Tech Lead - Madrid, España - Hala Systems

Descripción

Hala is a social enterprise working to transform the nature of protection and accountability in the world's toughest places by democratizing advanced defense, sensing, and artificial intelligence technology.

Hala is saving lives, reducing trauma, and improving resilience for millions of people.

Our team works across the globe and hails from over 15 countries. We speak over 20 languages and have studied and worked in leading educational, business, research, and government institutions. We are mission-driven thinkers and share a deep respect for each other and the communities that partner with us.

We believe in innovation with purpose, focusing on developing real and applicable technology solutions to the planet's challenges. We believe in working ethically and collaboratively and making decisions with transparency. We value flexibility, adaptability, and a good sense of humor.


This is a full-time, permanent position located in Europe, with a yearly base salary range of 78.780€ €. This position is also located in the US East Coast, with a yearly base salary range of $120,175 - $130,175.

We'll trust you to:

• These are the position's responsibilities_
• Ensuring the Platform team provides timely delivery of tasks through management (prioritization and delegation of work, removing or escalating blockers, ensuring adequate communication, managing PTO, policy adherence, etc.)
• Providing professional and career coaching and mentorship to the individuals of the Platform team.
• Participating in organizational strategy tasks.
• Communicate with the internal team, including the VP of Engineering and Product Leads, on the status of team initiatives and health.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders, like technology vendors, tech partners, and team augmentation agencies.
• Participating in hiring and onboarding engineers.
• Ensure products and systems adhere to established patterns and best practices.
• Manage PR reviews, technical design reviews, etc.
• Ensure proper coordination between other technical teams as necessary as it relates to the technical success of the project/products (Ex: UI/UX, DevOps, MechE, Firmware, etc.)
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers.
• Participate heavily in discovery tasks.
• Communicate heavily with Product Managers.
• Participate heavily in discovery tasks and delivery planning.
• Provide technical documentation.

Who you are:

• An empathetic leader who cares about their team's development and leads through example.
• Someone who actively codes and stays cognizant of current technologies.
• Someone who engages in respectful conversations with all voices, and can give constructive feedback to peers, and challenges the status quo when needed.
• Autodidactic, especially with regard to new technologies.
• Patient and resilient, with the ability to effectively deal with setbacks.
• A collaborative team player with experience working in a selfdirected, autonomous fashion.
• A problemsolver who will continually look for a way to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our processes.
• Proactive and willing to provide feedback on process improvement.
• Someone who is interested in shaping team culture, development processes, strategies, and the longterm growth of our company.

We'd love to see the following:

• These are the technical skills and qualifications_

Required:

• Experience designing and interpreting software architecture of data streaming and eventdriven architectures.
• Understanding of agile processes and planning using tools like Asana.
• Strong capability for Serverless framework development with

AWS:
API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, RDS, IAM, etc.

• Expertise in using Javascript & NodeJS.
• Experience using GraphQL (Apollo Server).
• Proficiency in automated deployment (GitHub Actions).
• Experience in automated testing (Mocha, Chai, Sinon).
• Skilled at using the GitHub environment.

Preferred:

• Comprehension of machine learning & artificial intelligence.
• Experience with Web3 technologies, particularly blockchain.
• Experience with embedded systems & IoT.
• Knowledge of mapping tools (Mapbox, Google Maps, GIS).
• Understanding of Google Material Design.
• Python, and other programming languages.
• Familiarity with React native & development of smartphone apps.

What Hala offers you:

• Lifesaving social impact.
• Competitive salaries.
• Unlimited vacation policy and flexible holidays so you can take time off when needed. All staff takes at least 22 days off plus holidays, including a mandatory 2week vacation.
• Comprehensive, worldwide healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family at no cost.
• Paid parental leave.
• Flexible working policy, including the ability to work from home.
• Computer and other office equipment to help you get your job done.
• A diverse, international community of dedicated, hardworking team