Lead Software Engineer, Minted
Platform Developer Experience Team
$139.8-235.2k
Salary will vary on location + This role is eligible for bonus and stock options
Design marketplace connecting people with artists
Open for applications
Design marketplace connecting people with artists
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$139.8-235.2k
Salary will vary on location + This role is eligible for bonus and stock options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To uncover the world’s best creative talent.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or similar relevant working experience
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in a leadership role
- Proficient in modern programming languages and frameworks
- Proven experience designing scalable architectures and maintaining mission-critical systems
- Experience in QA Automation, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Python, and CI/CD practices
- A Visionary Thinker: Ability to conceptualize future-proof technical strategies
- An Operational Master: Focus on efficiency and continuous improvement
- A Champion of Team Development: Dedication to nurturing talent and fostering growth
Desirable
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to drive collaboration across teams
- Passion for mentoring and up-leveling technical teams
- Prior experience in platform engineering or developer productivity tooling
What the job involves
- Minted seeks a passionate Lead Engineer to lead our technical and operational initiatives within the Platform Developer Experience team. The Developer Experience team is a crucial team that is primarily focused on making the lives of other developers better
- This is a pivotal time as we shape the next-generation of our developer experience platform, supporting key engineering functionalities such as QA automation, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and development tooling optimization
- As a technical leader, you will drive innovation, mentor team members, and ensure seamless collaboration with engineering, product, and leadership teams to achieve strategic objectives
- Lead the engineering team by setting technical direction, driving best practices, and fostering a culture of excellence
- Lead and drive large projects and initiatives within the Developer Experience domain
- Mentor and coach team members to elevate their technical and professional skills
- Define and implement technical solutions for Developer Experience, ensuring ease of use, scalability, and reliability
- Oversee development processes, including system architecture, code quality, and deployment pipelines
- Solve complex engineering challenges, integrating systems for QA automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
- Partner with cross-functional teams to define and deliver a cohesive roadmap for Developer Experience
- Enhance system performance through iterative improvements, leveraging data-driven insights
- Ensure robust testing frameworks and implement continuous improvement strategies for development tooling and automation
Our take
Minted is a design marketplace, sourcing creative content from a global community of artists, using technology and crowdsourcing to give consumers access to independent creatives unavailable through traditional retailers.
With the success of sites like Etsy enabling consumers to buy direct from artisans, Minted sets itself apart by holding monthly art and design challenges which are open for both submission and voting. The ‘crowd’ curates Minted’s product selection by rating products, and Minted utilizes analytics to evaluate votes. The winning designs go into production which is taken care of by Minted's fulfillment house and the designers receive a 6%-10% cut of the sales.
Its unique ‘design by upvoting’ business model has led to almost $300m in funding, with backing from Benchmark Capital and IDG Ventures. As contests draw in more designers, the company is looking to expand beyond Minted.com and into physical retail, finding new ways to use the designs and creating fresh income streams for themselves and their artists.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2018
$208m
SERIES E
Oct 2014
$38m
SERIES D
Total funding: $297.1m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Mariam Naficy
(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)Previously served as the company's Co-CEO. Previously Member of the Board Of Directors at Medium, Yelp, Polyvore. Founder & co-CEO at Eve.com for 2 years and Vice-President and General Manager at The Body Shop for 3 years.
Melissa Kim
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously Associate at The Boston Consulting Group for 2 years and Manager - Corporate Strategy at eBay also for 2 years.
Share this job
View 5 more jobs at Minted