Experience building and maintaining integrations with third-party APIs.
Experience building and scaling external-facing API products.
Experience shipping high-impact and complex initiatives.
Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go). Experience in Elixir is a plus.
CS Foundations: Ability to make sound decisions and tradeoffs in design and implementation.
Strong Communicator: Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Collaborative: Deep partnership with product, design, and marketing counterparts.
Ownership: Able to lead large initiatives and roadmaps by collaborating with various stakeholders.
Autonomy: Ability to move things forward in the face of ambiguity.
Technical & Leadership Skills: Balance of technical and leadership strengths.
Forward Thinker: Ability to set strategy for evolving systems.
Responsibilities:
Lead and manage the 3-5 person squad (~40%) while contributing hands-on as a Staff SWE (~60%).
Strategic planning and execution, ensuring alignment with the company’s vision and objectives.
Own and lead the technical architecture and implementation of Boulevard’s API ecosystem to power our app ecosystem.
Own and lead the technical architecture and implementation of Boulevard’s integrations with Shopify, etc.
Establish and monitor system health metrics, implementing strategies to exceed targets.
Champion the maintenance of an observable, secure, and efficient codebase, addressing technical debt proactively to ensure the platform’s reliability and performance.
Participate in Incident Commander on-call rotation, where you will lead incident response by guiding the response towards resolution, communicating to stakeholders, and identifying post-incident improvements.