Tech Lead
Findigs
IT
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Feb 4, 2025
Who we are
Findigs is on a mission to make renting work for all of us: to support every path, and simplify the way forward. We’re making every aspect of renting fairer, stress-free, and more convenient by changing the fundamentals of renting.
Our digital rental application offers a safe and seamless way to apply and get approved for your next home. We specialize in developing software and services for property managers nationwide, empowering them to deliver exceptional service to renters, while evaluating applications with unmatched speed and precision.
The Role
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative and high impact software solutions. You will own durable systems, collaborating with strategic partners to implement functional solutions across various systems. You’ll enable event orchestration and data access across internal and external systems, powering our other internal Engineering teams to drive the property management industry forward. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to occasionally collaborate and problem-solve with our customers directly, gaining firsthand insights to refine and enhance our solutions.
In this Lead position, you will be responsible for mentoring and coaching a small team of Engineers, working to up-level their skillsets and helping to create a strong team dynamic.
Where you’ll make an impact:
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of end-to-end web applications and services.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Data Science, Compliance, and Security to define, scope, plan, and release projects.
- Build for scale, availability, performance, and security for customer-facing applications.
- Architect and own new features in our ecosystem, collaborating with other Engineers to integrate frontend and backend systems.
- Provide robust technical documentation, code reviews, and promote best practices.
- Monitor performance, debug issues, and ensure operational excellence.
- Make key prioritization decisions with limited supervision.
- Keep abreast of industry trends and ensure the company is taking advantage of the latest technologies and best practices.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 1+ years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of API integration best practices (RESTful, GraphQL, SOAP).
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern DevOps best practices.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and test-driven development practices.
- Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team, collaborating across departments.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Nice-to-haves:
- PropTech experience
- Startup experience
What we offer:
- Competitive base salary + Pre-IPO equity + Benefits
- Unlimited paid time off – a minimum of two weeks required
- Mental health Fridays once a month
- 401k matching up to 5%
- Monthly gym stipend
- Newly renovated office in Soho with lunch provided every day + snacks for days
Like our users we come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Diversity, inclusion and being open to learning constantly means we have and hire great people. Diversity and inclusion make our team, our culture and our work stronger: we’re committed to continuing this as we grow. We are an equal opportunity employer and as such all applicants will be considered based solely upon merit and directly relevant professional competencies.