Technical Lead

A US-based e-commerce platform that aims to provide customers with simple, safe, and quality products for families at every life stage is looking for a Technical Lead. The selected candidate will be responsible for leading the team's development efforts with a hands-on programming approach. The company creates the best content and selects goods built to last using high-quality materials that meet stringent safety requirements. The platform has so far managed to secure funding worth more than $5 mn. This is a great opportunity to work with a well-established company and develop world-class products by utilizing advanced technology.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan and delegate tasks and achieve daily, weekly, and monthly goals
• Work with the product manager on implementing complex business requirements
• Ensure accurate satisfaction of business requirements 
• Regularly monitor site performance metrics
• Liaise with team members and management to ensure the timely completion of projects 
• Participate in pull request reviews 
• Ensure all UX features are WCAG compatible 
• Ensure infrastructure is secure and maintained regularly
• Monitor logs for any critical errors and ensure best development practices

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 5+ years of experience as a technical lead or manager of an agile team 
• 10+ years of experience building and scaling dynamic, interactive websites using PHP, object-oriented programming, and PHP frameworks
• 5+ years of experience with e-commerce websites
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks
• Experience managing cloud-native applications through AWS
• Knowledge of relational databases and NoSQL is nice to have
• Familiarity with Docker, Elastic Beanstalk, CodePipeline, S3+Cloudfront, Lambdas, SQS, and DynamoDB
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills