Lead Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage and mentor a small team of software engineers
• Work with engineering management on frontend architecture
• Implement the architectural vision with great accountability
• Work with Product team and Stakeholders to understand and develop products and features
• Look for opportunities to streamline and improve our processes
• Write clean, maintainable code
• Develop best practices for our organization
• Other appropriately related projects/duties as assigned

Background and Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• 2+ years of react experience
• Proven track record of shipping production code
• Ability and drive to solve problems
• Willingness to thrive in an environment with dynamic priorities
• Consume and create powerful APIs
• A strong ability communicate clearly and pro-actively
• Knowledge of modern agile practices

Tech Stack:

• React
• Relay
• GraphQL
• Node
• TypeScript
• AWS (ECS, Lambda, RDS, etc…)
• Docker
• Circleci
• Postgres
• Elasticsearch

About FIRST LOOK MEDIA:

First Look Media is a new-model media company devoted to supporting independent voices, from fearless investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking to smart, provocative entertainment. Launched in 2013 by eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar, FLM was founded on the fundamental belief that freedom of expression and of the press, and the power of storytelling, are vital to both a vibrant culture and a thriving democracy.

First Look Media’s flagship brands include the award-winning entertainment studio, Topic Studios; its “criminally-good” streaming service, Topic; the nonprofit news organization dedicated to fearless adversarial journalism, The Intercept; and the film-maker driven documentary organization, Field of Vision. FLM continues to expand its mission of supporting independent voices via a variety of new brands, formats and platforms, as well as through foundational technology, helping creators and audiences develop, distribute, discover and connect with meaningful stories.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer--people of color, people with disabilities, women, and LGBT candidates are strongly encouraged to apply; we are committed to a diverse workplace, and to supporting our staff with ongoing career development opportunities.