Engineering Lead

Area Tech

Remote
Full Time

Who are we? 😎

We are the Smarties and our goal is to fully automate online operations for every lodging across the globe and become the number one SaaS in our category worldwide.

We develop a SaaS that, by leveraging machine learning algorithms, increases our clients' revenues by over 30% on average.
Don't you believe it? Have a look here: https://www.smartpricing.it/it/case-study/

Here's some information about us:

We have been the fastest-growing B2B SaaS in the lodging industry ever (as far as we know).
On Glassdoor, we boast some of the highest ratings in the industry, +4.5 out of 5 stars, and our latest eNPS score is 55.
Last year, we were awarded as one of the top 10 LinkedIn startups in Italy.
We have already managed several billion euros in bookings for clients from 17 countries in just few years of operations.
We have raised funds from top international investors like Partech.

What Will You Do? 🦾

We are looking for aə Engineering Lead proactive, independent, highly motivated to guide and inspire our development teams, providing guidance and technical leadership in the front end.

Our technology stack includes: Linux, Node, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka.

We especially expect you to be partially operational, so you can be the person who raises the bar on the quality of our teams' output. We are not looking for someone who is solely managerial and hands-on.

The role could be broken down as follows:

30% contact with PM, designers, peers and stakeholders, scrum ceremonies, roadmap.
35% people manager: 1-1, code review, pair programming, feedback, performance review, hiring.
35% bar raiser: adoption of best practices and standards, test coverage, proof of concept or analysis of more complex tasks.

You will work closely with some product teams and be a guarantor of their output and growth. You will also interface with Product Managers and peers dealing with backend core and infrastructure and Data Science for strategic choices.

We work in Agile with Scrum methodology and use English as the basis for developing, describing and documenting our features, tasks and processes making our work internationally accessible!

What Are We Looking For? 👀

Motivation matters - We set challenging goals to achieve, we are looking for determined individuals who want to push their own limits
Experience and passion for the role - Do you have previous experience in the role of Head Of Engineering | Engineering Manager | Tech Lead | Technical Team Leader? A minimum of 2 years' experience is required.
Experience in full stack role - Do you have previous experience in the Full Stack Developer or Frontend Developer role? A minimum of 5 years' experience is required.
Excellent experience in Node.js and REST API development.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Experience in designing stable, scalable and maintainable systems.
Experience in developing distributed systems.
People Development - Despite our investment and belief in technology, people are still our most important asset. The right candidate will have a strong interest in people development: inspiring those around them so they can reach their potential.
Ability to operate autonomously: making decisions, defining KPIs, with a strong sense of responsibility.
Knowledge of microservice architectures.
Focus on speed and quality: team performance will be strongly influenced by your approach and you will need to help monitor it
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering
Good English skills B2 level - We are an international company, we want you to be able to understand and interact with others effectively.
Extremely proficient in frontend technologies
Proven and extensive knowledge of Vue Js and React frameworks (5+ years)
Experience with development best practices. Code review workflows, continuous integration, unit testing, functional testing, end to end testing
Have worked in a context with structured performance review practices and be able to implement them
Problem solving skills - you will be faced with new challenges every day, you will need to be adept at dealing with them in the easiest and most effective way

What Do We Offer? 👌

Work in a small and top-performing team that moves extremely fast where you are extremely important.
Work without having to deal with jerks and ego-maniacs.
The opportunity to join one of the best travel-tech sales teams in Europe.
A place where your talent can blossom.
An environment where mistakes are allowed – we make bold choices to achieve ambitious goals, learn from mistakes, and move forward.
A place where your voice matters – meetings provide space for new ideas and projects, regardless of your role or seniority.
Continuous growth – we challenge the status quo, renewing our sales processes and approaches to meet challenging goals.
We have fun while working! We are easygoing people.
Work with the best software out there to automate repetitive tasks and let you focus on customers and targets.
Remote working with frequent opportunities to meet up.
Fun and enriching experiences – unforgettable team-building events that go beyond the usual outings.
Competitive salaries and bonuses – as a meritocratic team, we recognize talent and hard work, rewarding them appropriately.

Still not convinced? Check out our "Work With Us'' page for more about our mission, values, and why we love working at Smartpricing: Lavora con noi - Unisciti alla missione di Smartpricing

Before you apply

If you're reading this, it means you're genuinely interested, and that excites us! Here's what you need to know:

We're highly driven and set our goals higher than most, pushing boundaries others may deem impossible.
We work much harder than most companies out there.
Every day, we step out of our comfort zones, fueling rapid growth and learning, even though it might come with its stress.
We hold ourselves and our team to the highest standards of excellence and culture.
Should we feel that this role isn't the right match for you, for the benefit of both parties, we may need to part ways.

We hope this sheds light on whether this could be your next adventure. If you believe it is, we warmly invite you to apply. Discover your full potential with us!

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