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About Rare Days

We’re a multi-disciplinary digital product agency helping creators build lasting legacies. Since 2020, we’ve delivered products where content meets commerce, empowering creators and content-led businesses to turn their passion into sustainable success.

Our clients include Esther Perel, Dr. Becky, Colin & Samir, Ryan Trahan, Airbnb, Notion, and Ziff Davis. We specialize in community-first platforms, membership tools, and creator infrastructure, and we build with care, context, and a clear point of view.

We’re a distributed team based in Canada and value collaboration, inclusion, and transparency.

About the Role

We are seeking a Technical Engineering Lead with deep backend expertise and strong fluency across modern web technologies. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, building scalable systems, and collaborating with both internal and client-facing teams.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the architecture and design of high-performance, scalable systems using Go and Python (Kotlin experience is a plus).
• Contribute to frontend development using React, NextJS, and TypeScript as needed.
• Build and maintain APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), cloud services (AWS/GCP), and distributed systems.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, lead presentations, and drive deep-dive technical discussions.
• Design solutions that balance technical feasibility with business trade-offs.
• Navigate ambiguity and clarify complex scopes, providing guidance to the engineering team.

This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced engineer motivated by technical leadership, collaborative problem-solving, and creating robust, maintainable systems that make an impact. Candidates must be located within 4 hours of Pacific Time (PT).

Core Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Development

• Oversee day-to-day engineering work, keeping the team unblocked and aligned on priorities
• Architect scalable backend systems with Go and Python (Kotlin is a plus)
• Contribute to frontend work using React and TypeScript as needed
• Drive decision-making around performance, scalability, and system design
• Write clean, maintainable code and enforce engineering best practices
• Lead technical documentation, sprint planning, and ongoing delivery

Collaboration & Client Engagement

• Partner with product managers and designers to define and scope solutions
• Lead client-facing conversations around technical strategy and progress
• Present work during demos, milestone check-ins, and roadmap reviews
• Balance business needs with technical feasibility in collaborative planning

Team Mentorship & Culture

• Provide feedback and guidance to engineers
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and leveling processes
• Foster a strong, inclusive engineering culture rooted in transparency and accountability
• Identify opportunities to improve tools, processes, and technical standards

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of professional engineering experience
• Strong experience with Go and Python, including system architecture and performance optimization (Kotlin experience is a plus)
• Solid knowledge of React, NextJS, and TypeScript
• Backend expertise with APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, cloud services (AWS/GCP), and distributed systems
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences; comfortable leading presentations and deep-dive discussions
• Ability to design robust, scalable solutions and balance technical decisions with business trade-offs
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and clarifying complex scopes for the team
• Strong team orientation and motivation to help team members succeed
• Candidates must be located within 4 hours of Pacific Time (PT)

Bonus Skills

• Experience building creator platforms, media tools, or community-driven products
• Familiarity with GraphQL, gRPC, or microservice infrastructure
• Interest in developer experience, automation, or DevOps tooling

Compensation & Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off (vacation, sick, personal)
• Flexible working hours and remote-friendly culture
• Extended health care benefits for Canadian employees
• Competitive compensation

Rare Days is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourages applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply.