Lead Backend and DevOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities
We are seeking a talented and creative software development professional and leader to join us as a Lead Backend and DevOps engineer. You will help drive the development of our SaaS product and will be a contributor to building a world-class consumer software platform and development team.

Top Technical Skills We Are Looking For
• Cloud-based, web-scale application architecture with modern infrastructure and web development frameworks
• Backend API development expertise
• Cloud-Based Infrastructure and DevOps expertise
• Test-Driven Development Practices
• Automated testing of backend and client applications
• Produce and maintain robust consumer software
• Data security and privacy

Other Technical Skills
• Networking and IoT technologies
• IoT technologies
• Global deployment and multi-language support
• Home networking technologies

Leadership and Team Skills We Are Looking For
• Ability to Lead a small team
• Ability to quickly diagnose and solve problems
• Ability to work with uncertainty and accomplish goals
• Ability to work with and collaborate with other talented developers
• Ability to research and assist the CTO in making strategic decisions on the infrastructure, architecture and software design

Culture and Values We Are Looking For
• We value people. We treat all people with dignity and respect, and are committed to creating an inclusive and life-giving work environment.

• We value team. We collaborate, are unconcerned with taking credit or assigning blame, and value the unique contributions that everyone makes to our overall success.
• We value mission. We passionately apply our talent, creativity, and energy to solve the problems our customers face in realizing the benefits and navigating the challenges of digital technology.

Desires (But Not Deal-Breakers)
• Previous startup experience
• Previous Lead Developer experience
• Ability to work with a distributed team
• Agile / lean development practices
• Openness to being based in Denver