What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head of Engineering position at Public Goods?
Public Goods is building a destination for consumers who care about their impact. We're looking for kind, mission-driven people who want to work with high-performing and highly collaborative teams — people who want to make a visible impact on the company and, ultimately, the world. We're growing fast and have investors who've backed category-defining businesses such as Peloton, Kickstarter, and Etsy.
Sustainability is a huge deal for us. Our environmental initiatives run deep and go beyond our successful tree-planting program. We donate to food banks, partner with leaders in the fight against deforestation and hunger, design products with smaller carbon footprints, and carbon offset 100% of orders.
Public Goods is looking for a technology leader to lead our engineering group and to build the most intuitive, simple, highly performant and engaging e-commerce web experience for our members. With a strong hand in architecture, you’ll make sure we are building out the platform’s capabilities with attention to scale and speed.
What you'll do:
- Lead and grow our engineering team.
- Become an integral part of leadership, reporting directly to the CEO.
- Partner closely with Product, Creative, Sales, Marketing, etc. to identify the highest impact technology opportunities to accelerate the product and user experience.
- Build the toolset and platform required to accelerate experimentation, optimize for performance, and enable faster rollout of product features.
- Partner with the Product team to deliver top of funnel, engagement, and personalization features that drive higher purchase intent and improve conversion.
- Establish technical KPIs to measure the effectiveness of your teams.
Who you are:
- 10 years of professional experience in software development, working on robust, complex systems that serve a high volume of users.
- 5 years of experience in managing and leading engineering teams.
- Experience leading/developing front-end web solutions and back-end service-oriented architecture frameworks.
- Strong analytical and project management skills.
- You value coaching your team and developing leaders.
Bonus points for:
- Experience in scaling startups.
- Experience managing an outsourced engineering team.
What we offer:
- Competitive compensation package; salary equity.
- 100% covered Medical/Dental/Vision/telemedicine services for employees.
- 401(k).
- A free Public Goods membership and a $50 monthly employee credit.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: Multiple Locations