POS-28100
Join HubSpot as a Technical Lead, Backend on the Growth Engagement team
At HubSpot, we're committed to building products that enable millions of businesses to grow better. We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead to join our Backend Engineering team within the Growth Engagement group.
In this role, you’ll own the backend services that power the entire freemium journey, from first touch to upgrade. You’ll partner with AI engineers, product managers, designers, and marketers to deliver a seamless, data-driven funnel that acquires, engages, and converts millions of users. If you thrive on leading small, high-impact teams, love shipping quickly, and get excited about weaving AI into every step of the customer path, we’d love to meet you. As a Technical Lead, you will provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and play a crucial role in the strategic decision-making process, ensuring our backend technologies meet the demands of a rapidly changing market. If you have a strategic mindset, a passion for backend technologies, and a keen interest in driving user growth, we would love to have you on our team to contribute to HubSpot’s growth journey.
Key Expectations for Technical Lead:
- A Tech Lead is a player-coach responsible for leading a small team.
- They are recognized as high-performing engineers.
- They collaborate with Product, Design, Data Science, and other Tech Leads in their family to define and share relevant, compelling, and challenging goals for their team.
- They work across teams with other TLs to resolve cross-team issues.
- They proactively take ownership of their team’s on-call health and product reliability and quality.
- They have an interest and opinion in the direction of the product. They do not defer this over to the PM or PD or others. Instead, they are an active member of the team’s leadership triad, co-setting the direction for the team.
- They proactively look to grow the members of their team to enable them to take on harder and harder tasks.
- They are creating and fostering diverse teams and an inclusive culture.
We’re looking for:
- A strong senior engineer with experience leading small teams using Java
- Open to experimentation and new ways of doing things. Values a working solution much more highly than the optimal solution.
- A customer-centric attitude and someone who can develop opinions about the HubSpot product
- An understanding of building reliable systems in a complex architectural space
We know the confidence gap and impostor syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.
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At HubSpot, we value both flexibility and connection. Whether you’re a Remote employee or work from the Office, we want you to start your journey here by building strong connections with your team and peers. If you are joining our Engineering team, you will be required to attend a regional HubSpot office for in-person onboarding. If you join our broader Product team, you’ll also attend other in-person events such as your Product Group Summit and other gatherings to continue building on those connections.
If you require an accommodation due to travel limitations or other reasons, please inform your recruiter during the hiring process. We are committed to supporting candidates who may need alternative arrangements
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About HubSpot
HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) is an AI-powered customer platform with all the software, integrations, and resources customers need to connect marketing, sales, and service. HubSpot's connected platform enables businesses to grow faster by focusing on what matters most: customers.
At HubSpot, bold is our baseline. Our employees around the globe move fast, stay customer-obsessed, and win together. Our culture is grounded in four commitments: Solve for the Customer, Be Bold, Learn Fast, Align, Adapt & Go!, and Deliver with HEART. These commitments shape how we work, lead, and grow.
We’re building a company where people can do their best work. We focus on brilliant work, not badge swipes. By combining clarity, ownership, and trust, we create space for big thinking and meaningful progress. And we know that when our employees grow, our customers do too.
Recognized globally for our award-winning culture by Comparably, Glassdoor, Fortune, and more, HubSpot is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with employees and offices around the world.
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