Novu in a nutshell:
- What we’re building: Novu is the open-source notification infrastructure for developers**.** Our goal at Novu is to establish a new standard for notifications and product-to-user communication. See it for yourself here.
- Why we’re building Novu:
- How we build: Open-source is in our DNA. We build publicly and prioritize our community members and employees alike. We are not only building a community, we are living inside one, participating in the great work that so many amazing individuals do.
- How we started: We were founded in 2021 by two customer-obsessed bread bakers. Our co-founders, Dima and Tomer aren’t new to the world of company building and b2b SaaS. They founded Novu after 150+ conversations with companies and strong market traction.
- Who we are: Our team is highly experienced and has started and sold companies before. We also love learning from each other and are looking for people who bring a new set of experiences and backgrounds to our team.
- Where we are: All over the world! 🇸🇪 🇬🇧 🇮🇱 🇮🇳 🇺🇸; Novu is fully remote and loving it. We exclusively hire in Europe/UK/Israel for this role
As our Engineering Team Lead, you’ll be:
Leading a team
- Establishing a new product team and participating in screening and recruiting
- Collaborating with our product designers, and engineers to build our vision
- Working closely with our product manager to prioritize and manage the product backlog
- Mentoring team members using a superb technical level, both code and design reviews
- Identifying and mitigating risks and technical challenges during product execution
Our Tech
- React frontend with Emotion, utilizing hooks for the composability of functionality
- Websocket technology
- Public REST API that has access to all of the user's data
- Node.js, MongoDB, and Redis in the backend
- Hosted on AWS with Terraform provisioning
- GitHub, Discord, Notion
- Design system with React component library
- Nest.js with a use case architecture
- Testing our code with Cypress and Mocha
- Our code is public, check it out on GH https://github.com/novuhq/novu/
You’ll be a good fit for this role if you:
- Minimum 3+ years of Team Leadership experience
- Minimum 6+ years of experience in software development
- Javascript/Typescript experience
- React, Angular, or Vue hands-on experience
This role might
not be a fit if you:
- Thrive in bigger teams. We're small (~20 people in the company now), so if you like more established companies, it's not (yet) the right time. You'll help build our company's culture.
- Since we're an early-stage startup, projects, and priorities may shift.
What we offer:
- Autonomy: You will manage your time as you see fit, and own your own priorities.
- Flexibility for working hours - as a-sync first company, we keep the few meetings we have on Mondays - most of the week is for you to adapt to your personal needs.
- Competitive salary and equity
- Employee-friendly equity terms
- MacBook Pro and accessories
- Stipend to set up your home office
- Work remotely, no commuting to the office
- Paid co-working space/desk at an office
- Regular team events and offsites
How we recruit:
As part of being a transparent company, we want the whole process to be known, so you won't feel like you’re in the dark. Feel free to read about it here:
Recruitment Process
- Compensation
- Home Office
- All Remote