Lead Engineer Full Stack, Mill
$175-257k
2+ days a week in office (San Bruno, CA)
Food waste recycling subscription company
Open for applications
Food waste recycling subscription company
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$175-257k
2+ days a week in office (San Bruno, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To keep food from stinking up your kitchen — and the planet.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of professional experience in software development with a focus on full-stack development
- Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, or Vue.js)
- Strong backend experience with languages like Node.js, Python, Java, or Ruby, and associated frameworks
- Deep understanding of database systems, including both SQL (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB, Redis)
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of version control systems (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of software architecture patterns, such as MVC, microservices, and serverless
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Proactive, self-driven, and eager to take ownership of projects
- Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent
Desirable
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
- Strong understanding of security best practices in web development
- Prior experience in a leadership or management role
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Full Stack Lead Engineer to join our dynamic team
- This individual will play a critical role in leading the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge web applications, ensuring high performance, scalability, and maintainability
- As a senior leader, you will mentor team members, influence technical direction, and collaborate across departments to deliver exceptional products
- Lead the development of web applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical standards
- Architect and implement scalable, secure, and efficient full-stack solutions
- Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to enhance productivity and performance
- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high coding standards
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Implement best practices in software development, including testing, CI/CD, and deployment strategies
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption
- Conduct performance monitoring and optimization to enhance application efficiency
- Oversee project timelines, deliverables, and milestones
- Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and in compliance with company standards
- Contribute to roadmap planning and prioritization of engineering initiatives
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code for both frontend and backend systems
- Develop and optimize APIs, databases, and user interfaces
- Ensure cross-browser compatibility, responsiveness, and overall usability of web applications
Our take
Wasted food and its decomposition do more for CO2 emissions globally than the entire airline industry combined. Whilst food waste bins run by local councils in the US do redirect the majority of food waste to recycling plants, there are still holes to plug, which is exactly what Mill is doing.
For a yearly subscription, customers can buy and use a combined waste tracking and impact app alongside the company’s purpose-made food waste bin. Unlike other bins for food waste, Mill’s product shrinks and dehydrates waste so that there’s no smell or runoff. Mill will dispose of your waste themselves, and use it for sustainable chicken feed.
With a number of high profile environmentally-friendly investors behind them, the Mill ecosystem has a range of benefits for company subscribers as well as individuals. Restaurants and offices can subscribe to Mill and help to move towards sustainability goals, whilst partnerships with local farms provide a solid revenue structure.
Mill is only available in the US, but since its successful first-gen launch in 2023, it has been using funding from that year to enhance its product offering and reach a wider market.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2023
$70m
SERIES C
Jan 2023
$100m
LATE VC
Total funding: $170m
Company HQ
San Bruno, CA
Leadership
Harry Tannenbaum
(President)Previously Director of Hardware at Google, Director of Business Analytics and eCommerce at Nest Labs and Analyst at Gleacher Partner.
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