Tech Lead - Golang (Remote)

About the role

Firstbase.io is on a mission to build an “All-In-One Company OS” to enable global founders to launch, operate, and grow their businesses using Firstbase’s suite of products.

As our Tech Lead (Golang), you will work in tandem with the Product Managers, Engineers, and Designers to shape the future of Firstbase’s products. You’ll thrive in this role if you have experience building relationships with and influencing cross-functional team members, delivering high-quality projects on time, and analyzing data to produce actionable recommendations.

Top candidates for this position are technically credible and know the details of what engineers work on, their time is spent safeguarding their team’s health, hiring a world-class team, and putting them in the best position to succeed. They own the delivery of product commitments and are always looking to improve productivity. They must also coordinate across departments to accomplish collaborative goals.

About Firstbase.io

Firstbase.io is building an all-in-one Company OS to help define how founders across the globe launch, manage, and grow their businesses.

More than twenty thousand founders from over 180 countries have used our incorporation product, Firstbase Start, to launch their startups. For many founders, "firstbase.io" has become what they type into their address bars when considering incorporating a business. 

We are backed by Y Combinator & our team, investors, and advisors include people from Apple, Gusto, Carta, Wise, Plaid, and many other great companies.

Why you should join

Firstbase is much more than just incorporation. Our team is dedicated to building products & solving some of the startups’ hardest problems, with particular focus on:

• Democratizing access to financial infrastructure

• Automating tasks every founder faces when running a business

• Making tools and resources more accessible to everyone, everywhere

• Building integrated solutions for founders and removing friction

• Delivering opportunities to traditionally overlooked founders and companies

• Democratizing access to knowledge

Join us on a mission to help more companies succeed!

Who are we looking for

We are looking for risk-takers with diverse experience who can provide fearless feedback.

You will have the following duties

• Experience in growing and leading software engineering teams, managing developers and mentoring them

• Experience leading end to end software development, from requirements, through architecture, development, testing, delivery and all associated processes

• Experience working on complex software systems involving both Cloud/SaaS and On-Prem, in microservices architectures

• Knowledge of agile development processes and best practices, and demonstrated experience assimilating those to achieve streamlined execution

• Ability and desire to span from high-level concepts to low-level details of implementation

• Versed in a wide variety of user facing and back-end technologies and architecture

You should meet the following requirements

• At least 3 years of experience leading software development teams

• BSc in computer science, electrical engineering or equivalent

• At least 3 years of experience with Golang

• Startup experience, building production systems from an early stage

• Experience working on products sold to enterprise customers

• Familiarity with concepts of IT environments and complex integrations

• Hands-on experience with modern Frontend and Backend technologies

• Experience working on products involving integrations with third party API's

• Experience dealing with time series data

• Experience with PHP is a plus

Some perks you might enjoy

• Competitive salary & equity

We lean on some of the best market data to ensure that we offer the most competitive compensation.

• Hybrid work environment

We work both remotely & from our office in New York City – optimizing for collaboration while providing flexibility to team members.

• 21 days of PTO + birthday off

We offer flexibility to allow people to relax and recharge whenever they need it.

• Build your ideal work setup

We understand that how you work is extremely important, so we provide a stipend to set you up for success here at Firstbase.

• Health benefits

Firstbase offers health insurance reimbursements to both US and international employees

• Learning & development

We provide a stipend together with resources to help people grow and develop in their careers.

• Amazing annual bonuses

Every team at Firstbase has a bonus structure which usually accounts for 10% of OTE.

Even if you don’t check every single box but you’re passionate about the role and want to help build something great, we still want to hear from you. We value diverse experiences, unique perspectives, and people who are driven to make an impact. If that sounds like you, we’d love to meet you.