💰 $200 - $150,000 📅 04/23/2024
ApplyBubbl is looking for an exceptional product design oriented senior full stack
engineer to be a key part of our Founding Team to lead our technology
strategy, (including when and where to use AI), and lead and build the
development of our social travel platform in mobile-first and web iterations.
This role will specifically be in charge of ensuring a timely launch of our
almost fully built Alpha product and leading our beta product development over
the summer, in time for Winter 2025.
Apart from all of the technical capabilities and experience listed below, you
will need to demonstrably embody the core values of Bubbl (see below). You
will also be the persona for being a Bubbl customer and Host. Every Bubbl team
member will live our brand, and relish in Hosting their own Bubbls from time
to time. You will likely already be living as a digital nomad, as a big plus.
Before you apply, please register at [www.bubbl.co](http://www.bubbl.co) and
look around the platform. In your cover letter, we will be expecting you to
provide some thoughts around how you would address the product design and
engineering challenges of building both a marketplace and a community, and
also provide us with examples of how you have fulfilled our company values,
which you will find in the FAQs part of the platform. We will not look at
applications that have not reviewed our platform.
As a founding role, this has the potential to grow into a management leader
for Bubbl as we find product market fit and grow to be a travel unicorn.
Hence, we are looking for an exceptional human with exceptional achievements
that we will expect you to be able to communicate to us.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership and Development
Lead the design and implementation of scalable software solutions tailored for
marketplaces in travel, real estate, or crowdfunding.
Develop robust, high-quality code across the full technology stack.
Ensure software scalability and reliability as the startup grows.
Product Strategy
Collaborate closely with co-founders to define product vision and roadmap
based on market research and user feedback.
Prioritize features and tasks, balancing short-term and long-term goals.
Architecture Design
Design a flexible and scalable architecture that supports a rapidly growing
user base and integrates with various third-party services and APIs,
especially in the travel or real estate domains.
Team Building and Leadership
Managing globally distributed teams. Hiring and mentoring new team members.
Establish a culture of high performance, innovation, and continuous learning.
Stakeholder Engagement
Communicate technical challenges and progress to non-technical co-founders and
stakeholders.
Engage with customers to gather insights that inform product enhancements.
Requirements:
Proven experience in building and scaling successful B2C marketplace or social
platforms, within the travel, real estate, or crowdfunding sectors.
Strong expertise in modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g.React,
Python, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Flutter etc.
Strong experience in managing distributed teams including outsourced
development teams.
Strong experience with cloud services, database management, and DevOps tools.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment.
This role demands a blend of technical proficiency, strategic thinking, and
leadership skills to drive the development of innovative marketplace
solutions.
You must be prepared to run your own Bubbls from time to time.
