Lead Engineer, Customer Acquisition

Job Description

Neighborhoods.com is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to lead a small team responsible for improving and maintaining our customer-facing websites. A successful candidate will have the technical experience to execute projects with little support, and has a willingness to analyze problems and suggest solutions for business stakeholders with a variety of demands.

This role and all interviews will be 100% remote. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

What you'll be doing as a Lead Software Engineer:

• Migrate two existing websites, 55places.com and neighborhoods.com, to WordPress.
• Ensure that caching is enabled via Cloudflare and that request routing prioritizes traffic to the WordPress sites over all other routes.
• Improve performance of the new WordPress sites to exceed a target goal of 90 on standard performance tests: https://web.dev/performance-scoring/
• Integrate new websites with analytics, marketing and engagement systems, to allow tracking, acquiring and engaging with customers.
• Develop new features or enhancements and fix bugs, in a prioritized manner, with the support of the product organization.
• Communicate with stakeholders, product managers and technical leadership about ongoing efforts and team member activities.
• Advise team members directly in calls or meetings and via pull requests regarding coding best practices and architectural decisions.

Requirements:

• Experience building, deploying, maintaining and ensuring performance of front-end user experiences under a timeline and with a team of developers to satisfy stakeholders.
• Experience building user experiences in Wordpress with low response times for enterprise organizations.
• Experience building and deploying back-end services to support front-end systems.
• Experience leading teams of engineers
• Expertise in Cloudflare caching and WordPress architecture applied to design, implement and deploy a Production-quality Wordpress solution
• Technical skills required:
• Wordpress Development (including Plug-ins, themes and templates)
• Cloudflare experience implementing caching to improve response times for front-end systems
• AWS services (API Gateway, Lambda)
• PHP experience
• CI/CD pipeline experience (Kubernetes)
• Structured Database Design and Development (MySQL, etc.)
• Git (branching strategies, pull requests and clean-up)

Why Neighborhoods.com?

Neighborhoods.com is the parent company of 55places.com, 55places Mortgage and its product namesake: neighborhoods.com. Together, our specialized online real estate marketplaces make a difference in the way people buy and sell their home.

Salary Range

$125k-$140k per year

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD, STD, and Life insurance, with generous company premium contributions for you and your family.
• Work 100% remote, with a one-time home office setup reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave.
• Donation matching program.
• Transparent and approachable leadership and management.
• You will help people on the journey to making one of the single most significant decisions of their life!

Neighborhoods.com is an equal opportunity employer of people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, races, colors, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ages. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that is comfortable for everyone. We will not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind.

We encourage candidates from marginalized or underrepresented communities to apply, as we value the unique insight and experiences you bring to the table. Like many companies, we still have work to do in creating a diverse and equitable workplace. We are actively working toward this goal through policies and training that foster a workplace where everyone has the same opportunities to contribute and be successful. If you have any questions about whether or not you should apply or whether your work experience matches a particular requirement, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Have a question not answered here? Check out our Application FAQ at: neighborhoods.com/careers/application-faq .