Founding Tech Lead

Incompass Labs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous cash compensation

Equity opportunity

Bonus opportunity

Flexible remote work

Job summary

A growing tech company in New York is seeking a Lead Software Engineer / Founding Technical Lead to help redefine how organizations understand talent. In this full-stack role, you will design and build new features, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate closely with the CTO to drive technical decisions. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience in software engineering and be excited about shaping a high-impact product and culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in B2B SaaS.
• Solid understanding of web fundamentals, cloud environments, and APIs.
• Experience with cutting-edge AI productivity tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain core features across our stack.
• Lead and participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality code.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams on designs.

Skills

Software engineering

Frontend frameworks (React, Next.js)

Backend services (Node.js, Express, Firebase, GCP)

Communication skills

Ownership of outcomes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Firebase

Node.js

GCP

Job description

The Role

Incompass Labs is looking for a Lead Software Engineer / Founding Technical Lead to join our growing tech team and help scale a product that’s redefining how organizations understand talent.

You’ll work directly with our CTO and the engineering team to build new features, guide technical decisions, and raise the bar for engineering quality and speed. This will be a dynamic role with responsibilities ranging from building technical systems to supporting our engaged customers. It’s a perfect fit for someone excited to move fast, own outcomes end‑to‑end, and shape the foundation of a product and company that’s already delivering meaningful value to enterprise customers.

This is a highly collaborative, full‑stack role, ideal for a builder who loves shipping, mentoring, and improving systems as much as writing great code.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain core features across our stack (React, Node.js, Firebase, and GCP)
• Lead and participate in code reviews to ensure high‑quality, maintainable code
• Collaborate with the CTO, the product team, and the engineering team to turn ideas into well‑scoped, elegant designs and technical solutions
• Mentor and support junior and mid‑level engineers on the team
• Improve performance, reliability, and developer experience across our stack
• Help evolve our architecture, deployment pipeline, and testing culture as we scale
• Contribute to shaping a high‑trust, high‑autonomy engineering culture

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in B2B SaaS
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js) and backend services (Node.js, Express, Firebase, GCP, or similar)
• Solid understanding of web fundamentals, cloud environments, and APIs
• Experience with cutting‑edge AI productivity tools (Cursor, Copilot, or similar)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• A self‑starter who thrives in ambiguity and takes pride in owning outcomes

Bonus Points

• A product mindset — you think about users, not just code
• Experience supporting customer success or technical support teams
• Familiarity with data visualization, analytics, or building AI‑first software

Why Join Us

• You’ll have an outsized impact on the product and the company direction
• You’ll work directly with founders who are deeply invested in building a great product and a great team
• You’ll grow fast, as a builder and a mentor
• You’ll be an owner; your success will drive company growth.
• You can work remotely while joining in‑person sessions and off‑sites
• You'll receive a generous cash comp, equity, and bonus opportunity.

About Incompass Labs

Talent is the #1 competitive advantage for companies operating in the knowledge economy. Why then, are the systems for assessing and developing this talent so bad?

Take the performance review process: it requires weeks or months (and many hours, from many people) to complete; the information employees receive back is incomplete and mostly unhelpful; the process relies on managers (who, like all of us, have biases and their own agendas) to spot future talent; and leaders are left with unreliable data on which to base investment decisions. At best, this is a huge waste of time; at worst, this leads to the wrong people staying in a job, while the right people leave.

Incompass’s platform uses AI and data science to enable organizations to complete performance review cycles in weeks not months; it delivers reliable assessments that help companies retain key contributors and spot future talent; and provides individuals with the support they need to own their development.

Founded by Wharton School professors, Incompass is positioned to deliver a solution that works, in a space that is ripe for disruption. We are growing fast, and just closed another successful round of fundraising, backed by industry leaders in business and HR. Join us in our mission to reimagine how organizations build teams and grow their people.