At Novorésumé, we "Fight galactic unemployment by empowering people to achieve fulfilling careers" and we are constantly improving and expanding our services to achieve that vision. We are a highly ambitious bootstrapped startup that helped more than 12.000.000 people since 2016. We want to grow by sticking to our north star and following our values and principles. The reason why we exist is to empower millions to achieve fulfilling careers. In that process, we also strive for each member of our team to achieve a fulfilling career and, in general, life, which means personal growth, career growth, financial growth, and a better quality of life. The way we operate is by being highly productive, empathic, accountable, proactive, and deeply work-orientated so that we can fully recharge off work.

We are looking for a Tech Lead to coach our junior/mid developers, help us refactor some of our technical debt by building new microservices, lead the team to design the new front-end and back-end libraries shared among our products, and architect/lead the development of future products. Eventually, they would also lead the development of our resume/CV and cover letter editor once the technical debt has been dealt with, and ideally, one day become a CTO. 

Core responsibilities:

• Designed, develop, and maintain software solutions using Node.js, NextJS, Prisma, TypeScript, Express.js, React, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, and Docker.

• Lead and mentor a team of passionate software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.

• Architect scalable, flexible, pragmatic, and high-performance microservices and software that can adapt to the dynamic needs of the product.

• Be hands-on in the development process, writing code, and providing technical guidance to the team.

• Ensure that we have automated tests for our microservices and products.

• Help us Mitigate the Technical Debt by recreating new microservices and internal libraries. 

• Conduct regular code reviews, providing constructive feedback to maintain code quality and craftsmanship.

• Champion, mentor, and coach best practices in software development, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, security, performance, and automated testing.

• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, effectively communicating complex ideas in a clear and understandable manner.

• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that adheres to industry standards and best practices.

• Go the extra mile to build the best product for the users.

• Strive for good quality code/applications but also displays pragmatism by prioritizing deploying over perfectionism.

• Collaborate with the other team members to design and implement solutions that meet business requirements and user needs.

• Identify and resolve technical issues and bugs in a timely and efficient manner.

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to continuously improve our development processes and methodologies.

• Write the front-end and back-end code.

• Maintain a high level of cyber security and audit while being able to distinguish between a true security vulnerability, a nice to have that makes the user not want to use the product.

• Ensure that we are not producing resource waste or financial waste by being smart in how we use tools/build the architecture and code while building solutions that deliver a good User Experience. 

The right candidate:

• Is fluent in English, has excellent communication skills, and has a high emotional intelligence.

• Is ambitious, proactive, and passionate about tech.

• Is very proactive and capable of handling technical challenges and has the capacity to translate complex conceptual ideas into practical software solutions.

• Is focused on measuring success by metrics and impact not effort and hours.

• Embraces Deep Work and minimizes meetings.

• Can set ambitious goals and inspire the development team.

• Is empathic but also sets high standards with candor.

• Can create 3 solutions or proposals for every technical problem.

• Has 8+ years of relevant work experience and at least 2+ years of leadership experience.

• Is passionate about building robust, scalable, and performant APIs using Node.js, Express.js, TypeScript, React, NextJS, Prisma, MySql/PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis and Docker. We’d love to hear from you about what else you like to create products with!

• Has experience in building Hybrid Apps.

• Is a fan of functional programming.

• Has previous rich experience with Node.js, NextJS, TypeScript, Express.js, Prisma, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Docker.

• Has a strong understanding of software design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and relational databases.

• Has experience with software architecture and creating microservices.

• Has experience with building and deploying applications in a cloud environment such as AWS or GCP.

• Has familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Git.

• Is empathic, proactive, and assertive.

• Enjoyes a Hybrid working model (between remote and office).

   

We'll make sure you:

• Are Empowered to achieve a fulfilling career.

• Have the opportunity to have a difference for millions of people.

• Are part of a fun and engaging work environment with no politics or toxicity.

• Can be highly proactive without having to work overtime.

• Will have a positive social impact on your work.

• Are part of a great work environment where facts matter more than opinions or titles and where actionable feedback is important.

• Know how and why your work is valuable, and we'll reward and showcase your achievements.

• Have access to relevant training materials, courses, and workshops.

• Feel listened to and engaged with your work.