Portex is seeking an exceptional and highly driven Head of Engineering with a strong backend focus to join our team. This role will be a key partner to the CEO, instrumental in driving the technical vision and architecture of our platform as we rapidly scale. You will have a huge impact, getting in on the ground floor and playing a defining role in our future success. You will be a leader and you will actively code every day for the foreseeable future.
Responsibilities
Partner directly with the CEO to advocate for the engineering team and act as a thought partner on product strategy
Work closely with Product and customers to deeply understand requirements and ensure problems are solved at the right level, drawing on your highly customer-centric approach
Plan and execute complex code migrations while managing ongoing customer demands
Envision and execute on the long-term vision for the platform's architecture
Build end-to-end SaaS features across the full tech stack with a focus on the backend
Provide thoughtful code reviews and technical mentorship to other engineers
Co-lead retrospectives with Product to drive continuous improvement across the eng team
Estimate work, set release targets, and lead standups/sprint planning to deliver against dates
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while assessing priorities through prioritization skills
Manage team members and lead recruiting efforts for future team members
Proven track record of building new products from the ground up (0 to 1)
Experience working directly with and gathering insights from non-technical stakeholders
Natural leadership abilities with an instinct to step up, solve problems, and push those around you to level up
Exceptional communication skills to paint a vision, provide proactive updates, and escalate issues
Comfortable negotiating product roadmaps against business requirements
Entrepreneurial, extremely proactive mindset obsessed with building a company/startup
High emotional stability to keep a level head under stress
Internally motivated and driven to an exceptionally high personal bar
Open to flexing into informal Product Management responsibilities when needed
Able to prioritize and do deep work across multiple critical tasks/projects
Deep expertise in Typescript, Node.js, architecting full-stack TypeScript apps
Solid skills with React, PostgreSQL, Redux, Prisma (nice to have)
Previous AWS experience (Pulumi a plus)
Experience implementing & driving engineering culture/best practices
This is a unique opportunity to have an immense impact. We're looking for someone ready to roll up their sleeves, partner deeply with the founders, and be a key driver of our engineering efforts from this early stage. Logistics or SaaS experience is a plus.
$165-200K + founding equity
Fully Paid Health Insurance
Unlimited Vacation
Computer and remote-friendly equipment
Plus more!