What we expect from this role

We are looking for a highly motivated Tech Lead for one of our Software Development teams who wants to grow and to help Vesper get to the next level.

Data is the core of our product, As a Tech Lead at Vesper you will be working on maintaining the high quality and scalability of our data. You will collaborate with our Product Manager and our CTO to bring Vesper one step closer to realizing our mission: connecting agricultural commodity players through independent intelligence to create smarter trade.

You are proactive and passionate about team and product, either as a specialist or generalist, and will get both the freedom and responsibility to bring Vesper to the next level.

What you will be doing 

  • Technology: Understand our entire technology stack, ensure strategic integration of technological innovations, naster the company’s technological edge.
  • System: Ensure technical excellence by critically reviewing code for architectural fit and potential edge cases. Take ownership of the system’s operation, adeptly foreseeing and planning against potential challenges.
  • Process: Tailor processes to the team’s maturity level, balancing agility with discipline. Collaborate closely with Product Managers, ensuring a balance between technical and business priorities.
  • People – Lead the technical growth of the team, acting as a tech mentor for the team members. Make sure team members excel on a technical level resulting in high quality code.
  • Development / Internal communication – Be a technical sparring partner and advisor for PM’s. Clearly define what is a good decision, push back when needed, keep balance between technical and business priorities. Do this autonomously
  • Innovation – Keep up with technical innovations in the ecosystem and apply them within Vesper
  • Development:
    • Reviews code written by other developers in the team. Checks if changes fit in architecture. Spots potential uncovered edge cases.
    • Propose and perform technical tasks which arise from development team needs, detailed in
    • Perform programming tasks detailed in tickets which arise from business needs.

What you will bring

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
  • 5+ years experience in web development
  • Strong knowledge of the web development ecosystem: PHP (Laravel), Git/Github, and CI/CD
  • Analytical problem solving – applying a rigorous and structured method in breaking down and solving complex problems
  • Reliability and ownership – Be a reliable colleague who sticks to commitments and gets sh*t done
  • Collaboration and communication – Work well together with other teams, both product as well as other development teams
  • Critical thinking – Challenge others and yourself to always come up with the right questions and answers
  • Strategic thinking – Being able to see the bigger picture of the product, and set the course for your team and Vesper as a whole in your field.
  • Development – Analytical mindset to solve problems and to find ways to implement Focuses on making it work for 5 years from now.