Lead Engineer

Job Description
Bring a Trailer is part of the Hearst Autos family. BaT Auctions are the best way to buy and sell classic, collector, and enthusiast vehicles. We curate vehicles submitted by our audience and craft transparent auction listings that present the vehicles as they are-without superlatives or dubious used-car-lot language. BaT's ever-growing community of knowledgeable users vets each listing so potential buyers can bid with confidence.
You will join a diverse, supportive community of engineers who are creating a next-generation auction marketplace and supporting services. You'll be instrumental in helping us to transition from a PHP/WordPress application and lead teams to create an event-based, microservices platform with front-ends built in ReactJS or NextJS. You will also get to work with native mobile applications for both iOS and Android and craft simple, elegant solutions to solve complex problems.
Responsibilities
Things we look for

• Takes initiative to constantly improve individually and as a part of a team.
• Experience leading teams with an understanding of servant leadership.
• Ownership of delivery from planning to production.
• Familiarity with a wide range of technologies including JavaScript, Python, NodeJS, React, as well as Relational and NoSQL databases.
• Collaborative mindset with an ability to work across teams to plan features and technical migration.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and considerations effectively.
• A coach / mentor able to lead Engineering teams.
• Familiar with Agile / Scrum and able to lead a Scrum team.
• Excited to participate in the recruiting of top-tier engineering talent.
• Able to own standards and best practices along with debugging, troubleshooting, and testing.
• Business acumen - understands the relationship between business drivers and technology.

Understands performance optimizations and able to make sound recommendations.
Qualifications
Skills and Experience

• 6+ years of experience building complex applications and services.
• CS degree or equivalent real-world experience and knowledge of CS fundamentals.
• Familiar with CI/CD, Source Control and SDLC.
• Understanding of architecture patterns and best practices.
• Excited to learn new languages and frameworks.

Bonus Points:

• CI/CD and Infrastructure as code experience.
• Cloud-first development in Amazon AWS and Google Cloud.
• Experience with using componentized design systems.
• Experience with event-driven, microservice architectures, and design patterns.

This is a full-time, remote position. Please note that we can only consider applicants from the following states: CA, CO, DE, FL, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, TX, VA, WA, WI. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
The base salary for this role is between $163k and $175k. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future