Tech Lead (RoR / React / Crypto)
Published on November 25, 2024
At Koinly, we are building software to help crypto investors stay compliant with their tax obligations and keep track of their investments. We launched the first version of our platform in 2019 and have since grown to over 1.5M users by solving a highly technical problem and saving our users countless hours of work (see what our customers say). All of this with a small team of super intelligent and dedicated individuals!
As a Tech Lead, you will have overall responsibility for our codebase and will act as its guardian, ensuring it is kept clean, simple, has high test coverage and does not break on prod (most of the time). You will also be performing code reviews, mentoring & providing guidance to other developers and working on our most challenging problems.
We pride ourselves on having very high test coverage and rarely having any prod issues (zero in the last full year, not counting minor code errors). Our technical stack is deliberately simple and consists of Heroku, PG, Redis. Our backend is built on Rails and frontend is a standalone React application.
Responsibilities
- Lead a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on for around 50% of the time, removing roadblocks and helping with more complex projects and issues
- Collaborate closely with tech leadership and work hand-in-hand with your product counterpart
- Participate in triaging features and support requests from other teams
- Perform code reviews, coach/mentor developers
- Consistently work to deliver reliable, performant, well-tested code with a strong focus on simplicity
- Monitor & resolve issues on production (performance, errors etc)
Requirements
- Prior team or technical lead experience - managing engineers or projects and taking responsibility for the team’s software design and delivery
- Wish to stay hands-on in all technical aspects while leading a team of engineers
- Outstanding communication and collaboration skills (both written and verbal)
- Strong attention to detail and a keen eye for code quality
- Excellent Ruby skills and a good understanding of React
- 7+ years of coding experience
Don’t ‘tick all of the boxes? Neither do we. We are driven by hiring not only by experience and relevance for the role but also by ambition. We celebrate anything ‘outside of the box’, so if you don’t meet all of the listed tickbox criteria, please do still apply as we’d love to hear from you.
What we can offer you
💰Highly competitive package
🏡Fully remote role (with flexible work hours)
🎄32 holidays per annum (incl. public holidays)
👨💻Co-working space budget
🚀Work in crypto
Our interview process
- An initial call with the hiring manager (30 mins)
- A take-home task that is related to the work you would be doing (~3 hours)
- A second (usually final) call to discuss solution and role in more detail (45 mins)
- There may also be a call with our founder/CEO (30 mins)
About us
At Koinly, we are building software to help crypto investors stay compliant with their tax obligations and keep track of their investments. We launched the first version of our platform in 2019 and have since grown to over 1.5M users by solving a highly technical problem and saving our users countless hours of work (see what our customers say). All of this with a small team of super intelligent and dedicated individuals!
Our values & work environment
As a startup we value efficiency above all else. Our team structure is flat and focused where every individual has a critical role that directly impacts our users. You will not find any middle managers or pointless meetings here. Our environment is best suited for people that are hands-on, like to take ownership and most importantly - are self-learners.
Our team is based in Europe so we try to work in the UK timezone but are flexible on the work timings. Everyone is expected to work 40 hours and no more. We highly value people that can prioritise their work, know what tools to use to work efficiently and can set up processes to amplify the impact of their time.
What to expect in your first month
This is the most decisive part of your tenure at Koinly. You will be assessed on your technical skills and how quickly you are able to become operational. A good benchmark is to try Koinly out yourself, if you have a hard time understanding what it does then things will not get any easier. After all, we expect our users to be able to do their taxes with Koinly in under 20 minutes. An interest in crypto (beyond just bitcoin) is a major advantage.