Backend Tech Lead - Admin Ops Team

Who we are:

Resident is an industry leader in the Direct-to-Consumer (e-commerce) space. While our customers are primarily based in the US, our R&D, Product, and Data teams have been operating out of Tel Aviv since our founding.  Our mission is simple, we are building a best-in-class e-commerce platform that leverages data and technology to create a competitive advantage for our brands.  Starting from the marketing acquisition funnel and continuing through each customer’s journey, our tools and technology enable us to go the extra step to deliver a world-class customer experience.

Our company is built around continuously improving our ability to introduce new customers to our products, and wow them with exceptional experiences through the shopping and post-purchase journey.  We love to use data and metrics to drive our decisions while keeping in mind that customers don’t speak in numbers and that each one should be treated as a member of our family.

Oh, and by the way - you’ll get to work with a diverse group of experts around the globe.  You can expect a hard-working team that understands how to create meaningful connections and complete great work virtually - it’s in our nature!

 What we do:

Our department is responsible for the backbone of the entire development process and infrastructure. We design, implement, and maintain the processes, methodologies, and technologies that allow and support the development of Resident’s platform while upholding high standards of quality, performance, security, availability, and agility.

What You’ll Be Doing:

We are looking for a Backend Engineering Tech Lead, a highly motivated professional leader with strong interpersonal skills who poses a “can-do” approach to lead diverse and big technical initiatives based on high standards in a fast-paced environment based on our goals. As a Backend Engineering tech lead, you will make an impact on Resident’s growth by developing business applications for Operations, CRM, CS, analytics, and more. You will need to partner cross-functionally with different stakeholders and prioritize resources according to the business needs, working closely with Product Managers, Engineers, DevOps, and others.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead core business operations: Oversee the entire process from customer purchase to delivery.
• Approve design documents and code reviews: Ensure adherence to technical standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with third-party vendors and services, both internally and externally.
• Build new infrastructure from scratch: Develop a robust backend system using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Manage efficiency processes of large-scale data.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years developing NodeJS-based server-side JavaScript/TypeScript applications with frameworks like Express or Nest
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar);
• Experience with microservice architecture and communication protocol between microservices
• Experience with Amazon AWS cloud services, GCP
• Experience with TypeScript; Knowledge of ORM (Sequelize, TypeORM, Mongoose), ability to write native SQL with subsequent manual optimization
• Experience with event-driven software architecture and messaging queues such as SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ
• Good knowledge of modern software development techniques (unit/integration testing, ci/cd pipelines, etc)
• Design, build, and deploy NodeJS-based enterprise-level solutions and REST-based APIs for backend services
• Ability to communicate designs effectively through flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and similar methods
• Strong experience with complex systems designs and large-scale traffic management