Lead Software Engineer

Lead / Principal Software Engineer (MERN Stack) - Denver, CO (Hybrid)

Hamilton Porter is a boutique technical recruitment firm that works with growth stage start-ups to help them find and hire great talent.

We are excited to announce that we are actively partnered with a well funded Denver based SaaS company that is looking for a full-time Lead Software Engineer .

Our client is leveraging technology to transform the $11B direct-to-market farm sales market in the US. Their platform provides independent farmers and ranchers with cutting-edge tools to engage in direct-to-market sales effectively.

They are ensuring fair financial outcomes for farmers by bringing transparency to our food supply chain. Please read on for more details!

Responsibilities :

As a Full Stack Lead, you'll own entire feature areas from start to finish, beginning with understanding product design and crafting scalable solutions.

You'll focus on real-world demand for your features, ensuring they support our entire user base. Key responsibilities include :

• Leading the end-to-end development of new features, from ideation to version 1.
• Proactively reaching out to users to gather feedback and leveraging metrics to make product adjustments in real time.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and launch new features.
• Elevate our team through continuous learning, fostering an environment of engineering excellence, creating leverage via your experience, brilliance and leadership.
• Ensure technical solutions are cohesive and support company-wide objectives.
• Apply deep product development expertise and a strong sense of customer empathy to guide the creation of user-centered solutions, ensuring the delivery of high-impact capabilities that drive value for members and our customers.

Skills & Experience Required :

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent experience - you are relentlessly curious and an expert in multiple tried and true tech stacks, plus you are comfortable jumping into new areas and thrive on learning.
• Deep experience in startups with demonstrated success building scalable system architectures
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset able to navigate complex technical challenges, ensuring robust, flexible solutions
• Extensive full-stack software development experience, across industries, and domains. We are a MERN (React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, GraphQL)stack shop
• Agile and Lean startup veteran who is able to deliver incredible customer-centric product innovations, by their direct engineering ability, but also by shaping and guiding product roadmaps in the face of ambiguity, volatility, and risk.
• Bonus points for experience hiring, coaching, and mentoring other engineers or entire engineering teams.

Compensation & Perks :

• Competitive Annual Base Salary ($150,000 - $180,000 DOE)
• Early Stage Start Up Equity
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Unlimited PTO Plan and flexible work schedule

Please apply today for consideration! This a hybrid role with a few days per week in the HQ in Denver and the rest work from home.