https://www.alephbeta.org/jobs/tech-lead
Hello! My name is Eitan and I’m the current Technical Lead at Alephbeta.org. Due to personal reasons, I’m stepping down. I absolutely love Aleph Beta and want to ensure it is left in good hands. So I’m doing something unconventional: I’m taking responsibility to find my successor. I’m actively searching for a passionate, driven individual to take the reins of this exciting role. This isn’t your typical job description; I’m here to give you an inside look at exactly what you’ll be doing, just as I have been doing to this day.
Core Technologies You’ll Work With:
- TypeScript/Node.js
- JavaScript and React
- Next.js
- Docker
- PostgreSQL and Redis
- OpenSearch/Elasticsearch
- BullMQ (job queue)
Infrastructure You’ll Manage:
- Our systems mostly run on AWS and are managed through Terraform, incorporating services like ECS, Lambda, Cloudwatch, and RDS.
- We use CircleCI for our continuous integration and deployment pipeline.
Mobile Apps:
- Android app built with Kotlin
- iOS app developed using Swift
Your Daily Routine:
- Reviewing pull requests
- Pair programming and designing solutions with direct reports
- Managing your team’s work/tickets and providing status updates
- Taking on DevOps tasks like releasing, debugging, and scaling
- Seizing opportunities for individual contributions, including hands-on coding
- Occasionally diving into data analysis
Less Frequent but Crucial Tasks:
- System architecture design
- Roadmap planning to align on future goals
- Sync meetings to foster leadership alignment
- Participating in the hiring process
- Feedback and team building
Why This Position is Exceptional:
- Full Ownership: You’ll own the tech stack top to bottom. Your decisions will steer our course.
- Collaborative Excellence: Your manager and partner in crime will be a former Palantir product manager that has been, for me, one of the most exceptional teammates I’ve ever known.
- Wide Range of Technologies: You’ll support our five senior engineers, getting hands-on across all platforms and technologies—Next.js, React, Node.js, Android Kotlin, iOS Swift, Postgres, AWS infrastructure, and more.
- Strategic Position: Be part of strategic planning meetings where you’ll help shape the direction of the company and product at the highest level.
- Fully Remote: Our organization is fully remote, allowing you the freedom to work from anywhere that is most comfortable for you.
Ideal candidates will be adept at leading a team of developers, a masterful software architect, and an excellent communicator. In our startup environment, you’ll wear many hats, and no two days will look the same.
During the onboarding process, I’ll pass on all my knowledge to you and remain available for any one-off queries even after my departure.
About Aleph Beta: Aleph Beta is a growing non-profit media company producing high quality animated Torah videos and podcasts for teenagers and adults. We believe that Torah is meant to be our guide, but we don’t always know exactly how. No one reads the Bible like it’s a self-help manual, right? Aleph Beta’s mission is to read the text closely, and to discover, in surprising ways, how the Torah isn’t just a rulebook, but a guidebook, one that has profound wisdom that is relevant and meaningful in our everyday lives.
Aleph Beta is unique in that it is technically a non-profit, but we are run as a startup. Our operating budget comes from over twelve thousand paying subscribers, who we commit to providing an excellent learning experience. Working here affords you unique opportunities to hone your skills in a lean environment, focus on growth in what is essentially a SaaS business, and feel good about what you do for a living.
At Aleph Beta, we believe that a phenomenal product experience is key to unlocking exponential growth in usage. We are looking for a tech lead who can partner with our product management lead to build and drive that vision to reality.
To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience:
- 5+ years of SW development experience (Preferred full stack experience, preferred familiarity with Typescript/Javascript and React, familiarity with mobile app development, a plus)
- Excellent English communication verbal and written
- MS or Bachelor’s degree in software engineering/computer science/information systems
- Experience in management, a plus
Ready to Lead Our Technical Vision? If you’re excited about combining technical leadership with meaningful impact, we’d love to talk. Share your CV with us at [email protected], including a note on your approach to technical leadership and why you’re interested in leading our team at Aleph Beta. We’re looking forward to meeting the person who will help shape the future of Torah education through technology.
