Engineering Lead, Bolt

• This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who has successfully led small teams or major projects and is ready to blend hands-on technical contributions with mentorship and leadership
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 1+ year leading projects or small teams
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Go, Python, TypeScript, Java)
• Strong experience with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar)
• Solid understanding of database design and performance optimization (Postgres, DynamoDB, BigQuery)
• Experience with testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Mocha, Ginkgo)
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative leadership style

Desirable

• Please note that this is a contract-to-hire opportunity, with the option to convert to full-time after 3–6 months
• We’re looking for an Engineering Lead - Risk & Support to guide one of our agile development pods responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance commerce solutions
• You’ll work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and merchants to shape and deliver innovative experiences that power seamless checkouts across the Bolt ecosystem
• Technical Leadership: Lead a small team of engineers through design, development, and delivery of end-to-end solutions. Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and code reviews to ensure high standards of quality and scalability
• Full-Stack Development: Design, build, and maintain backend services (Go, Python, or Java) and frontend applications (TypeScript)
• Architecture & Scalability: Design systems for scale, performance, and reliability—optimizing our PostgreSQL, BigQuery, and Elasticsearch databases
• Merchant Collaboration: Partner directly with merchants to understand needs, resolve issues, and propose scalable, customer-focused solutions
• Security & Compliance: Drive initiatives around fraud detection, card tokenization, and compliance with card network and data privacy standards
• API & Platform Integration: Build and evolve REST APIs and webhooks that power integrations with commerce platforms like Magento 2, BigCommerce, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• Observability & Reliability: Ensure robust monitoring, logging, and alerting through Datadog and related tools; lead incident response and on-call rotations
• Process Improvement: Identify and automate inefficiencies, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and champion best practices across the engineering org

• Important Application Requirement: To be considered for this role, all applicants must download the Bolt Super App before their interview. We want you to be familiar with the product, how it works, and what kind of experience we’re creating for users
• Warning: No app = no interview. If you don’t download and explore the app, your application won’t be considered
• 🌎 Can’t access the app? No problem—we are a global team and our app will soon be available everywhere. If you’re currently unable to download it due to your geographic location, please apply regardless, you’ll still be considered