Technical Lead

Our client is looking for a technical Lead of Product Led Growth to create world-class software applications that power our move from a seed-stage startup to a high-growth company. You will report directly to the CEO and work closely with Marketing, Design and Engineering teams. Because its an early stage company, you will have the opportunity to shape not only their products, but also their companys culture. The ideal candidate is a great collaborator with both strategic and technical chops to oversee a products lifecycle. You should feel comfortable wearing many hats, working collaboratively, using an agile framework and adapting quickly to user feedback. If you are ready to work in a collaborative environment, you are self-motivated and ready to unleash the product beast in you, its the ideal place for you. Our client uses Neuroscience and AI to drive a revolutionary software company that transforms the creation of visual design (advertising, user interface, graphic design, etc.). Backed by rigorous neuroscience testing, our solution provides SMBs, large corporations and agencies with a proven method that allows end users to test and optimize their designs in a matter of seconds, thus speeding up time-to-market, increasing ROI of campaigns and fostering innovation. They also provides our users with instant design recommendations based on a unique and proprietary technology that mimics the human brain through neuroscience and AI. We believe the value of our product to marketers, designers and advertisers is as relevant as a CRM to a sales person or an IDE to a developer. Responsibilities : 1. Build & Lead the tech team by planning & managing task distribution as well as prioritization 2. Work with your team and cross functional partners to define and influence roadmap and product strategy 3. Contribute to the product led strategy to position the company for explosive growth through a low touch no touch sales model 4. Create detailed specifications for new features that are immediately actionable for engineers and track and manage project progress. 5. Build internal processes for us to ship better, higher-quality features with higher velocity 6. Be hands-on and engage in coding to help the team to develop the solution and solve all surfacing problems at hand 7. Anticipate the evolution of the tech architecture that will be required to support the growth 8. Assess analytics & event data streaming from products to be able to draw product insights & ideate on new feature additions & bug fixes 9. Act as a mentor for less experienced members of the tech team Who you are: Self-starter: You can operate independently without close supervision or day-to-day direction Creative: You think outside the box and can devise brilliant solutions to difficult problems Organized: You can set and manage complex events, schedules and calendars Tenacious: because tenacious people lead by example and make good things happen What we are looking for : 1. At least 5 years of commercial experience developing and shipping software. 2. 1 + years of experience working as a tech lead 3. Intermediate to Advanced experience of using AWS & managing AWS infrastructure 4. Experience leading a technical team and managing multiple stakeholders. 5. Experience working in a product-led startup environment with Agile methodologies. 6. Ability to work in a flexible manner, supporting the team in building prototypes quickly, and evolving these into scalable production-quality systems. 7. Clear oral and written communication skills. 8. Demonstrated ability creating and managing priorities and timelines 9. Experience programming in JavaScript, Python, VueJS and CSS and familiarity with their data structures 10. Experience using Git repository (GitLab or GitHub) 11. Strong experience with project management & associated software (JIRA, confluence, etc.) 12. Experience articulating complex and technical concepts to non-technical audiences 13. Strong understanding of SaaS businesses, and associated KPIs 14. Assets: Experience in similar role SAAS startup who went from Seed to over serie A Extensive experience with Canva and some design experience is also desirable Experience working on both consumer and enterprise software products