Overview

We're looking for a Lead Web Engineer. 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

We're is a digital platform for total well-being. We help our community feel their best in body and mind through on-demand yoga, meditation, Pilates, and fitness classes with world-class teachers.

• Details of the team and the environment:
• Oversee and lead a team of 3 engineers
• Bring a tangible impact across the company.
• Take ownership of technical deliverables for the Web team.
• Work in a full-stack JavaScript environment, we use React & Ember on the frontend and Node.js on the backend,

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 coding experience.
• 4+ years of full-time hands-on experience with React.js.
• Excellent Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Experience with CSS preprocessors.
• Ability to learn quickly and operate autonomously, while also helping to mentor junior and intermediate developers on the team
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication & collaboration skills.
• Able to develop ideas and processes and clearly express them.
• Confidence to make educated decisions that influence the architecture of our applications.
• Attention to detail and an eye for design.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.

Nice to haves

1. Ember.js experience.
2. Backend Node.js experience.
3. Tech lead experience.
4. 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 13+ 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.