Rare Days: Full-Stack Engineering Lead

Salary: Not specified.

Location: Vancouver, Canada (Remote)

Are you a skilled engineer with a passion for building innovative and scalable systems? Do you thrive on technical challenges and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams? If so, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Rare Days is a leading digital product agency based in Vancouver, dedicated to helping creators build long-lasting legacies. Since 2020, we have been at the forefront of creating products that blend content and commerce, empowering established creators and content-led businesses to turn their passion into sustainable success.

Our impressive roster of clients includes renowned creators such as Esther Perel, Dr. Becky, Colin & Samir, and Ryan Trahan, as well as top organizations like Airbnb, Notion, and Ziff Davis. We specialize in community-first platforms, membership tools, and creator infrastructure, and we pride ourselves on our careful attention to detail, contextual understanding, and distinct point of view.

As a fully remote team, we are open to candidates who can work within 4 hours of PST.

About the Role

We are seeking a Lead Engineer with extensive backend expertise and a strong command of modern web stacks. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves building scalable systems, and enjoys working closely with product, design, and client teams.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the engineering team
• Design and architect scalable backend systems using Go, Python, and Kotlin (a plus)
• Contribute to frontend development using React and TypeScript when needed
• Drive decision-making on performance, scalability, and system design
• Write clean and maintainable code, following best engineering practices
• Lead technical documentation, sprint planning, and project delivery
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to define and scope solutions
• Lead client-facing discussions on technical strategy and progress
• Present work during demos, milestone check-ins, and roadmap reviews
• Balance business needs with technical feasibility in collaborative planning sessions
• Mentor and provide feedback to other engineers
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and leveling processes
• Foster a strong, inclusive engineering culture grounded in transparency and accountability
• Identify opportunities to improve tools, processes, and technical standards

Requirements:

• 7+ years of professional engineering experience
• Proficiency in English
• Strong command of Go and Python, including system architecture and performance optimization
• Experience with Kotlin is a plus
• Knowledge of React, NextJS, and TypeScript
• Backend experience with APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), cloud services (AWS, GCP), and distributed systems
• Excellent communication skills, able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to make sound decisions balancing business needs and technical considerations
• Skilled in designing and communicating robust, scalable technical solutions to internal and client teams
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and able to clarify complex scopes and domains for the team
• Passionate about helping team members succeed on projects

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 and Benefits:

• Extended health benefits for Canadian employees
• Flexible working hours and a remote-friendly culture
• Generous time-off allowance for vacation, sick days, and personal time
• Opportunity to work with renowned creators and brands, including Esther Perel, Colin & Samir, Shan Boodram, and Sophia Amoruso

As an organization headquartered in British Columbia, we are required to post the salary range for local candidates. This range may vary for candidates outside of BC, and actual pay will be based on experience and competencies.

We understand that women and other marginalized groups may hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every qualification. If this role excites you but you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway! We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion, diversity, and hiring exceptional talent from around the world.

To find out more or apply for this role, please use the following link: http://raredays.com/jobs/full-stack-engineering-lead. We look forward to hearing from you!