Technical Lead
Remote
Full Time Senior-level / Expert USD 150K - 185K
Pumpkin
Pet insurance that helps your best friend get back on their paws. Pumpkin plans have the extensive accident & illness coverage your pet needs, including dental, behavioral, and hereditary conditions.
Pumpkin promises uncompromising care to the cats & dogs we love unconditionally. By helping prevent future health risks and ensuring access to gold-standard veterinary medicine and individualized support when it matters most–we aim to enable $1/2B in life-extending and life-saving treatment over the next five years.
How we’re making this happen:Premium Insurance: Best-in-class coverage to enable the best, most advanced treatments and therapies when it matters most – without compromiseInnovative Wellness Plans: Personalized preventive care products designed with vets to prevent, reduce, and detect health risks earlier to extend quality of life5-Star Experience: Concierge service & experience powered by pet experts and industry-leading technology to make decisions and providing care stress-free & frictionlessMission-Driven Culture: We put pets' best interests at the center of everything we do. We dream big and solve big problems. We embrace speed, agility, and fearlessness to jump the highest fences, dig new and bigger holes, and fight for the toys we believe in.
Pumpkin is looking for a Tech Lead to drive our tech vision forward by guiding the development of creative software solutions that truly help pets, their owners, and veterinarians. As a hands-on technical leader, you will provide guidance and support to a team of engineers while playing a critical role in translating high-level objectives into actionable technical solutions, ensuring the team remains agile and innovative. You'll lead strategic technical initiatives that prioritize growth and enhance our market reach while positively impacting Pumpkin's mission to keep pets healthy and support veterinary professionals.
This role is a remote for those outside of a commutable distance of the New York City office. Some travel will be required. Individuals located in the NYC area will be considered hybrid, with a minimum requirement of 2 days a week in the office.
Benefits and Perks:Comprehensive contributions to medical, dental and vision for colleagues and dependents.Generous PTO and Paid Holidays401k with company match.The opportunity to join a team where every team member has the autonomy and support they need to boss their role and make empowered decisions.Pet Friendly Offices, Stocked Kitchens, Team Workouts, Team Outings and much more!
Pumpkin's Core Values:Pets Come First: Put what’s best for pets at the center of everything we doTrust the Pack: Help families make empowered pet care decisionsJump Fences: If there’s a will, there’s always a way over themShare Toys: Be generous with our gifts and amazing things will happenDig New Holes: Challenge conventions to create the future of pet health care
Pumpkin is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
How we’re making this happen:Premium Insurance: Best-in-class coverage to enable the best, most advanced treatments and therapies when it matters most – without compromiseInnovative Wellness Plans: Personalized preventive care products designed with vets to prevent, reduce, and detect health risks earlier to extend quality of life5-Star Experience: Concierge service & experience powered by pet experts and industry-leading technology to make decisions and providing care stress-free & frictionlessMission-Driven Culture: We put pets' best interests at the center of everything we do. We dream big and solve big problems. We embrace speed, agility, and fearlessness to jump the highest fences, dig new and bigger holes, and fight for the toys we believe in.
Pumpkin is looking for a Tech Lead to drive our tech vision forward by guiding the development of creative software solutions that truly help pets, their owners, and veterinarians. As a hands-on technical leader, you will provide guidance and support to a team of engineers while playing a critical role in translating high-level objectives into actionable technical solutions, ensuring the team remains agile and innovative. You'll lead strategic technical initiatives that prioritize growth and enhance our market reach while positively impacting Pumpkin's mission to keep pets healthy and support veterinary professionals.
This role is a remote for those outside of a commutable distance of the New York City office. Some travel will be required. Individuals located in the NYC area will be considered hybrid, with a minimum requirement of 2 days a week in the office.
What You'll Do:
- Architect and lead the design and architecture of robust systems that handle scale
- Ensure high quality deliverables, driving key projects from conception to deployment
- Foster an engineering culture that champions excellence in coding and systems design among the team
- Forge strategic partnerships and collaboration with stakeholders across departments to align technical strategies with broader organizational goals
- Encourage team member’s skill development by sharing your expertise and providing feedback, coaching and guidance
- Assess emerging technologies aligned with our product architecture to ensure we stay ahead of industry trends and maintain our competitive advantage
What We're Looking For:
- 6+ years in software engineering experience, at least 4 years in full stack development with python
- 2+ years in leading technical projects and teams
- Expertise working with modern web technologies and software architecture patterns (React, Flask, Microservices, etc.)
- Proven leadership ability to inspire teams and cultivate an engineering culture focused on technical excellence, continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration
- Adapt technical solutions to support evolving business objectives, using your ability to clarify and translate complex or emerging business requirements into a clear technical vision.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver projects on time while ensuring high quality and reliable results
- Adept at resolving conflicts and forging consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities
- Exceptional communication abilities to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences across departments, teams and leadership
Bonus Points:
- Previous experience in agile development processes and proficiency in facilitating agile rituals like sprint planning and retrospectives
- Familiarity with security standards and practices and or regulated industry
- An understanding of machine learning applications and pipelines or frameworks
Benefits and Perks:Comprehensive contributions to medical, dental and vision for colleagues and dependents.Generous PTO and Paid Holidays401k with company match.The opportunity to join a team where every team member has the autonomy and support they need to boss their role and make empowered decisions.Pet Friendly Offices, Stocked Kitchens, Team Workouts, Team Outings and much more!
Pumpkin's Core Values:Pets Come First: Put what’s best for pets at the center of everything we doTrust the Pack: Help families make empowered pet care decisionsJump Fences: If there’s a will, there’s always a way over themShare Toys: Be generous with our gifts and amazing things will happenDig New Holes: Challenge conventions to create the future of pet health care
Pumpkin is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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