Want to apply technology in ways that make life more enriching?
We think the digital experiences that make up more and more of our everyday lives should be seamless and engaging—even magical. Using our unique recipe of specialized skills and digital alchemy, we engineer experiences that help businesses engage with users, and users engage with the world.
The source of our magic comes from our people. We continually strive to be better versions of ourselves—and have fun while doing it. If a career creating innovative experiences and digital products sounds exciting, we hope you’ll consider joining our amazing team.
Rethink Experience™
Summary
Codazen is in search of a dynamic Technical Lead, dedicated to 60% coding tasks, 20% client interactions, and 20% people management. The ideal candidate will exhibit a passion for crafting clean, maintainable code and fostering strong client relationships. In this role, you'll collaborate with internal stakeholders and esteemed clients to shape cutting-edge technical strategies while leading diverse software engineers tasked with delivering complex, high-value, enterprise-level projects. To thrive in this role, you must be highly motivated, able to communicate effectively, and collaborate efficiently while contributing to innovation and positive change across the organization.
Role Responsibilities
- Ensure strict adherence to best-of-breed software development practices while staying abreast of industry standards
- Own the comprehensive technical strategies and oversee the low-level execution of high-quality, cost-effective solutions that meet customer business requirements
- Act as a POC, leading client meetings, collecting requirements, and the ability to demo/present new features to the client
- Lead 2-4 direct reports in delivering highly visible and impactful web-based experiences, modern UI component libraries, and enterprise-level web-based infrastructure
- Provide technical oversight for Web Developers and Front End/Full Stack Engineers
- Cultivate exceptional engineers and future leaders through continuous engagement and commitment to their personal and professional growth
- Drive company growth by ensuring the success of your engineers and the value they bring to clients
- Foster a positive company culture through humility, collaboration, and a commitment to continuous improvement
- Hybrid position: 3 days on-site, 2 days WFH; Monday through Friday based out of Irvine, CA
Qualifications
- Possess a minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience delivering enterprise-scale web-based solutions and experiences in a full-stack production environment
- Demonstrate experience in delivering large-scale, highly trafficked, high-profile websites (marketing, e-commerce, web portals & help centers)
- Proficiency in web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Hands-on, professional coding experience with the latest versions of modern Javascript frameworks/libraries such as React, Angular, or Vue
- Proven experience delivering UI component libraries, tools, and secure UI infrastructure supporting interactive websites at a global scale
- Hand-on experience directly leading multi-disciplinary software engineers who deliver web-centric solutions (e.g., Tech Lead, Team Lead, Lead Dev)
- Possess a firm understanding of DOM, SEO, and XML technologies
- Knowledge of CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress, Joomla, WooCommerce, Drupal, Wix, etc.)
- Strong background in object-oriented programming principles
- Ability to work with web development tools such as Chrome DevTools (e.g., Google Lighthouse, Google Analytics)
- Experience with agile software development processes (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) in a consulting environment
- Some travel required (up to 20% within the West Coast)
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills
Plus
- Experience in developing secure and scalable web services and APIs
- Firm understanding of HTTP response/request handling, DNS routing/configuration, and CDNs
- Deep knowledge of Material UI, cloud services (AWS/Azure), as well as distributed systems like Akamai
- Ability to work with design tools such as Figma
- Experience with JIRA and Confluence, or similar systems
- Master's degree in computer science is a plus
- Related certifications are a plus
Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience and certifications.
Irvine Pay Range
$144,000—$175,000 USD
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid schedule
- Generous paid time off and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Health, dental, vision
- 401k (with company contribution)
- Profit sharing
- Company bonus
- Income protection plans (life, accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability)
- Free drinks and snacks
- An incredible leadership team that cares about your development
- Fun, smart, diverse colleagues
Some benefits listed apply to full time employees only.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Top Skills
What We Do
Our leadership fosters an environment of continuous personal and professional development where we’re consistently challenged with complex projects. But we're not all work and no play. We learn new coding techniques while picking Dungeons and Dragons roles. We build enterprise apps while discussing the latest Marvel binge. We’re used to working around Nerf gun ambushes. But most of all, we cultivate humble experts passionate about making an impact in the world by building beautiful software. Codazen’s engineers create experiences and products that are innovative, usable, and performant.
We’re creative techies that help craft digital experiences and enterprise solutions for global brands. Our unique capabilities, diversity of expertise, and spirit of collaboration has helped us during these uncertain times. This is why Codazen is a trusted partner of top companies. From responsive website design to custom software engineering to leveraging advanced technologies, our customers are able to stay calm and sleep at night knowing that Codazen helps them bring it all together.
