Head of Engineering

You will be directly working with our CTO and play a critical role in building our platform driving the technical direction of our company. This is a hands-on position that will involve working on all parts of our stack from the frontend to the backend and collaborating with other engineers designers and founders. A great opportunity for someone to create a lasting impact not only on the primary product but also on the company's values and vision given our early stage - we hope Pump would be that career defining opportunity for all of us!

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the rest of the team to design and implement our backend frontend and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with other engineers and designers to build a user-friendly and intuitive platform that meets our customers' needs.
• Help define and execute the technical roadmap for our platform balancing technical debt and innovation to ensure we can deliver on our business goals.
• Inventing extending and maintaining development processes tools and workflows.

Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a full stack engineer with a focus on building scalable and reliable web applications preferably at a pre-Series B startup. Having managed teams is a plus.
• Strong proficiency in at least one modern frontend framework; experience with React and Next.js is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Python and familiarity with at least one Python backend framework.
• Experience with AWS and knowledge of AWS cost and billing is a plus.
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration systems (e.g. Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with and enjoys creating prototypes and experimenting quickly.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and equity as an early member of our engineering team.
• Full benefits package including premium healthcare coverage for you and unlimited PTO.
• Bi-weekly cruises in the SF Bay on our company yacht (our CTO owns one)
• Continuous learning and professional development reimbursements.
• 3-4x/year company-paid team retreats.
• Opportunity to work with a talented and dedicated team that values collaboration innovation and transparency.
• Remote-first (will have office space as we grow).