Senior Engineer

About us:

Chief is changing the face of leadership. Our mission: build the most powerful network focused on connecting and supporting women leaders. Our members are VP and C-level executives across every industry who are leading their companies today and building a more equitable tomorrow. Chief was recently recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2021, and you can read more about us in Forbes or watch us on the Today Show.

Launched in early 2019, Chief is a Series B stage start-up backed by General Catalyst, Inspired Capital, Primary Ventures, CapitalG, and other top-tier investors. The Chief network includes 12,000 members from across the United States. We are headquartered in New York City with additional Flagship spaces in Los Angeles, Chicago, and, soon, San Francisco.

We are tech-powered. Our members make meaningful connections, engage in compelling discussions, and view our unique content through our digital platform. Our Product and Technology teams are building the future of that platform, with data and insights at its heart.

About the Role:  

Chief is seeking an experienced full stack web engineer. Our member site is the cornerstone of our member experience. As such, it is central to both our members and organization. It is built with Typescript, React, Storybook on the frontend; GraphQL, and Postgres on the server. This is an opportunity to own, and grow with, the evolution of the platform. This role will play a crucial part in directing the technical design, implementation, build, and deployment of the expanding feature set as well as the functionality of the site.

What you’ll do: 

• Collaborate with our product team to implement features that deliver a premium online experience for our members.
• Manage a modern development process from feature inception to production deployment.
• Ensure the system is highly available and fault tolerant.

What you’ve done and enjoy doing:

• Extensive experience with Node, and solid understanding of Typescript.
• Experience in highly available production environments.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator; able to work effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Cloud (AWS or similar) experience

You Get Bonus Points For:

• Having worked with Typescript and React in production.
• Building backend systems (queues, ORMs, etc) in Typescript.
• Experience using GraphQL and Apollo
• Knowledge of best practices in JavaScript (ES6 ), the DOM, HTML, CSS, browsers, and web performance

Why You'll Want to Work Here:

• Competitive salary and equity
• Flexible vacation policy
• Full medical, dental, and vision packages, 401(k)
• Experience as an early member of a startup team with exciting early traction
• Opportunity to work for a startup focused on driving real change for women in business
• Opportunity to create and attend inspiring experiences and events with leaders of the industry
• Access to our ongoing virtual Chief member exclusive content, including workshops, thought leadership, and iconic speakers
• Wellness, Work from home and Learning Stipends