**About Workmate**At Workmate, we're transforming how businesses and frontline workers connect, offering a direct path to a workforce that's both reliable and readily available.Our platform streamlines the process of finding and managing staff, granting businesses the agility to adapt and workers the opportunity to secure jobs that suit their skills and lifestyle.Leveraging technology, we cut through the complexity of hiring. Businesses get fast access to flexible staffing solutions, while workers enjoy a consistent flow of jobs, instant payment, and the autonomy to decide their work schedule.Our vision is a future where work is flexible, opportunities are abundant, and both businesses and workers can achieve their full potential. Workmate is more than a job platform; it's a movement towards a workforce that's empowered, satisfied, and resilient.Welcome to Workmate - where work meets flexibility, reliability, and opportunity.**About the team**Our product team is made up of around 10 people, consisting of product managers, full stack engineers, data scientists, QA engineers and designers. We are looking to grow the team significantly in the next few quarters since we have found our stride and extra headcount translates into extra outcomes.Our engineering team consists of full stack engineers that are versatile, inquisitive, and problem-driven. We fixate on optimisations and bug-fixing only as much as it drives business value. To us, engineering is a means to an end—solving our workers' and clients' problems. We trust each other to do our best work, and hence uphold a forgiving but accountable environment where mistakes serve to grow us into better engineers.**What you'll be doing**- Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and data science team to shape and contribute to the team's vision, strategic goals, and roadmap- Work together with product and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects.- Lead and guide a team of engineers responsible for developing Workmate's systems- Foster trust within and across teams, instilling accountability and cultivating a positive work environment in collaboration with other organizational leaders.- Develop, maintain, and enhance existing components in our systems. Make sure they are fault-tolerant and scalable while delivering the best possible user experience**We'd love to hear from you if you have**:- At least 2 years of experience building and scaling distributed system within a public cloud environment like AWS or GCP as a leader and/or as an individual contributor- Proven track record of building, scaling, and shipping high-quality products in dynamic and high growth environments- Proficiency with one or more programming languages, including: Typescript/Javascript, React, React Native, Python- Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills in English**While not required, it's an added plus if you also have**:- Demonstrated leadership skills in building a high-performing and highly engaged engineering team. Track record of motivating, mentoring and growing engineers- Dedication to software/system quality with an artisan mindset, constantly seeking to refine your craft while maintaining a balance between idealism and pragmatism.- A passion and unwavering commitment to engineering excellence- Have excellent technical communication skills- Hands on experience with core software infrastructure systems and technologies, such as infrastructure as code
