Engineering Tech Lead (Remote)

About the company

For over 30 years, Unicity has been dedicated to developing innovative, science-based products and programs that promote metabolic health and improve the quality of life for people everywhere. Unicity is a major promoter of intermittent fasting knowledge and practice. Unicity operates with zero debt and focuses on the long-term benefits of its customers and shareholders.

About the project

Join a startup within a larger company. As the first full-time technical hire on this new team, you will play a key role in shaping both the product and the team itself. The app you build will enable users to track their healthy habits, providing personalized guidance that integrates intermittent fasting and other wellness strategies.

We are looking for an Engineering Tech Lead with experience building enterprise-grade applications. This role includes responsibility for application architecture and design.

This role is a great fit for an experienced tech generalist who has significant experience with mobile development and a thirst to do more than work on requirements other people create for him or her. Our small team is intent on working collaboratively to make a lasting positive impact on our users’ lives.

Our requirements

• Solid experience in mobile app development and 3+ years as a Senior Software Engineer or Tech Lead in an Agile environment.

• Experience deploying Android/iOS applications on Google Play/App Store

• Experience setting technical direction, ensuring the quality, performance, and scalability of the product.

• Knowledge of Relational Databases SQL and No-SQL databases

• Experience in multiple tech stacks such as Objective-C, Swift, XCode, Java, Kotlin, Android Studio, TypeScript, React Native, ReactJS, Zustand, React Hooks, NodeJS, NPM, and modern JavaScript frameworks (i.e. React/Next.js, Svelte/SvelteKit, Angular, Vue/Nuxt).

• Experience developing distributed systems using Microservice architecture (event-based)

• Strong proficiency in React Native framework, patterns for code reuse, state management libraries, routing architecture

• Willingness to jump on a call with a team member from the USA in the late afternoon or evening hours about once per week (as needed)
  

Optional

• Experience with native mobile app development (Android/iOS)
  

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Lambdas, Google Cloud Platform)

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject

• Passion for AI, machine learning, big data, and staying current with the latest technologies.