Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

Please Note: This role requires the ability to work on site 2-3 days per week per company policy.
What we do
Founded in 2015, ReUp Education is the only organization focusing exclusively on helping colleges and universities engage and re-enroll the more than 40 million US residents who have "stopped out" and support them until graduation, through our technology-enabled service. To date, we have re-enrolled over 28,500 students, and recaptured over $139 million in tuition for our university partners. Today, we build regional marketplaces to connect the supply of educational opportunities with the demand for skilled and credentialed workforce professionals.
The role
ReUp Education is seeking a skilled Lead Full Stack Software Engineer to build our next generation of mobile web apps enabling us to support institutions of higher learning and their millions of adult learners. This role will be a key member of the software engineering team creating and delivering new products to market.
As a Lead Full Stack Engineer you will be working with a cross-functional team that's responsible for the full software development life cycle, from ideation to production release. This includes working with graphic designers and product managers who will define the specifications and features. You will lead part of a team developing the features from top (frontend) to bottom (backend), ensuring the application is functional and responsive. You should have expert-level experience with both frontend and backend coding languages, frameworks, tools, and third-party libraries.
As our Lead Full Stack Engineer you will be responsible for providing technical leadership to the team and should have experience leading a team of software engineers at all stages of the development life cycle.
If you are passionate about working on a project that will have a real-world positive impact on people's day-to-day lives, we encourage you to apply!
What you'll do
As our Lead Full Stack Engineer, you'll spearhead development. Your role involves but are not limited to:

• Working with architects, developers, designers and product managers to create software solutions.
• Leading the team in the technical, data modeling, and architectural decisions for the frontend and backend of a cloud-based web application.
• Leading the team in development of frontend components from UI design specifications.
• Leading the team in the development of backend APIs used by the frontend.
• Leading the team in the development of interfaces for databases and 3rd party services.
• Test software for bugs, responsiveness, performance, and security vulnerabilities.
• Develop clean, reusable and documented code and troubleshoot, debug, and update code to fix issues.

Qualifications
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. ReUp encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. We look forward to your application.
We're looking for a seasoned Full Stack, Lead Software Engineers with a proven track records. Ideally, you have:

• 8+ years full stack development experience, specializing in desktop web applications and with 3+ years of leading teams.
• Strong proficiency in frontend (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript) and backend (Node.js, Python) technologies.
• Expertise in multiple frontend frameworks (React, Next, Vue, Svelte) and databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Expertise in modern development practices, security, CI/CD, API development (RESTful, GraphQL), and cloud platforms, AWS.
• Proven ability in infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform.

Nice to Have

• Mobile app development
• Test-driven development (TDD) and automation
• Agile (Scrum) experience

What does success look like?

• Inspires and mentors the team to deliver exceptional results.
• Drives innovation by fostering a culture of experimentation and learning.
• Builds strong partnerships with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals.
• Demonstrates strategic thinking to align team efforts with broader business objectives.
• Makes data-driven decisions that optimize performance and user experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary of 160,000- 180,000 USD annually (Austin, TX)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees
• • We pay 100% of the employee's premium and 50% of any dependents' premiums
  • Contribute up to $2000 to employee HSA/$3000 to employee + dependent HSA
  • PPO Buy-up plan available
  • FSA available
• Company paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance for employee
• Flexible time off and remote work opportunity
• Up to 80 hours of dedicated sick time annually to support your well-being and work-life balance
• 15 paid holidays per year (including Juneteenth and the last week of the calendar year)
• Company wellness days (2 per year)
• Day of Service (Paid day for volunteering)
• 401(k) plan
• Paid parental leave (12 weeks primary parental leave, 6 weeks secondary parental leave)
• A diverse team that fosters a high level of collaboration despite being highly distributed
• We provide your choice of a Mac or PC laptop

Location
This hybrid role will be based in Austin, TX. This role will be expected to work from the Austin office 2-3 days a week.
Company Culture
TEAMWORK * RESULTS * CONSTANT LEARNING * AGENCY * DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION * JOY
ReUp employees share a passion for improving outcomes for stopout students. We support students to get Results as they embark on finishing what they started. We believe in the power of human potential and that supporting an individual's Agency acts as a catalyst for positive change and resiliency. We support Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, for both the students we work with and in our hiring practices. We value Teamwork and strive to create a safe and supportive environment where trust, communication, creativity, and humility are valued as highly as technical skills. We tackle hard problems with curiosity and take action towards continuous improvement and Constant Learning. Approaching our work with open hearts, open minds, and seeking collective success creates Joy. If that sounds like your dream work environment, we look forward to hearing from you.
ReUp Education is an equal opportunity employer. Our company values diversity and believes diverse teams make innovation possible. We encourage all qualified applicants from any race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics to apply.
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