Tech Lead - Node.js

Role Description

Take ownership of designing, implementing, and scaling the platform's core backend systems and data pipelines.

• Lead end-to-end development for critical platform features, ensuring quality, performance, and scalability.
• Define the architecture and standards for identity management, security solutions, and third-party API integrations.
• Champion best practices in reliability engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code across the engineering team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and data, to shape the future of the platform.
• Collaborate with a small team of experienced engineers on full-stack development, impacting both backend systems and frontend technologies.
• This role involves both hands-on technical work and high-level problem-solving.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a proven track record of leading complex projects end-to-end.
• Expertise in system architecture, designing scalable and reliable software solutions.
• Strong backend foundation (Node.js, Javascript, etc.), with proficiency in modern cloud technologies (AWS or similar).
• Experience implementing secure systems, including best practices for handling sensitive data and integrating identity verification.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Experience building and shipping scalable software.

Requirements

• Bonus points for experience automating complex processes (e.g., eligibility checks, fraud detection).
• Experience building systems handling large volumes of sensitive data (privacy/security focus).
• Experience integrating identity verification features (facial recognition, document verification).

Benefits

• Competitive salary $70k-100k USD per year + Stocks + PTO depending on level and experience.
• Equity in a high-growth startup.
• Comprehensive benefits package (tailored to your location).
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact on people's lives.
• A collaborative, remote-first culture.

Interview Process

• Screening.
• 45-minute chat with our Head of Product.
• Culture-fit interviews with 2-3 team members across different functions.
• 1-hour technical assessment (collaborative problem-solving).
• Final interview with founders and offer presentation.