Overview

We're looking for a Director of Engineering. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Right Balance applies the latest technology and best engineering practices to help businesses grow. We’re in the top 50 companies to watch in LA.

Engagement Details

Our mission is to make life better. We’re creating a world where laundry actually gets done by people who enjoy doing it. We're the first nationwide marketplace for a personal laundry service, serving over 500+ cities throughout the United States. And we’re just getting started. We’re looking to grow our team with smart, fun, and innovative minds looking to make a real difference. We strive to be an inclusive and diverse work environment full of ideas that challenge our assumptions while quickly acknowledging our mistakes. It’s a place where everyone receives guidance and feedback that is kind, specific, and sincere. While we all have individual priorities and areas of expertise, we're committed to the overarching idea that we learn today to be better tomorrow. The core values we hold shape our company culture, drive team cohesion, and encourage personal growth.

• Work with the CEO to execute the vision of the company.
• Be the central point of contact for all engineering matters.
• Manage a small team of software engineers delivering great results in a startup environment.
• Apply machine learning techniques where appropriate.

What’s in it for you

1. Learn and evolve your skills using the latest and greatest technology tools in a rapidly growing company.
2. Learn from the best engineers. We constantly challenge the status quo and invent new ways of building a great product.
3. Flexible hours. Just join daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings. Other than that, you’re in control of your own schedule.
4. 100% remote. Work anywhere, whether it is remotely in the comfort of your home, in a shared co-working space, in an RV on the beach, or while being a nomad in another country.
5. Work on challenging problems, innovate, impacting lots of people's lives for the better while having fun doing it.

Required Qualifications

• Upper-intermediate to fluent speaking and writing English. Able to have a real-time conversation.
• 5+ years of full-time hands-on Engineering Management experience.
• 3+ years of experience as Director of Engineering.
• 2+ years of Start-Up experience.
• Drive, ambition, and hunger for delivering great results.
• Bias for action.
• Excited about spending 80% of the time coding with a small engineering team.
• Ability to achieve alignment with stakeholders and manage software delivery expectations.
• Expert ability to explain technical details to a non-technical person.
• Master at making your engineering team work in the most efficient and effective way, achieving business objectives.
• Experience submitting apps to the App Store and getting through the review process.

Nice to haves

1. Experience in Venture Capital funded, post series A ($10M+ raised) B2C (Business to Consumer) startup.
2. Experience in B2C marketplace startup (Uber for X type of companies).
3. Ionic experience.
4. Node.js experience.
5. Frontend experience (Angular, React, Vue).
6. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated ability.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your typical clients?

The majority of our clients are venture-backed startups in the growth stage. Usually, at this stage, the company already achieved a product-market fit and is looking to expand rapidly. That’s where we bring the best engineering practices, strong architecture, and the latest technologies to help companies scale.

What’s your company size?

The Right Balance team is 60+ engineers going to 100 by the end of the year. The current client size team is 141+ people. The timing is great to be a part of a rapidly growing team making meaningful contributions.

What happens if the engagement is completed?

Most of our engagements are long-term in nature. That said, if the current engagement is ramping down, we’ll present you with more long-term opportunities to transition into.

What are your core values?

Client First: we only win when our clients win. We treat client challenges as our own.

Ownership: we embrace responsibility, taking on challenges, getting them to completion, and enjoying getting things done.

Quality: we’re passionate about achieving quality outcomes by applying meticulous attention to detail.