Job description
Who We Are
We started our company to help others launch and run their own businesses, at any stage. The way we help is by keeping it simple and supporting entrepreneurs one step at a time. Put simply: our mission is to enable anyone to start, run, and grow their business while avoiding the common pitfalls that derail hopeful entrepreneurs. No more having to wade through forms, taxes, or ongoing state compliance.
We are a remote company based in Austin, Texas. We have team members from Florida to Oregon and all points in-between. Take pride in your work knowing that it shapes how people all across the country reach their goal of starting, running, and growing their business.
If the idea of helping people and working with a genuinely caring, supportive team excites you, then you’ve come to the right place.
The Role
As a Staff level Full-Stack Engineer in the Engagement & Retention division, you will play a critical role in shaping the technical direction and solutions for our teams. You will be a hands-on technical leader, working closely with the Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and various cross-functional team members, to drive innovation in our conversion and acquisition space. Our team owns multiple technologies, including our customer facing dashboard built on React, Node.js and GraphQL. Your expertise and leadership will help guide the team in defining and solving our biggest challenges while ensuring technical excellence and scalable solutions.
This position will report to Engineering Manager and is a remote role
Responsibilities
- Help lead technical direction for the team, driving architectural decisions and best practices.
- Be a hands-on contributor, working alongside engineers across the division, in the code daily to design, develop, and optimize solutions.
- Own the delivery of large-scale projects by driving technical project planning, breaking down work into actionable stories, and guiding the team in implementing technical solutions.
- Plan and coordinate releases in collaboration with other leadership, ensuring alignment across teams and stakeholders.
- Communicate clearly and proactively with leadership on challenges, risks, and roadblocks to ensure smooth execution and timely delivery.
- Ensure high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code with strong observability and monitoring practices.
- Advocate for best engineering practices, including code reviews, testing strategies, and CI/CD improvements.
- Act as a mentor and technical guide for engineers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive product and technology decisions by finding the optimal balance between business goals, user experience, and system limitations.
- Stay ahead of emerging technologies and industry trends, bringing innovative solutions to the team.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of software development experience, with a proven track record of technical leadership and mentorship.
- Experience working on web-based products, collaborating with designers and product managers to deliver impactful solutions.
- Expertise in modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly React, Node.js (Fastify), and GraphQL.
- Demonstrated experience building scalable React applications using functional components, hooks, and modular architecture patterns, while adhering to current best practices including state management, code splitting, and performance optimization.
- Strong experience with API development, service-oriented architecture, and scalable web applications.
- Strong understanding of modern front-end and back-end technologies, including performance optimization and observability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts and influence stakeholders.
- Comfortable working in an agile, data-driven environment, leveraging analytics and experimentation to drive decisions.
- Passion for creating exceptional user experiences
Our Technology Stack
- React 18 / GraphQL (Mercurius)
- Node.js 20 / Fastify
- PostgreSQL
- Google Cloud Platform & Kubernetes
This is an opportunity to be a key technical leader in a high-impact team, driving innovation in user acquisition and conversion strategies. If you are passionate about solving complex technical challenges, mentoring engineers, and shaping the future of our growth platform, we’d love to hear from you!
Remote Culture. A great company culture leads to happy employees, and happy employees lead to happy customers. We provide our employees with good salaries, benefits, equity, and interesting challenges that have a positive impact.
Let’s stay connected! We believe in staying connected, and we have a weekly “All Hands” meeting every week. We also have a social committee that hosts frequent events. We’ve held a virtual talent show, costume competitions, monthly lunch and learn series, Hackathons and more!
Benefits. The company offers various benefits to employees and their dependents, including medical, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance, as well as parental and military leave. Other benefits include an employee assistance program, 401k + match, annual bonus, pet insurance, and RSUs. Paid parking* and 10 paid holidays are also provided.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We believe in diversity, equity & inclusion. At ZenBusiness, every voice counts no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, location, or background. We celebrate the diversity of our teams, knowing that our products, services, and customers thrive best when we lean into and celebrate our differences.
Please check out our careers’ page to learn more about our culture, benefits, and open opportunities.
*applicable to in-office employees
