Tech Lead Manager

About the Job 

Articore operates TeePublic and Redbubble, two leading global online marketplaces where independent artists can sell unique designs on a variety of products, from apparel to wall art. The team is working on a new B2C product that will address a new total addressable market. Join our team and be a part of our mission to empower self-expression for artists and customers alike.

About the Job 

As the Tech Lead Manager of the this new team, you will lead your team in delivering our best-in-class solution for our users engaging with their communities via unique merch products. Reporting directly to the Director of Engineering (Marketplace), you will be responsible for your team’s execution of this high-leverage product opportunity.

This is a hands-on role on a small team, and you can expect to spend 80% of your time in the code. The remaining 20% will be focused toward team development and cross-team coordination. This is a new team, and you will be joining just as the MVP rolls out the door; as such you will have the opportunity to make a sustained impact on the project’s technical development, as well as the career development of your direct reports.

As a member of Engineering, you will work closely with the Product and Design specialists on the team to discover and implement delightful experiences for our users and their communities using modern best practices. You will be part of a team that values continuous improvement as well as continuous integration. We ship code multiple times a day with a low-friction process that relies on collaborative code reviews, rigorous monitoring, and regular A/B testing. 

Responsibilities

• Develop your reports with regular 1:1s, collaborative code reviews, and personalized development opportunities aligned with their goals
• Represent your team during cross-team discussions and planning sessions
• Work with your Product peers to set OKRs and maintain a 6 - 12 month roadmap
• Implement new user-facing features using modern ES6+ and Rails 6.0+ best practices, including View Components and Stimulus
• Design and implement backend systems supporting common user workflows, including artwork management, customized branding, and receiving payments
• Participate in Product/Design discovery exercises to better understand user needs
• Contribute to technical project management through writing and reviewing implementation proposals, breaking down work into actionable tickets, and debriefing at regular retrospective meetings
• Maintain application reliability by writing automated tests and working with your team to QA new features and bug fixes
• Ensure quality by engaging in collaborative code reviews with your engineering peers
• Optimize user experience through site performance analysis

Requirements 

• 5 - 8 years experience in Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and PostgreSQL
• 5 - 8 years experience in HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript (ES6+)
• 1 - 3 years of leadership experience
• Experience with Agile project management
• Experience with optimizing web performance at scale
• Familiarity with WCAG accessibility standards