Lead Software Engineer, Alignable
MarTech
Plus equity
More information about location
Social network for small business owners
Open for applications
Social network for small business owners
21-100 employees
Open for applications
Plus equity
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
Alignable's mission is to bring together small business owners from across the globe to help them gain competitive advantage so they can succeed in their business.
Role
Who you are
- You have 5-8+ years of experience as a full stack software developer in OOP; React.js proficiency is required; Ruby or Elixir proficiency is a plus
- You have at least 2+ years of mentorship experience; at least one of which was in a true Team Lead/Technical Lead role
- You have experience working very closely with Product teams; experience driving Product requirements independently is a plus
- You are deeply obsessed with doing what is right for customers
- You have proficient oral and written communication, analytical, and problem solving skills
- You have demonstrated the ability to deal with ambiguity and work in a dynamic environment
- You have the ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse, talented team
- You have experience in Agile/Scrum enterprise-scale software development
- You have experience building and operating scalable software
- You have demonstrated the ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
- You have experience designing, developing, and deploying enterprise solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- [Bonus] You have prior experience working closely with Marketing teams and/or enhancing marketing technology, CMS, and tooling
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer who is passionate about building delightful user experiences and using technical expertise to lead a high-performing team that will play a critical role in helping small businesses be successful
- As a technical leader in our growing team, you will have the opportunity to impact the future of not just your team, but also the company and our entire member base
- Alignable’s Engineering department supports all Product teams, building velocity and quality into our core products
- The department is fast-paced and highly collaborative and is divided into four main product pillars/squads: Pay for Networking, Pay for Ads, Pay for Leads, Pay for Community, and MarTech
- You will lead, manage, and continue to grow the MarTech squad
- Being a Lead Software Engineer requires combining a highly collaborative mindset with a relentless pursuit of shipping software. You will work closely with product management, design, growth marketing, and business partners to set and then accomplish an evolving set of strategic goals.
- You will partner with product and design to drive the technical and business outcome of the work your team will be doing
- You will demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, design specifications and architecture diagrams for high performing applications
- You will break up the work in ways that everyone on the team can be productive and work efficiently
- You will perform code reviews and level up the code delivered by the team via mentoring and coaching
- You will develop proficiency in our technology to enable coding more algorithmically/architecturally challenging features
Our take
Building and maintaining a small business is no easy task, especially in more turbulent macroeconomic conditions. As many small businesses face an uncertain future, Alignable supplies a solution for owners to build stronger relationships with other SMBs, and support each other's endeavours.
Put simply, Alignable is a social network for small business owners. It boasts 8 million users, making it the largest SMB referral network in the world, and creates value by enabling users to generate and share leads, build relationships and offer advice to one another.
Lately, it seems Alignable has been focussed on expansion, making efforts to scale its workforce and grow its outreach and user base. With such a unique offering, the company has a clear opportunity for impact as well as the chance to consolidate its market lead.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental, vision, mental health & life insurance
- Opt-in short & long-term disability solutions
- Unlimited time off
- Minimum 2 weeks (back to back) PTO taken each year
- Paid parental leave for birthing & non-birthing parents
- Flexible working
- 401k program
- Professional development compensation
- Remote company
- Access to remote office spaces, e.g. WeWork
- Work from home stipend
Company values
- 🚴♀️ Enjoy The Journey: We are passionate about our mission to help small businesses and make an impact. But we don't take ourselves too seriously. We understand the power of building relationships and we know our enthusiasm is contagious. We celebrate our customers, our team, and key moments in our journey
- 👥 Be Different Together: We know that our differences in experiences, viewpoints, and identities make us better. We create a space where everyone feels comfortable showing up as their truest selves. We seek diverse perspectives and work to disconfirm our beliefs
- 💪 Be Stronger Together: We combine our strengths and work together on shared goals and build trusted relationships with our teams and customers. We learn from each other to create better outcomes. We treat everyone as a partner and are good partners ourselves - no egos welcome
- 🤔 Exercise Excellent Judgement: We turn knowledge into understanding based on equal parts data and intuition. We think strategically, make decisions collaboratively and know where to focus our efforts - for today and tomorrow
- 😀 Profound Bias For Action: Speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk taking while avoiding one way doors
- 😁 Act Like An Owner: Everyone at Alignable acts like an owner because they are. We proactively act on behalf of the entire company and our customers not just for ourselves or team. There’s no passing the buck and we never say, “that’s not my job"
- ⛹️♂️ Change The Game: We start with first principles, assume nothing is impossible, and go after 10x outcomes relentlessly like an underdog. We create and communicate a bold direction that paves the road and inspires results. We're always looking around corners for ways to better serve our customers
- ♾ Adapt & Evolve: We accept that we won’t be right every time and learn from what doesn’t work as well as what does. We evolve as we go and seek out honest feedback along the way. We create an environment where people feel safe to admit failure and lean into learning
- 👩🍳 Be Customer Obsessed: We believe successful small business owners strengthen relationships, foster belonging, and improve the quality of life for everyone. We're obsessed with helping small businesses thrive. We work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust when deciding what to work on and how to do it
Company HQ
Bulfinch Triangle Historic District, Boston, MA
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Leadership
Eric Groves
(CEO)Has served on the Board of Directors at a number of companies such as More Than Words and BigCommerce. Was an SVP at Constant Contact for over a decade.
Venkat Krishnamurthy
(President)Board Member at Grand Circle Corporation and Cementos Pacasmayo. Was Founder and CTO of Paraform, which was acquired by Nikon, and also CTO at Checkpoint Systems.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Alignable
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: At Alignable, we celebrate the diversity of the small business community - and in our team. We value the unique perspective you’ll bring to strengthen our mission of helping small businesses thrive and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and respectful culture that fosters creativity and innovation from everyone.
- Advocacy & Encouragement: They make our online communities great, but they also make Alignable a great place to work. Our culture is dynamic, supportive and offers tremendous opportunities to grow your career together with the business. We offer autonomy, ownership, mentoring and flexibility. Every one of our employees and co-ops can directly point to how they've made a major impact on the business.
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