Lead Software Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership
  • Support software developers and QA engineer
  • Foster a collaborative, accountable team culture, driving Friendlier’s values
  • Remove blockers and advocate for the team
  • Drive collaboration with other friendlier teams to decrease information siloing and build grounded, evidence-based solutions
• Coding
  • Build out new features with a focus on creating engaging, intuitive user experiences
  • Perform extensive and thorough testing of features to ensure responsiveness, correctness and stability
  • Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software across multiple platforms and services
  • Write and maintain technical documentation
• Strategy
  • Work closely with leadership team to ideate software solutions and develop product roadmaps
  • Participate in decision making processes as it relates to scaling existing Friendlier services and developing new and exciting solutions to new problems
  • Stay on the leading edge of available technology by recommending new tools and processes to the leadership team along with budget and expected outcomes
• Code Review and Quality Assurance
  • Establish and enforce coding standards
  • Conduct regular code reviews and testing to maintain high standards
  • Introduce AI tooling to support team members and quality
• Execution
  • Decompose quarterly commitments to the appropriate level of granularity and work with leadership to establish timelines, accurately estimate stories and deliverables based on historic production outcomes
  • Assign tasks and responsibilities to team members based on their skills and expertise, ensuring a balanced workload

• Cloud computing expertise, ideally with GCP and Terraform
• Backend development experience, ideally with Node/Express
• Frontend development experience, ideally with Vue
• Database experience, ideally using PostgreSQL and Firestore
• Sprint planning, ideally using JIRA

$100,000 - $115,000

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field
• Proven track record of success in a startup or scale-up environment
• Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to motivate and coach
• Demonstrated experience in coding and project management
• Strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset and a passion for driving positive environmental impact

Friendlier is a trusted reuse partner for campuses, food service operators, and institutions across North America, delivering turnkey reusable packaging systems that simplify the shift away from single-use packaging. Our model combines durable packaging, digital tools that support engagement and environmental impact tracking, and reliable collection and sanitization services to keep containers in active circulation while reducing operational burden. Founded in Canada, Friendlier has grown from a local solution to a national presence across the country and recently into the United States, continuing to support organizations seeking practical, scalable ways to reduce single-use waste through systems that integrate seamlessly into everyday operations.