Development Lead

Ready to find your perfect job fit? Welcome to HomeBuddy, where making a home awesome is like seeing a vision come to life! We are on a mission to create a friendly and trusted platform to connect homeowners with the right contractors across the US.

What started as a small idea has become a fast-growing home improvement platform focusing on lead quality and long-term partnerships based on trust and mutual success. We are a product-first company with a long-term outlook - our platform consistently and positively evolves based on data insights and the most up-to-date tools.

This job is for you if - You would like to work in a positive atmosphere where teamwork and trust in your colleagues are primary values.

• You succeed in an environment that values initiative and sharing feedback and where your suggestions and efforts are recognized and appreciated
• You are used to taking responsibility for solving difficult tasks and are directly involved in how your efforts impact the final result
• You have a relentless drive for continuous improvement

This role is full-time and offers home working flexibility. Areas of responsibility - Acting as a functional lead for software developers;

• People and skills management;
• Ensuring the product's technical excellence;
• Software and solution architecture;
• Recruitment and retention;
• Onboarding and training;
• Ensuring effective collaboration and communication with related functions

Your future tasks will include - Hiring, mentoring, and managing performance within the software development team;

• Monitoring and analyzing team performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement;
• Providing regular reporting and metrics to the Head of Development to enable effective decision-making;
• Collaborating with the Head of Development, your peers and Software Architect to align technical and product strategies;
• Overseeing the technical and architectural design processes;
• Overseeing the technical strategy implementation;
• Conducting regular code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and scalability;
• Tracking the system performance according to the Non-Functional requirements and ensuring adherence;
• Leading internal functional and cross-functional projects to optimize the development process.

You're going to need this to be successful in this role - Highly self-motivated and results-oriented team player;

• 7+ years of experience in software development with at least 3 years in a leadership position, such as Development Lead, Team Lead, Engineering Manager or similar;
• Experience in people management and leading remote teams;
• Experience with programming languages such as PHP and JavaScript and excellent knowledge of their ecosystems;
• Experience with Laravel/Symfony frameworks;
• Designing and implementing software solutions;
• Deep understanding of software development processes, including frontend and backend development, software testing, and CI/CD;
• Deep understanding of the principles of building a reliable architecture;
• Strong knowledge of software architecture principles and OOP, SOLID, and Design Patterns;
• Experience with software development tools such as Git, Jira, and Confluence;
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Advanced level of English.

It's nice if you also have - Experience with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework);

• DevOps mindset;
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes;
• Development experience in any other programming language

Why choose HomeBuddy - Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere without being tied to one place - while ensuring you are available to our team during the agreed working hours

• Achieve a harmonious work-life balance with a flexible schedule tailored to your local needs, along with paid vacation, sick leave, and local holidays
• Empower yourself with work equipment of your choice partially paid for by HomeBuddy and up-to-date apps and tools to maximize your productivity
• Feel valued and appreciated with an industry-leading compensation package
• Get recognized and rewarded for both outstanding individual efforts leading to extraordinary results and our team success.
• Enhance your well-being with our allowance program covering fitness activities and mental health programs
• Learn and expand your knowledge by both working on complex tasks and using paid training opportunities, including courses, events, and conferences

If this sounds like you, we should talk! By sending us your application you agree that Siren Group AG (known as HomeBuddy) will process your personal data to participate in this recruitment process. If you want to know more about how Siren Group AG processes your personal data please click here.