Lead Software Engineer
Blueland
Software Engineering
Remote
Posted on Dec 17, 2024
Blueland is revolutionizing conventional cleaning and personal care products to eliminate the need for single-use plastic packaging, while prioritizing the planet and people. We believe that we should be able to have a clean home without sacrificing a clean planet and that sustainable choices should be effective, convenient, and affordable. We also believe that businesses need to be reconstructed to consider all stakeholders, not just profit.
We are a science-driven company with a pipeline of proprietary products that started with our cleaning sprays and hand soap (we hold over 40 patents and patents pending worldwide). To date, we’ve already helped divert more than 1 billion single-use plastic bottles from landfills and waterways. We were the 2nd fastest growing direct-to-consumer in 2020, and have built an engaged, passionate community of close to 1M+ person community. We’re proud to be a Certified B Corp - recognized for meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. We’re also Climate Neutral Certified along with many other certifications that help hold us accountable on our commitments to optimize our products for environmental and human health.
Blueland was featured on the Season 11 premiere of Shark Tank, securing an investment by Kevin O’Leary. Blueland is well-funded by top tier venture capital firms as well as notable investors including Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Timberlake and founders of Sweetgreen, Thrive Market, Honest Company, Rent the Runway, and Bonobos. We’ve been featured across top tier outlets such as the New York Times, Fast Company, TechCrunch, VOGUE, Wall Street Journal, Inc., and more.
The Role:
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the technical design and execution of key features and initiatives. You will partner with product and design teams to translate strategic objectives into robust, scalable solutions. You will play a key role in determining and implementing the best approach for solving customer problems within a Shopify/Hydrogen headless e-commerce space. In addition to writing and reviewing code, you will help shape engineering processes and workflows, ensuring consistency and high quality across our contractor engineering team. This role is ideal for an engaged engineer who is looking to contribute technically while taking on greater leadership responsibilities, making a significant impact in a fast-growing company. This role reports to the Director of Digital Product.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with product, design, and marketing teams to define, architect, and build new features and enhancements for our platform
- Define platform architecture and strategy to scale while maintaining high performance.
- Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code with a focus on quality
- Oversee and guide the technical work of contractor engineers, ensuring adherence to best practices and engineering standards
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and provide mentorship where appropriate
- Help establish and refine engineering processes, tools, and workflows to improve team efficiency
- Work in lock step with Product and have a deep understanding of business goals and project outcomes, and partner with stakeholders to ensure technical solutions align with strategic objectives and timelines
- Act as the technical owner for key areas of the platform, monitoring platform analytics and performance and proactively identifying potential issues and areas for improvement.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute ideas for continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years hands on development experience with a focus on Shopify/Hydrogen
- 2+ years in an engineering team lead role
- Strong understanding of headless e-commerce and its applications
- Experience in a fast-paced, highly iterative product development process
- Ability to deliver high quality software in a team environment utilizing a scrum process
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Is able to self-manage, but can collaborate effectively
- Doesn't feel comfortable committing code without tests
- Strong front-end/JavaScript knowledge, React in particular
- Exhibits leadership qualities, including strong communications skills
- Located in the US (strong preference for East Coast), with the ability to work effectively in a remote environment
The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $185,000 per year.
We prioritize our planet and our people. In addition to salary compensation, we offer various other benefits to ensure our team members can be their best self, both in and outside of work. Benefits for full time roles include: health benefits, stock options, generous paid time off, paid holidays, paid civic engagement days, paid parental leave, 401k (employee contribution), professional development stipends, remote work reimbursements, various discounts to like-minded companies and more.
At Blueland we believe in order to build a better future and planet, we must advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. We are proud to have assembled a diverse team and strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification.