R&D Team Lead

Description About 8fig: At 8fig, we’re building the future of eCommerce funding. Our AI-powered platform analyzes real-time sales and banking data to offer personalized, flexible growth plans tailored to each business. By combining smart capital with powerful planning tools, we empower eCommerce businesses to scale sustainably and strategically - on their terms. About the role: As a Team Leader, you will lead a tight-knit and dynamic team of engineers that takes pride in high coding standards and modern development practices. You’ll be responsible for leading the development of new user-facing features, while meeting deadlines and maintaining world-class product quality. This is a hands-on leadership role, requiring active involvement in architecture, development, code reviews, and technical decision-making alongside the team. You’ll be working with technologies like React, Node.js, AWS, and scalable databases to build a unique product experience, while also driving the adoption and implementation of AI tools and AI-driven development practices across the engineering workflow. Each member of our team is an all-around player who influences the product from the overall experience to the development process, and you’ll be no different. We’re looking for someone passionate about building products end-to-end through UX, design, coding, testing, and deployment phases. Responsibilities: Lead a team of software engineers to achieve business goals in a high-paced, Agile methodology while maintaining the highest quality Collaborate closely with Product, Design/UX, DevOps, and other R&D teams Design, implement, and optimize highly scalable and maintainable user-facing systems and APIs Hire, mentor, and inspire a team to adopt engineering excellence Set goals, define tasks, and manage timelines to execute a roadmap Plan and execute quarterly and sprint plans, communicate risks and mitigations effectively Requirements 1+ years of experience managing a team of engineers 6+ years of professional experience as a software engineer with frontend and backend development Hands-on experience with Node.js, React, and Serverless architecture is a must A deep understanding of production systems and the architecture of web products Experience implementing AI systems as a foundation for the development process Strong problem-solving mindset with a proactive, can-do attitude Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders Proactive team player with a strong sense of ownership and a desire to impact the team, product, and customers Independent fast learner with a deep understanding of production systems and web architecture, eager to explore new technologies If you're still nodding your head in agreement and this seems like a good fit, don't hesitate to reach out - we're looking for you!