Tech Lead / Senior Software Engineer, Calm

• Must have technical skills include:
• React
• Next.js (App Router, SSR/ISR/SSG)
• Node.js
• Typescript
• Backend API design
• Experience with the following languages/technologies/frameworks (or equivalents):
• End-to-end analytics pipeline ownership (Amplitude, Segment, Google Tag Manager)
• A/B Testing
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• AWS / GCP / GKE
• Proven experience working effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment as part of a collaborative team
• Willingness and enthusiasm to learn new technologies and tackle challenging problems
• Experience providing accurate high-level estimates based on complexity and consistently delivering on time and with quality
• Consistently deliver on commitments through disciplined estimates and task breakdowns
• Proficiency in writing unit and integration tests in a CI/CD environment
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Provide high-quality code reviews centered on code quality and mentoring
• Ability to partner with leads across products to leverage institutional knowledge to solve complex problems
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• This role typically requires 5 years of related experience

Desirable

• As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer on Calm’s Growth Engineering team, you will serve as the hands-on tech lead and primary system owner for Calm’s direct-to-consumer web platform. You will work closely with designers, product managers, and customers to ensure that our products are reliable, performant, and secure. Specifically, you will:
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and develop technical specifications
• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack systems that are reliable, scalable, and secure for feature completeness
• Lead development and implementation of complex frontend features and services, collaborating cross-functionally with client engineers to ensure smooth development and deployment process
• Write high-quality, well-documented, and easily maintainable code that adheres to industry standard best-practices
• Ensure high test coverage for all code, including unit and integration tests
• Implement frontend features with instrumentation and monitoring to detect system errors and performance issues
• Stay up-to-date on the latest frontend technologies and trends
• Develop, mentor and train software engineers
• Demonstrates a proactive mindset and strong sense of ownership by anticipating challenges, taking initiative, and driving projects to completion with minimal oversight