Job description
At Playlist, life’s richest moments happen when people step away from screens to move, connect, explore, and play. We’re building the definitive platform for intentional living, connecting people with inspiring experiences in fitness, wellness, and beyond. With popular brands like Mindbody and ClassPass, Playlist empowers businesses and individuals, making it effortless for aspirations to become actions. Join us in reshaping technology’s role to foster meaningful, real-world connections.
Mindbody equips wellness entrepreneurs with technology to support thriving businesses and create exceptional experiences. Innovation and curiosity drive our culture, connecting businesses and individuals through cutting-edge solutions. Join us if you’re passionate about enhancing wellness through technology.
The Role You’ll Play
Lead a team of software engineers—mentoring their growth, guiding their craft, and supporting their success
Contribute to our codebase while ensuring your team’s output meets the highest standards of quality and performance
Provide regular feedback, conduct 1:1s, and champion performance conversations that inspire growth
Support onboarding and training for new hires, ensuring a smooth and welcoming ramp-up experience
Partner cross-functionally to drive initiatives, remove blockers, and accelerate delivery
Champion engineering best practices across coding, testing, documentation, and problem-solving
Help shape team culture by creating space for diverse voices, accountability, and shared ownership
Stay current with new tools and approaches, bringing fresh thinking to both technology and team development
Managing collaboration across all engineering and business teams
Spearheading cross-timezone collaboration and fostering a strong remote work culture
Experience You Bring
You’re an experienced engineer turned people leader who loves building high-performing teams and high-quality systems. You’re as passionate about mentoring people as you are about writing great code.
10+ years of experience in software development, including hands-on backend experience
2+ years in an engineering leadership role, with a track record of coaching and growing technical teams
Experience navigating the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) and driving delivery across cross-functional teams
Proven ability to give clear feedback and create a culture of trust and continuous improvement
Strong technical grounding in modern backend frameworks; payment domain experience is a plus
Comfortable managing performance, mentoring engineers, and facilitating career development
Thoughtful communicator who can bridge technical and human conversations with ease
Tech Stack Snapshot
At Playlist, we prioritize adaptability and problem-solving. While experience with the technologies below is a plus, we don’t limit ourselves to specific languages. Here’s what you’ll likely work with:
- Languages & Frameworks: Typescript, Nodejs, NestJs, TypeORM, Kotlin, Java
Have we piqued your curiosity?
Sound like the role for you? We’d love to hear from you! Even if you’re not 100% sure about potential fit, we still encourage you to apply. We’re looking for the right person, not the perfect series of checkboxes.
Playlist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We highly value diversity at our company and encourage people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other protected characteristics.
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