Technical Lead - Development Processes

Who we are

DebtBook is an industry-leading fintech software platform that revolutionizes the way local governments, higher education, healthcare organizations and their finance teams work. Our powerful, cloud-based software helps these organizations manage all aspects of their debt, leases, and subscriptions, streamline financial reporting, and share information simply with others.

About this Role

We are looking for a Tech Lead to help lead projects and drive improvements across multiple engineering teams.  The goal of this role is to own projects that will improve the development process and allow us to more quickly and easily release our work.

• This role will not be a people manager, and you will have no direct reports.
• You will be reading and writing code, but potentially less than 50% of your time.  There will be a lot of time spent reviewing the current process, reporting, planning improvements, and working with teams on training.
• This role will span multiple engineering teams and will report to the Senior Director of Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Track and report metrics like cycle time.
• Lead features involving other engineers.
• Help other teams break down work and implement new patterns.
• Break down requirements into tickets to be shipped frequently, not in large chunks.
• Write code and tests to deliver updates to the application, releasing new code at least every week.
• Review merge requests to help work get completed.
• Integrate feedback from reviews quickly and help other engineers integrate feedback and move work forward.
• We take a hands-on approach to working together and we jump into pair programming to help quickly unblock our teammates.
• Expected to ramp up and be proficient on the general FE, BE, and the Schema patterns of our application within 3 months.

Qualifications and Experience

• 6+ years professional experience in Software Engineering
• 1+ years experience as a Manager or Team Lead
• 1+ years experience leading projects
• Professional experience with Ruby on Rails, React, and SQL
• Professional experience writing tests in Rspec or Minitest

Technologies We Use

• Our tech stack includes Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and React
• Our app is hosted in AWS and we have CI/CD pipelines and deployments in GitLab

Interview Process

• 30 min - Introduction Call
• 1 hr - Management Interview
• 1 hr - Interview with Director of Engineering
• 2 hr - Technical Interview
  • 20 min - Code review
  • 20 min - Add new features
  • 20 min - Code review
  • 20 min - Add new features
  • 20 min - SQL schema design
• Small React app
• Small Rails app
• Schema design problem
• 2 hr - Virtual Onsite
• 45 min - Engineering interview with 1-2 engineers from the team
• 30 min - Interview with the team Product Manager
• 45 min - Interview with an Engineering Manager

Why DebtBook

At DebtBook, we dream big, move fast, make an impact, and bring joy to everything we do. Our core values drive our success as an organization, and we are looking for talented teammates who share our passion for challenging the status quo, innovating in all we do, and wanting to make a difference. We are growing fast, but our people aren’t just a number -- everybody has the opportunity to shape our culture and the future of the company. 

Benefits & Perks

Proud to be named one of the “Best Places to Work” by Charlotte’s Business Journal, DebtBook is a fast-growing company where we dream big, move fast, make an impact, and bring joy to everything we do. Our core values drive our success as an organization, and we are looking for talented teammates who share our passion for challenging the status quo, innovating in all we do, and wanting to make a difference.  

When it comes to benefits and perks, we are committed to supporting our employees’ well-being to make their lives better, both in and out of the office. We offer:

• Competitive salaries plus equity (stock options) for all employees
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with 4% employer match 
• Flexible work schedules and generous leave policies (including unlimited PTO) 
• Professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Family and wellness perks
• Stipends for remote workers to set up their ideal work space

Compensation

• Annual salary range is: $145,000-$170,000 based on experience
• This role is eligible for an up to 10% annual bonus

DebtBook is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and prohibit discrimination and unlawful harassment in the workplace. All applicants will receive consideration for employment based upon their qualifications without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, National Guard or veteran status, disability, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. We welcome and encourage applicants with disabilities to contact our team for assistance during the application and hiring process. We are committed to expanding accessibility and making reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.