What the role involves
Joy is growing, and we’re looking for talented engineering leaders.
In this role, you will build and lead a team of engineers. Your team will be entrusted to implement features of all sizes. You will partner closely with our product and CX teams to understand our customers, then collaborate with other frontend, back-end, and mobile engineers to build high-scale microservices APIs that power beautiful user experiences. You will guide your team members and mentor them and you use your collective extensive knowledge of backend systems to improve Joy API, a complex system which backs our client applications used and loved by millions. You'll make sure that the team engineers for correctness, maintainability, and performance while delighting couples and guests by making their working lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive. You will hire and grow engineers on your team to be independent and proficient at their jobs. Your team will embody teamwork and a shared purpose, and make Joy a great place to work.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical knowledge
3+ years of leading an engineering team
Proven track record of hiring, developing, and retaining engineering talent.
High degree of familiarity with Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript
Have demonstrated experience in building secure, high-performing REST or GraphQL APIs
Set and hold a high bar for quality.
Has a great understanding of SQL and NoSQL worlds. We use both Firebase as well as PostgreSQL.
Great at debugging complex applications
Previous startup experience preferred
What they ask for
About Joy
Joy is a software platform with a mission to help the world celebrate better together. Our software helps everyone plan and remember all of life's events. Big or small, Joy is there every step of the way.
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