Engineering Lead

Summary

Join LawnStarter's growing LATAM-based remote team as an Engineering Lead and help build the future of the outdoor home services industry. Lead projects end-to-end with full autonomy, work remotely with flexible hours, and build meaningful tech used by thousands daily. This role offers the opportunity to join a company with strong product-market fit and momentum, helping define its future. You will take ownership of major projects, collaborate with product and design teams, and mentor other engineers. The ideal candidate possesses 6+ years of software development experience, including 2+ years in a lead or senior role, strong full-stack skills, and excellent communication skills.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior-level role
• Strong full-stack skills (we’re flexible on exact languages/frameworks)
• A deep understanding of software design, performance optimization, and testing
• Comfort navigating across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
• Solid database skills (SQL + familiarity with non-relational systems)
• Great communication skills and the ability to work independently
• A collaborative, humble approach—you value the team as much as the tech

Responsibilities

• Lead technical initiatives from design to delivery
• Drive architectural decisions and best practices
• Tackle performance and scalability challenges
• Guide and mentor other developers
• Collaborate across teams to ship fast and iterate quickly

Preferred Qualifications

Bonus points for experience in marketplaces, SaaS platforms, or remote teams

Benefits

• Competitive contract rate
• Work from anywhere
• Flexible hours—get the work done on your schedule
• High ownership and autonomy