Engineering Team Leader

About us

Our journey began with a vision to Make people work better and today following our recent Series B funding round of $15M were leading a rapid growth trajectory thats transforming how companies worldwide deliver their products.

This is not just a job; its an opportunity to be part of something extraordinary. As we surge ahead youll be at the heart of a movement thats setting new standards and leaving an indelible mark. You wont be a cog in the wheel; youll be the engine driving our success.

Our fastpaced collaborative environment is the breeding ground for creativity and innovation. Youll be surrounded by a diverse team of experts all driven by a shared purpose. Together well navigate challenges celebrate victories and constantly push each other to reach new heights.

Join Us in Shaping the Future

If youre passionate driven and eager to make a real impact we want you on our team. Together lets rewrite the playbook and set new standards for excellence.

The Product

ShippyPro is the platform that simplifies shipping and fulfillment processes for merchants helping them automate and speed up their operations. We are currently undertaking a major initiative to modernize our tech stack to a fully distributed system to support our business growth for the coming years.

The Codebase Youll Be Working On

Our platform is built on a solid foundation of modern web technologies and we are in the middle of a significant modernization effort. Our current tech stack includes:

• Backend: Our backend is primarily built with PHP and NodeJS. As we transition to a more distributed architecture experience with microservices and AWS Lambda is highly valued.
• Frontend: We utilize React and TypeScript for building dynamic and responsive user interfaces complemented by Tailwind CSS for creating modern visually appealing UI components.
• Testing: We ensure robustness and reliability with strong unit and endtoend tests using Jest Cypress and PHP Unit.
• Design Systems: Storybook is used for developing testing and documenting UI components in isolation.
• Databases: MySQL and DynamoDB are our goto databases requiring strong knowledge in database optimization and query performance.
• Caching: Redis is employed for caching to enhance application speed.
• Messaging Buses: We utilize AWS EventBridge and RabbitMQ for messaging and eventdriven architecture.
• Infrastructure: All our systems run on AWS leveraging its power and scalability. We use Docker for containerization and AWS ECS for container orchestration and CI/CD pipelines.
• APIs: We offer robust public APIs requiring a strong understanding of RESTful API design and GraphQL.

We handle millions of requests across the globe ensuring our systems are robust scalable and always available to meet the demands of our customers. We are looking for someone who is not afraid to get their hands dirty tackle complex challenges and come up with creative innovative solutions.

The Development Team

This role reports directly to the COO and you will be leading the Integration team responsible for expanding and maintaining our core library of integrations towards marketplaces and carriers.

This critical component helps merchants access over 180 carriers around the world and over 80 marketplaces to import orders. Our team is small but highly effective managing millions of API requests every month with the goal of constantly reducing our average response time. We release regular updates and new features maintaining a high standard of code quality and performance.

You will play a critical role in maintaining and expanding our extensive library of integrations focusing on the core of our solution seamlessly integrating with carriers. You will have the chance to design develop and enhance features using PHP working closely with product managers and team members to turn business requirements into highly efficient technical solutions.
Your role will also include participating in code reviews testing debugging and optimizing our processes ensuring that our integrations continue to be robust and reliable.

As a part of our small and nimble team your contributions will be highly valued and youll have the opportunity to make a significant impact during this highgrowth stage of our company.

About You

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related field (Masters preferred).
• 5 years of experience in a software development role with at least 2 years in a leadership position.
• Strong background in data engineering analytics and product development.
• Good knowledge of PHP NodeJS and React.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure Google Cloud) and understanding of scalable architectures.
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL MongoDB ) and web servers (e.g. Apache Nginx)
• Proven track record of success working in a Startup environment. You are not afraid to get your hands dirty diving deep into complex issues and finding solutions.
• Capacity to think strategically and pragmatically aligning technical efforts with the organizations strategic goals.
• You have strong English communication skills both written and verbal to work within crossfunctional teams.
• You are willing to travel frequently to our headquarters in Florence as part of your role.

Why Join Us

• Growth and Learning Opportunities: We believe that in order to grow as a company our team also needs to continue learning and developing. We encourage that by granting all our development teams access to Udemy Business.
• AI: We believe that AI is the future and we want to ensure it helps increase our productivity daily. This is why all our developers are using GitHub Copilot!
• Remote First: Our development team is distributed across Europe from north to south of Italy and beyond. We get together once a month at our HQ in Florence to increase our collaboration and synergy.
• Meal Perks: Whether you are working from home from the office or from wherever you want you can enjoy your meal voucher every day. Getting hungry

Hiring Process

We take our time to find the right fit for our team. Heres what you can expect:

• Initial review of your application
• One or more video interviews with team members
• A short project or coding challenge
• Reference checks

Thanks for considering joining our team. We look forward to hearing from you!