Job Description
Roadie, a UPS Company, is a crowdsourced delivery platform. Founded in 2014, Roadie works with consumers, small businesses and enterprises across virtually every industry to enable scheduled, same day and urgent delivery in passenger vehicles across the U.S. With more than 200,000 drivers nationwide, Roadie reaches more than 20,000 zip codes – the largest local same-day delivery network in the nation.Â
As an Engineering Lead, you will oversee an ambitious team of engineers on the Backend team who work to create technology that solves real-world problems in the crowdsourced delivery space. Your team’s work will evolve the architecture and design of the Roadie platform to meet the ever-increasing scalability and performance requirements.
What You’ll Do
- Oversee a multidisciplinary team of engineers through technical project management and developmentÂ
- Implement a scalable model for software development that exceeds expectations in delivery, timing and quality
- Apply experience and knowledge of industry best practices to support and continuously improve the performance, efficiency, and maintainability of Roadie’s platform
- Partner with technology leadership to build technical strategy, and effectively define supporting objectives and key results for team to execute upon
- Streamline the software development life cycle
- Optimize engineering team by growing as needed, working to help attract top-technical talent, and continuously coaching and developing existing team members
Technology We're Using Now
- Backend: Go, Python, Ruby on Rails
- Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Redshift
- Heroku, AWS
- Docker, Kubernetes
- git, GitHub, CircleCI
What You Bring
- 7+ years of software architecture and software development experience
- 4+ years programming experience (Python, Ruby, Go preferred)Â
- 2+ years experience managing and leading engineering teams, demonstrating a track record of successful deliveriesÂ
- Desire for continuous improvement of processes, code, and efficiency
- Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complex problems into digestible insights
Why Roadie?Â
- Competitive compensation packagesÂ
- 100% covered health insurance premiums for yourself
- 401k with company match
- Tuition and student loan repayment assistance (that’s right - Roadie will contribute directly to your existing student loans!)Â
- Flexible work schedule with unlimited PTOÂ
- Monthly 3-day weekends
- Monthly WFH stipendÂ
- Paid sabbatical leave- tenured team members are given time to rest, relax, and explore
- The technology you need to get the job done
Date Posted
01/12/2023
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