We are seeking an innovative and passionate Engineering Team Lead who would love to work at a well funded startup in Downtown Chicago. The Engineering Team Lead is responsible for successfully designing and developing world class products in the voice based marketing space. The role will be responsible for leading a small team of engineers in the design and development of products and features. This role will work closely with Product Managers, Developers, QA and Operations teams. The Engineering Team Lead will have ownership of the technical solution from end to end, which will require both working with business/product on defining and building user stories as well as delivering them. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Team lead for a small team of developers
- Experience building full-stack, complex, efficient PHP applications
- Scrum master for team sprints
- Technical ownership of products and features including defining technical architecture
- Hands on development in a lead/developer role
- Institute technology and development best practices
- Mentor both junior and senior engineers though training, code reviews and day to day interactions
- Work with product owners and business owners to help define technical requirements
- Keeping up to speed with fast paced technical landscape and recommending/implementing new technologies where applicable