Lead Engineer

Role Summary

As a Lead Engineer at Gaya, you will take on a crucial leadership role in shaping our platform's front-end and back-end architecture. You will be instrumental in driving the development of our browser extension, client portal, and backend services, ensuring a seamless and secure user experience. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a high-performing team, manage complex integrations, and contribute to developing cutting-edge AI technologies within a fast-paced startup environment. Additionally, you will play a key role in recruiting and building up our engineering team, with a preference for candidates with experience developing RPA (Robotic Process Automation) solutions.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Oversee the end-to-end development and enhancement of our browser extension within the Google Chrome Extension ecosystem using JavaScript, React/TypeScript, and our Node.js-based backend hosted on Supabase.

• Full-Stack Development: Contribute to the design and implementation of our back-end services, including managing our in-house APIs, third-party data integrations, and ensuring the scalability and reliability of our architecture.

• AI Integration and Privacy: Lead the implementation and integration of AI technologies, proprietary models, and third-party solutions, with a strong emphasis on data privacy and ethical AI practices.

• Team Management: Mentor and manage a growing team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.

• Recruitment & Team Building: Play a key role in recruiting and assessing new engineering talent, helping Gaya grow its engineering team by identifying and attracting top candidates.

• Code Quality and Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring that both front-end and back-end code is maintainable, scalable, and secure. Advocate for best practices across the entire technology stack.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that engineering efforts align with business goals and deliver high-impact results.

• Architectural Decision-Making: Play a key role in the architectural decisions that shape the future of our technology, balancing the needs for innovation with the demands of a fast-moving startup environment.

• Ensure Security Compliance: Gaya will soon be working to become SOC2 compliant among other certifications. You will be tasked to lead the team to meet these requirements.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Seniority: At least ten years of development experience building production-grade code.

• Proven Full-Stack Expertise: Extensive experience in both front-end development (JavaScript, React/TypeScript, Google Chrome Extension ecosystem) and back-end development (Node.js, Supabase).

• RPA Experience (Preferred): A strong background in building RPA (Robotic Process Automation) solutions is highly desirable.

• AI and Data Privacy: Strong understanding of AI technologies and data privacy best practices, with experience integrating AI models into production systems.

• Leadership and Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and mentor a team of engineers, fostering an environment of growth and technical excellence.

• Recruitment & Team Building: Experience recruiting and building engineering teams, with the ability to assess technical talent and culture fit.

• Complex Integrations and Architecture: Experience managing complex third-party integrations, in-house APIs, and contributing to the scalability and reliability of a complex architecture.

• Problem-Solving and Innovation: Ability to navigate the challenges of a fast-paced startup environment, with a strong focus on delivering innovative solutions that drive business success.

Core Tech Stack

• JavaScript

• React

• Node.js

• Python

• PostgreSQL

Reporting Structure

You will report directly to the CTO, playing a pivotal role in the company's strategic direction and technological advancements.

Join Us

As Lead Engineer at Gaya, you'll shape the technical foundation of a company transforming insurance automation. You'll lead a growing engineering team, drive architectural decisions, and work directly with leadership to scale our platform. If you're ready to take ownership of complex technical challenges while building and mentoring a world-class team, we'd love to hear from you.