Technology Lead

OUR COMPANY

Velocity Labs exists to supercharge new ventures; we partner with founders of startups to help execute so they can begin to focus on growth. Their success is our success. At Velocity we put skin in the game by investing senior talent and services for equity. We are a team of product specialists, with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and because of that, we love working with diverse and underrepresented founders.

We’re a company that understands that product innovation comes from people, and that’s why we invest in cultivating leaders throughout the organization. If you are interested in working with new ventures, bringing digital products to life and like to work with colleagues who are always learning and are dedicated to the quality of their work, then this might be the team for you.

Velocity Labs is an Apply Digital company.

THE CHALLENGE

The Technology Lead is a hybrid role that has both discipline leadership responsibilities and project delivery responsibilities. The Technology Lead is responsible for setting the direction of the engineering discipline and is also accountable for the quality and timely completion of the technical deliverables for any project they are leading. This is a role that comprises aspects of software engineering, system architecture and leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the creation of a new product and core technical decision making
• Acts as a single point of contact for partners in all technical matters. They should be able to present and explain solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Works with the Product & Software Engineering disciplines to define the architecture and technology stack for a project
• Write efficient, testable code
• Champions craftsmanship and encourages software development principles such as DRY and SOLID
• Ensures that documentation remains up to date
• Helps team members remove technical blockers
• Works with the project manager to identify risks to the timely delivery of the project, and proposed solutions to mitigate them
• Manages their reporting tech team member(s), mentoring, assessing performance and providing feedback
• Works with the project management team to ensure that the delivery team is appropriately resourced and allocated
• Keeps up to date with the latest technology trends, to help set the direction for the discipline. This can be through project work, or by doing evaluations of up-and-coming technology through self-contained investigative projects.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• The ability to lead through influence; Previous experience as a Technology Lead is an asset
• Proven experience in developing digital platforms and applications
• Knowledge of a variety of frameworks (server side, browser side, desktop etc) as well as high aptitude for diving in and picking up new things
• Demonstrated knowledge of software development best practices, such as DRY and SOLID, and how they support the SDLC
• Experience in implementing a Headless CMS solution (bonus if it is Contentful)
• Experience with modern software development tools and frameworks, such as React, Next, AWS, and Terraform
• Experience in mobile development
• Understanding of MarTech tools such as Optimizely, GTM, and Analytics
• Experience working with/within startups
• The resilience to work in a flexible, start-up environment
• Top-notch communication skills
• Highly collaborative; team player
• Our preferred team member can be based remotely in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland or anywhere within Canada.