Lead Software Engineer

HappyCo is a company that values a flexible, supportive culture and is looking for an Engineering Lead to lead technical direction, prioritization, and decision-making in a fast-moving startup environment.

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (e.g. Bachelor/Graduate degree in Science/Computer Science/Software Engineering, IT certification or similar) or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience with Go or Ruby on Rails, plus strong JavaScript/TypeScript experience.
• Proven ability to lead technical work across multiple systems in a startup or fast-changing environment.
• Strong product and customer intuition, with the ability to translate business needs into concrete technical decisions.
• Track record of shipping production software that customers actively use.
• Comfortable making tradeoffs to balance speed, quality, and scalability.
• Clear communicator who can align engineers, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders.

Benefits

• Flexible, supportive culture
• Values driven