Technical Lead

Summary

Join Pumpkin, a company dedicated to providing exceptional pet care, as a Tech Lead. You will guide the development of innovative software solutions, supporting pets, owners, and veterinarians. As a hands-on leader, you'll mentor engineers, translate objectives into actionable solutions, and drive strategic technical initiatives. This remote role (or hybrid in NYC) requires experience in software engineering, full-stack development (Python), and leading technical teams. You'll architect robust systems, ensure high-quality deliverables, and foster a culture of excellence. Pumpkin offers a competitive salary, benefits, and a mission-driven environment.

Requirements

• 6+ years in software engineering experience, at least 4 years in full stack development with python
• 2+ years in leading technical projects and teams
• Expertise working with modern web technologies and software architecture patterns (React, Flask, Microservices, etc.)
• Proven leadership ability to inspire teams and cultivate an engineering culture focused on technical excellence, continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration
• Adapt technical solutions to support evolving business objectives, using your ability to clarify and translate complex or emerging business requirements into a clear technical vision
• Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver projects on time while ensuring high quality and reliable results
• Adept at resolving conflicts and forging consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities
• Exceptional communication abilities to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences across departments, teams and leadership

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the design and architecture of robust systems that handle scale
• Ensure high quality deliverables, driving key projects from conception to deployment
• Foster an engineering culture that champions excellence in coding and systems design among the team
• Forge strategic partnerships and collaboration with stakeholders across departments to align technical strategies with broader organizational goals
• Encourage team member’s skill development by sharing your expertise and providing feedback, coaching and guidance
• Assess emerging technologies aligned with our product architecture to ensure we stay ahead of industry trends and maintain our competitive advantage

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in agile development processes and proficiency in facilitating agile rituals like sprint planning and retrospectives
• Familiarity with security standards and practices and or regulated industry
• An understanding of machine learning applications and pipelines or frameworks

Benefits

• Comprehensive contributions to medical, dental and vision for colleagues and dependents
• Generous PTO and Paid Holidays
• 401k with company match
• The opportunity to join a team where every team member has the autonomy and support they need to boss their role and make empowered decisions
• Pet Friendly Offices, Stocked Kitchens, Team Workouts, Team Outings and much more!
• Incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, and other short or long-term incentives