Engineering Team Leader

About the role

The Position A Team Leader is responsible for all the work of a team and the spokesperson for everyone in it. They are expected to manage the team dynamics and always bring the best in everyone. A team leader is not expected to be the best in a team but rather help others become the best version there is and gear the team towards optimised execution.

Key Responsibilities- Manage a small product team of 3-5 engineers (backend and frontend).

  • 30% of the time spent doing management work. Outside of that actively participates in product development in their team.
  • Be involved in hiring processes for their own team and potentially help out their peers.
  • In addition to being involved in hiring, also being responsible for the onboarding process of new engineers.
  • By being the spokesperson for everyone in their team they are expected to manage the team dynamics and bring out the best in them.
  • Giving continuous and constructive feedback on all the things.
  • Helps the team to grow continuously as a group and is responsible for each direct report’s career.
  • Provide guidance and coaching to the team. Requirements- Managed an engineering team of at least 2 people.
  • Extensive experience with Backend (Elixir/Phoenix).
  • Commitment to promoting all of Remote's values within the team and the greater organisation.
  • Solid communication skills.
  • Solid knowledge of engineering and development principles and best practices.
  • Proven organizational skills with attention to detail.
  • Focused on efficient processes with a kind, people-first approach.
  • Being able to inspire others and instill confidence.
  • Good understand of team dynamics.
  • Ambitious and intentional about diversity, equality and inclusion.

Practicals

  • You'll report to: Engineering Manager
  • Direct reports: 2-5 Engineers
  • Team: Engineering
  • Location: Anywhere in the world
  • Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while hiring globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Application process

Roughly 6 hours across 6 weeks

  • Interview with recruiter
  • Interview with Hiring Manager
  • (async) Code challenge + review
  • Interview with team members
  • Bar Raiser Interview
  • Executive Interview
  • Offer and Prior employment verification check (Read more at remote.com/employment-checks)

About Remote

Talent is everywhere — and opportunity should be too. Remote’s mission is to create opportunity everywhere, empowering businesses to hire, manage, and pay the best talent, while allowing individuals to connect with the companies and roles that best suit their skills.

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Job details

Company

NameRemote
IndustryAdministrative Services
Team Size6

Funding

Total raised

$496

Last stage

Growth

Investors

Accel
Sequoia
Index Ventures
SoftBank Vision Fund 2
General Catalyst

Founders

ML

Marcelo Lebre

Founder

JV

Job van der Voort

Founder

LinkedIn

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.