Full-Stack Technical Lead Manager

About the role

The engineering team at Forerunner strives to be small but dedicated, working relentlessly to help local governmental bodies and their floodplain managers reason about the flooding risks that all communities face in the USA. The domain is complicated, nuanced, and rapidly changing, and we at Forerunner break down this complexity for our users so they can do what truly matters - fight against climate change and the possible loss of homes in the case of flooding. We offer schedule flexibility and ask for accountability in return. We are unable to sponsor H1-B visas at this time, so permanent residency or citizenship is required. Our tech stack and other engineering tools include, but are not limited to: Typescript / React.js / React Native frontend with jest / cypress / maestro for testing GraphQL API powered by a Node.js / Typescript backend with jest for testing. Postgres as our database, alongside heavy use of postgis git , Github and Github Actions for code review and CI Deployment to AWS using ECS and similar products A variety of other cloud providers and SaaS tools, such as GCP and Twilio While expertise with all of the technologies above is by no means not necessary, a working understanding of at least a few of them is required. We strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply - the problem of climate change impact all of us, and we want to reflect that within our team's composition.

Responsibilities

• A Full Stack Technical Lead Manager (TLM) at Forerunner is responsible for managing a team of 4-5 engineers on two major fronts:
• Managing the quality, correctness, and timeliness of the software their team produces by preparing for and leading planning meetings, writing and/or reviewing code, pair programming, and interacting closely with our design / product counterparts.
• Managing the career growth of their reports by conducting regular one-on-ones and quarterly reviews, as well as recurring mentorship where needed.
• We expect our TLMs to spend roughly 20-30% of their time heads-down coding, 40-50% of their time on technical leadership duties, like code review and architecture planning, and the remainder 20-40% of their time on their managerial duties. More explicitly, these duties are:
• Communicate clearly, whether in a stand-up meeting, planning meeting, or otherwise. We're a small team working entirely remotely, which requires us to be prompt and clear with both written and spoken communication.
• Prior management experience is required for this role, as we're looking for someone with at least 1-2+ years of experience managing engineers on a small team.
• We strongly believe in preparing our

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Additional Information

Hi! We're Forerunner. We believe that climate adaptation is a necessity, not a luxury, and communities deserve access to powerful software that helps them plan for the future. The challenge of climate change is complex - it implicates how municipalities plan, manage capital, and communicate to both residents and higher levels of government. Forerunner helps local communities do these things better by empowering them to access, understand, and mobilize local-level flood risk data at scale.

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