Engineering Team Lead

HoneyBook is the leading business and financial management platform for independent small businesses and freelancers. By combining tools like billing, contracts and client communication, HoneyBook helps business owners get organized so they can provide top-tier service at every step. HoneyBook is trusted by independent  businesses across the U.S. and Canada who have booked more than $5B in business on our platform. Every day at HoneyBook we are on a mission to empower the freelance economy to rise together, doing what they love.

Our award-winning culture is built on core values that drive everything we do, including putting people first. We know experience comes in many different forms, some visible on your resume, others not. No one candidate will be a 100% perfect match to our description, so if you thrive in a fast-paced, intellectually-charged environment and have similar experience to what we are looking for, we encourage you to apply.

Our team is growing and we are looking for an experienced engineering team leader to lead one of our squads.

Here are a few of the things you'll do...

• Lead a team building HoneyBook’s product
• Directly manage the engineers in the team. squad (Full Stack)
• Own the team’s execution, delivery, and quality
• Work closely the PM to create the squad’s roadmap, plans, goals, and measurements
• Own engineer’s development, career path, and performance monitoring
• Develop the tools and processes best fit for the squad and its people
• Work alongside other squads and other departments (finance, BizDev, marketing)  to collaborate on goals and delivery
• Work closely with research, data and UX to ensure that products delivered by the team are hitting goals and users are getting the most value out of them

Here’s what you’ll need to be successful…

• 2 years of managing a team (full stack)
• 6 years of engineering experience across multiple products and technologies
• Proficient with backend and frontend development framework/s and language/s (RoR, React/Angular/Vue, NodeJS etc)
• Excellent understanding of architecture concepts and consideration in SaaS products
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• People’s person who truly cares about the people you work with, and the people you build for
• Excellent communication skills (Hebrew & English)
• Loves product, loves users, deeply cares about value creation.

The good stuff:

• Mission driven: You'll be joining more than just another startup—our members are at the heart of everything we do.
• Impact: We move quickly and encourage every employee to push the envelope. Our best ideas come from out-of-the-box-thinking and innovation; be ready to fail fast and often!
• Compensation: We offer a competitive salary meaningful equity based on merit.
• Benefits Perks: From wellness programs to open paid time off and exceptional family leave policies, the health and happiness of our employees is foremost.

The opportunity at HoneyBook is huge – our primary customers today are creative businesses that generate in aggregate $150B in revenue per year in the US. Our company, like the members we serve, thrives on creativity and risk-taking; in seven years, we’ve become the biggest and the most widely recognized player in the service provider space. To date, HoneyBook has raised $498M and is backed by investors such as Tiger Global Management, Norwest Venture Partners, Aleph, Hillsven Capital, Our Crowd, Durable Capital Partners LP, Vintage Investment Partners, Battery Ventures, Citi Ventures, Zeev Ventures and 01 Advisors.

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HoneyBook is committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not tolerate discrimination and do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. We strive for the best candidate experience for all applicants and if you need special assistance, please let us know. 

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