Technical Lead I, Backend Software Developer

Summary

Join HubSpot's Developer Acceleration team as a Technical Lead I, Backend Software Development - Infrastructure and contribute to a world-class developer experience. You will improve DevOps metrics pipelines, build tools to address engineering challenges, and lead a small team. This hands-on role involves significant Java and SQL coding, designing solutions for large-scale systems, and mentoring engineers. Prior team lead experience is preferred, along with a passion for code contribution and a proven track record of impactful project ownership. HubSpot offers a flexible work environment with opportunities for both remote work and in-person collaboration.

Requirements

• Around 70% of your time will be spent on hands-on coding/developing software in Java and SQL
• Have a history of developing solutions to problems that have had an outsized impact on the organization’s business goals
• Consistently demonstrated strong ownership of projects end to end, track record of successfully rolling out infrastructure, collaborating with multiple Engineering teams to deliver successful solutions
• Designed robust data models to represent complex domain data that scales effectively as use cases evolve
• Proven ability to solve complicated technical problems and analyze trade-offs with empathy for the developers

Responsibilities

• Improve our pipeline to collect DevOps metrics
• Integrate new data sources into our datalake to help teams find bottlenecks and improve their effectiveness
• Build tools that help engineers tackle challenges or bottlenecks highlighted by metrics
• Lead a small team of engineers where autonomy and flexibility are core values
• Help set the direction for the continued evolution of backend development at HubSpot
• Perform code reviews for engineers at all levels
• Regularly mentor and teach engineers in their areas of expertise

Preferred Qualifications

• Some previous team, technical or pod lead experience is preferred - managing engineers or projects and taking responsibility for the team’s software design and delivery
• A continued passion to contribute to the code base, this is a hands-on role
• Coaching and mentorship experience
• Wish to stay hands-on in all technical aspects while leading a team of engineers and collaborating cross-functionally with internal stakeholders

Benefits

• Remote work, flexible hours
• In-person onboarding (required for full-time Engineering roles)
• In-person events (e.g., PEER week, Product Group Summit) for Product team roles