Lead Full Stack Engineer

Who are we:
Caraway is a home goods brand on a mission to craft well-designed, non-toxic kitchenware that thoughtfully raises the standards of what you cook with. We’re passionate about creating elevated products, free of chemicals, that are better for you, your family, and the world. We prioritize a holistic approach to the creation of Caraway products. We partner with ethical manufacturers where their employees are safe, paid fairly, given benefits, and work regulated hours. Our eco-friendly manufacturing process releases less CO2 into the environment than traditional non-stick coatings and we engage in sustainable packaging practices, free of single-use plastics and ship in packaging made from recycled materials. We pride ourselves on continuously striving to do and be better - for you and the planet - every step of the process. 

Since launching in November 2019, we’ve become one of the fastest growing digitally-native brands of the last decade and are now sold in retailers including Target, Bloomingdale’s, Crate & Barrel, Container Store, Costco, Zola, and many more.

We’ve amassed over 58,000+ five-star reviews from happy customers and hundreds of press hits from the likes of Vogue, Domino, Good Housekeeping, Food & Wine, Architectural Digest, PureWow, Fortune, CNN. 

Caraway is a fully-remote company filled with motivated and hardworking innovators and doers. We’re continually developing programs to support our distributed team to ensure a successful remote experience. If you’re looking to join a brand that folks love, read on and apply! 

The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Full Stack Engineer to lead the core site experience team at Caraway Home. This role will report directly to the Director of Engineering and help to develop our first engineering pods. You will work closely with the cross-functional Digital Product team to deliver a best-in-class e-commerce experience. As the lead engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring technical solutions are scalable, performant, and meet all stakeholder requirements. Additionally, you will also ensure the core experience team can execute on tasks efficiently to meet product requirements and participate in all aspects of the development lifecycle including strategy, development, testing and sprint planning. 

Who You Are:
The ideal candidate for this role is an experienced developer and demonstrates a deep passion for crafting exceptional e-commerce experiences. You will also lead technical design and implementation efforts across our core site experience. You deeply care about building for scale, reusability and quality. Serving as a lead, you will also provide oversight and mentorship to the team by conducting code reviews and ensuring the team follows best practices. You have a keen eye for design, strong QA ability and have a knack for writing clean, optimized code. You are skilled at troubleshooting and fixing bugs, identifying bottlenecks, and improving efficiency, while also providing technical solution guidance to remove blockers and mitigate risks. 

You are highly motivated, proactive, and thrive in highly collaborative environments. You are able to communicate clearly with cross-functional teams and find it easy to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences. As a lead, you enjoy mentoring developers and fostering a positive team culture which will be invaluable as we shape the future of Caraway. 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define scope, develop and implement robust scalable solutions across our customer facing web experience
• Lead and mentor a team of developers contributing to a positive team culture
• Efficiently manage engineering resources through sprint planning, polishing up tickets, and mitigating challenges and roadblocks for the team, ensuring on time delivery of project timelines, deliverables, and resources 
• Design, build, and scale web platforms for high-traffic applications, requiring the ability to prioritize effectively and make quick decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Perform thorough QA testing including cross-browser/platform compatibility in partnership with the QA Engineer to identify bottlenecks, improve efficiency, and troubleshoot bugs
• Contribute to the maintenance of comprehensive technical documentation and write technical documentation as needed
• Implement third-party pixels and work with analytic tools to support data-driven decision making
• Act as a central engineering point of contact for cross functional teams, fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment of engineering resourcing, goals and strategies

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• 6+ years of experience in full stack development
• 2+ years of experience working in e-commerce, direct to consumer is preferred
• 3+ years of people management experience
• Expertise in developing, maintaining, and reviewing frontend and backend code; utilizing modern HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and web APIs
• Writes clean modular code and wants to craft beautiful customer-facing experiences
• Experience with e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Magento, or BigCommerce required
• Experience with a use of a react framework such as Gatsby or Next in a production environment
• Self-starter with a passion for learning and continuous improvement
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable bridging the gap between technical and non-technical audiences

The anticipated base salary range for this role ​is $135,000 - $160,000 - Final compensation will depend on a variety of factors determining the base pay at offer, including but not limited to: skills, qualifications, experience. This range provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.

Caraway Life:
Caraway is an exciting, fully remote DTC retail startup company that is bringing kitchenware and home goods into the modern era, leading from a non-toxic and sustainable foundation.

Team: You will be joining a passionate and collaborative fully-remote team that prides itself on high-quality work, supporting one another, sharing our successes, and building a brand we truly love, together.

Culture: At Caraway, we value continuous learning and career growth. We strive to continually optimize our processes, ensuring that we’re thoughtful in everything we do, both internally and externally. We listen to our employees, celebrate our wins, and constantly look for ways to be better for our team, and the world. 

Workplace: Being a fully-remote company, we have no headquarters and are truly distributed across the country. Our leadership team sits on both the East and West Coast and we have folks in a variety of states. We offer a monthly stipend towards co-working space should folks need to switch up their working environment every now and then.

Benefits: We value you and your family. With this in mind, full-time eligible employees are provided: 

• Health, dental, and vision offerings for you and your dependents
• Equity for full time employees
• Unlimited PTO 
• 11+ paid holidays
• 3 months Parental leave
• Fully Remote Company
• Company-sponsored monthly wellness stipend
• Company-sponsored monthly coworking stipend
• Pre-tax Commuter and FSA/Dependent Care FSA, and HSA options
• 401(k) plan
• High quality home and kitchen product + swag, F&F discounts

Caraway is an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status