Lead Engineer - Unicity USA Inc

Company Overview

Unicity is dedicated to developing innovative, science-based products and programs that promote metabolic health and improve the quality of life for people everywhere. For over 30 years, Unicity has been dedicated to developing high-quality products that contain the vital nutrients your body needs. With the proper process, cutting-edge technology, and a mission to Make Life Better, Unicity is paving the way for a better tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, potentially across different countries, with a focus on your domain.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to establish KPIs and metrics for successful iterative development.
• Ensure your team consistently delivers outcomes that provide value to customers.
• Align incoming requests with business priorities and product vision, managing engineering tasks effectively.
• Set technical direction, ensuring the quality, performance, and scalability of the product.
• Plan for and address unknown challenges, ensuring readiness and resilience in systems.
• Reduce dependencies across teams and enable predictable delivery of work.
• Oversee product development with deployment, monitoring, and alerting considerations.
• Continuously reflect on and optimize the effectiveness of the solutions within your domain.

Key Qualifications:

• Proven experience in leading a product engineering team, working with a Product Owner and Scrum Master in an Agile environment.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities without compromising quality.
• Strong leadership skills, with a track record of hiring and managing engineers.
• Deep understanding of modern development practices, including front-end web development, back-end API development, DevOps, and security.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to rapidly adapt to changing requirements.
• Experience with payment processors (credit cards, bank drafts) and subscription-based auto-shipped orders.
• Strong proficiency in technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript, PHP, ReactJS, Redux, NodeJS, and modern JavaScript frameworks (React/Next.js, Svelte/SvelteKit, Angular, Vue/Nuxt).
• Familiarity with REST and GraphQL APIs, Docker, Git, AWS (EC2, S3, Fargate, DynamoDB, Kinesis).
• Experience with domain-driven development, CQRS, event sourcing, and asynchronous systems (RabbitMQ, SQS).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (DataDog, Prometheus, AWS CloudWatch, Grafana).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer and 3+ years as a Senior Software Engineer or Tech Lead in an Agile environment.

Bonus Skills:

• Familiarity with CMS systems (e.g., WordPress, Drupal, Contentful).
• Passion for AI, machine learning, big data, and staying current with the latest technologies.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Perks and Benefits:

• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Generous vacation allowance and company-paid holidays
• Phone and internet reimbursement
• 401(k) with company match
• Travel opportunities
• Substantial company product allowance
• Competitive benefits package

If you're looking to make a large impact and be part of an exciting time at Unicity, we’d love to talk to you!