Big Cartel is an e-commerce platform that's been around since Rails was in it's infancy. Our platform has evolved from an app built on early beta versions of rails to a robust, self-hosted monolith on modern rails.

This position

We're looking for a very strong individual contributor with excellent intra-personal skills. Someone who can be a phenomenal partner for non-technical stakeholders and lead a small team of engineers to deliver great solutions to customer challenges in record time.
$190,000-$230,000 annual salary range.

Our Stack

Well qualified candidates will be very comfortable jumping in and contributing at a high level from day 1.
* Rails, Rspec
* GraphQL (as well as various past iterations of Rest APIs)
* Phlex
* Hotwire
* Alpine.js
* Docker/Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Collaborating with the Head of Engineering to shape the technical vision and strategy for Big Cartel.
Building, mentoring, and inspiring a team of engineers, instilling a culture of innovation, collaboration, and customer-focus.
Contributing directly to code and supervising the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, reliable, and effective solutions.
Working closely with the Product and Design teams to comprehend user needs, translate them into technical requirements, and ensure the timely delivery of features and improvements.
Establishing and implementing the best engineering practices, promoting knowledge sharing, and nurturing a learning culture within the team.
Assisting in recruitment and hiring efforts as the engineering team expands.
Providing technical leadership and making crucial decisions that enhance the value of Big Cartel's platform.