Engineering Leader

Overview

Route is on a mission to connect the world's commerce. Through our network of millions of Route App users and thousands of merchants, we're making it easier than ever for consumers to track, insure, and discover their favorite products in one place — which connects the world's best direct-to-consumer brands to happy, repeat customers. Since Route launched in 2018, we've been on a journey to build innovative products that empower our customers, all while fostering a people-first, values-driven company culture.

The team

The Route Engineering team develops next-generation technologies that change how millions of consumers have a delightful post-purchase experience. Route Engineers have backgrounds in distributed systems design and development, large-scale data storage and processing systems, UI design, mobile, and much more — but what unites this talented team is a passion for the Route mission to connect the world\'s commerce through our suite of innovative products.

The opportunity

Our thriving business demands scalable systems to support thousands of merchants. This role offers the chance to lead a team focused on our core backend services and beyond.

You will contribute to some of the most important products we have at Route. Reporting to the head of engineering, you have a highly visible role with a lot of impact. We look to our Engineering Leaders to bring fresh ideas, be excited to take on new problems across the stack, and embrace the startup culture where we must be comfortable being uncomfortable at times. We aspire to hire the best people with a broad set of technical skills, representing a globally diverse audience, and bringing a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and cultures.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate between Engineers and Product teams to make sure there is streamlined communication.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Mentor team members on engineering best practices, design, and coding standards
• Embody a culture of innovation, transparency, and radical candor
• Ensure the technical success of the most important products at Route while setting the technical strategy for the team.
• Pioneer the integration of AI tooling to enhance team capabilities.
• Develop intelligent strategies to mitigate cloud expenditures.

What We're Looking For

Equal opportunity

Route is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Total Rewards

We know our team works best when everyone feels happy, healthy, and supported. We offer to pay 95% - 100% of your health insurance premiums for you and your family, remote or hybrid work arrangements, unlimited PTO, 401k matching, formalized growth opportunities, learning & development, DEI programs & events, and so much more.

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