Lead Full Stack Engineer

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About Zello

Zello is a voice-first communication platform, powered by our industry-leading push-to-talk technology, to improve collaboration and productivity for desk-less workers. With over 175+ million users, we’re the #1 rated push-to-talk app in the world, delivering 9 billion (yes, with a B) messages a month. 

At Zello, our company values are at the heart of what we do everyday. We’re proud to serve the frontline, we’re privileged to connect people in times of crisis across the globe, and we’re honored to support first responders.

And this is where you come in.

About the Role

In this role as a Staff Full Stack Engineer at Zello, you'll be at the forefront of our Web team's technical journey, steering projects that impact millions of users daily. You'll be empowered to help guide the platform's future, collaborating with skilled product and design teams, as well as fellow engineers, to craft robust web applications. Your expertise will be pivotal in implementing sustainable development strategies and writing code that sets the standard for quality and innovation in our industry.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code to develop new features and improve existing ones. 

• Troubleshoot and debug applications, collaborating with both front-end and back-end developers. Optimize applications for speed and scalability while implementing robust security and data protection measures.

• Design and implement scalable system architectures that meet business requirements in collaboration with product teams. 

• Lead the assessment and optimization of system performance to ensure robust and efficient operations.

• Guide and support less experienced developers, conducting code reviews with constructive feedback. 

• Encourage best practices and knowledge sharing to promote continuous learning within the team. 

• Assist in team members' professional growth through mentoring and help them grasp design patterns and architecture.

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet project milestones and facilitate effective communication among stakeholders. 

• Identify potential project risks and devise strategies to mitigate them, ensuring smooth project progression.

Requirements and skills (these skills are desirable but not all are required for a successful candidate)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

• Proven track record of leading successful web application projects

• 5+ years with back-end programming languages (e.g., PHP, Node.js, Go, Python)

• 5+ years with front-end frameworks (e.g., React, jQuery)

• Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases

• Familiarity with RESTful API design and development

• Understanding of modern web security practices

• Experience with cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is a plus

• Ability to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests

• Proficiency with Git and CI/CD workflows

• Knowledge of web servers such as Apache or Nginx

• Demonstrated experience in system architecture design and implementation

• Experience in mentoring less experienced developers and promoting best practices

• Successful collaboration with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals

We hire for potential, passion for our mission, and a knack for solving difficult problems over checking every qualification box. We have competitive pay, equity with significant upside, and intentionally design our benefits to encourage healthy and well-balanced employees, from flexible work schedules to unlimited paid time off. We even offer a sabbatical after every five years of service so you’re able to pursue and enjoy what matters most to you. And of course, we wouldn’t be a technology company in Austin without a ping-pong table and free snacks in our break room. Join us!

Zello provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.