about enhancing global financial freedom, loves adaptability and relishes the idea of thriving in a remote, global team, then Cryptonary could be your dream gig!

We're looking for individuals who can handle fast-paced, high-pressure environments, and make data-backed decisions with confidence. We believe in continuous learning, embracing a growth mindset, and empowering our team members. If you're ready to dive into a truly collaborative workspace where your voice matters, then you're just the kind of person we'd love to welcome into the Cryptonary team.

Overview

We are seeking a Technical Software Development Lead to work with our development teams to continue to improve our web app. Our tech stack consists of Python, React, TypeScript, AWS and GitHub. You will be leading the tech team and responsible for the Cryptonary platform that delivers content to our global user base. Our platform is content delivery focused with a subscription based model.

What you will do

• Manage a team of engineers and create, assign, delegate tasks.
• You will work across our entire stack to deliver high-quality, maintainable code.
• You will create clean but functional design and intuitive user interfaces.
• You will take full ownership of projects and features from design to implementation and deployment.
• You will play a major role in planning & developing large-scale features that impact thousands of users.

We’re looking for

• Experience in leading tech teams.
• Ability to lead day to day development and maintenance activities of the team.
• Strong player/coach who can help us deliver great products, grow autonomous engineers, and build effective teams.
• Passion for solving complex business problems with a balance of technology and people.
• Ability to articulate a long-term technical vision/mission and define the path for how we get there.
• Ability to solve complicated technical problems and analyse tradeoffs between engineering teams and the business users.
• Ability to demonstrate calm, rational, pragmatic decision making and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with building reliable systems that can scale.
• Experience building configurable, extensible systems that can grow with the changing needs of the business.
• Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for the business needs current and future.
• Collaborate with business and technical partners to identify and scope opportunities, identify risks, benefits and constraints.

About you

• Proven experience as a technical lead, building world class solutions on a global scale.
• Expert in web technologies such as Python, Django Rest Framework, PostgreSQL, Celery, Redis.
• Excellent fluency of ‘front-end’ technologies such as React JS, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS are essential.
• Passion for writing great, simple, clean, efficient code.
• Strong UX and design sensibilities.
• Knowledge/experience using cloud native development such as PCF, AWS, etc.
• Experience in relational database.
• Strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaboration skills and organisational skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies, frameworks and tools and support multiple concurrent activities and to interface with external/internal resources.
• Ability to deal with pressure situations without compromising the processes.
• Result oriented, self-driven and go-getter abilities.
• Great engineering skills and strong computer science fundamentals. Engineering related degrees are a plus, but not essential.