The Knot Worldwide · 19 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expThe Knot Worldwide is a company focused on celebrating meaningful moments, and they are seeking a highly motivated Lead Software Engineer to drive technical direction and mentorship within their eCommerce Zone. The role involves collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality user experiences and implementing engineering best practices while working on complex user problems.
MarketplaceLifestyleMedia and EntertainmentAdvertisingLocal Advertising
Responsibilities
Lead a talented team of full-stack engineers
Collaborate closely with distributed teams in the United States
Foster a culture of quality and ownership
Collaborate closely with your Engineering Manager, Product Managers and other engineering teams at all stages of product development and launch
Work closely with business stakeholders to deliver value to internal users and business partners
Act as a liaison between the development team and stakeholders
Actively participate in the ideation and execution of product roadmap
Contribute to the development of codebase and infrastructure (Node, React, AWS)
Lead and facilitate decision making during technical meetings
Ensure the continuous improvement of engineering and product processes
Leverage skills and experience to implement product features that are well architected, tested, and understandable
Promote best practices surrounding TDD, continuous integration, code standards, etc
Provide mentorship to all members of the team, coaching team members on their personal and career development
Qualification
Required
6+ years overall engineering experience
4+ years hands-on proven track record implementing JavaScript/Typescript applications
4+ years of experience using React to build complex frontend applications; Next.js experience is a plus
4+ years of experience using Node.js or similar technology
A passion for delivering high-quality user experiences
Strong business and technical judgment
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, iterative, Agile environment that relies on experimentation and A/B testing to validate direction
Experience working with monorepositories for creating and maintaining reusable frontend and backend packages
Proven ability to design, build, and maintain scalable APIs and distributed systems
Experience with one or more Node.js web frameworks (Nest.js, Express, Hapi.js)
Understanding of eventual consistency, message queuing (RabbitMQ, SNS/SQS), and event-driven architectures
Strong sense of software design patterns, anti-patterns, and testing practices (TDD, BDD)
Hands-on experience deploying, operating and monitoring applications on the cloud (AWS)
Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker; Kubernetes familiarity preferred)
Experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (GitHub, Jenkins or similar)
Experience working with various monitoring and alerting tools (New Relic, Cloudwatch, PagerDuty)
Comfort working with modern AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI agents, MCPs) and willing to adopt emerging workflows
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Pair programming experience is a plus
B.S. in Computer Science is a plus
Benefits
Flexible vacation
Generous parental leave
Initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people
Company
The Knot Worldwide
The Knot Worldwide helps couples navigate and enjoy life’s biggest moments together.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (6)
2024 (3)
2023 (4)
2022 (3)
2021 (6)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$19.6MKey Investors
QVCHummer Winblad Venture PartnersAOL
2018-01-01Private Equity
2011-06-27IPO
1999-04-15Series C· $15M
Leadership Team
Raina Moskowitz
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Pickrum
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-13
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