Job Description

What You'll Do:

Avalara is looking for a Senior Technical Lead to drive forward and oversee exciting integration of a brand-new financing and payments platform with Avalara's e-invoicing system. We are growing and evolving our products and are looking for motivated people to join us on this journey. A successful candidate will be a well-rounded, experienced technical lead with a proven track record of leading and enabling teams in the design, build and testing of enterprise level software solutions.


Delivery of scalable and secure software solutions



Harbor dependent technical expertise across multiple projects/teams


Collaborate with various stakeholders (Product, Engineering, Security etc.) to establish solution specification and leverage deep technical knowledge to oversee execution


Analyze current solutions and procedures to identify holistic areas for improvement


Oversee and advocate for high technical standards


Lead the development and maintenance of enterprise level engineering strategies


Provide support and guidance for junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the organization (force multiplier, drive components of multiple teams, up-level those around you)


Communication of problems/solutions with VPs and other members of senior management


Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure timely support for production systems. This includes troubleshooting and resolving critical issues outside of regular working hours, following the team's rotation schedule.




What Your Responsibilities Will Be:

Technical

Experience in complex solutions architecture design


Experience in delivering microservice oriented software services


Experience in delivering business value within the contraints of monolithic software applications


Experience in the deployment of monitoring and alerting tools to enterprise level applications


Experience in the development and maintenance of enterprise level engineering strategies


Experience in analysing and troubleshooting complex issues and critical production problems

Other

Excellent written and verbal communication skills


Excellent attention to detail


Demonstrable high standards of excellence


Track record of a high level of technical judgement, ownership, and execution


Proven ability to make things happen and meet commitments


What You'll Need to be Successful:

Qualification:


Minimum of 12 years of experience in software delivery at an enterprise level


Minimum of 3 years of experience at a Senior Technical Lead level


Experience in leading teams and mentoring junior engineers to success


Experience in providing constructive feedback (technical and non-technical) to ensure the best results for the company are met


Experience in the communication of technical challenges and solutions to a wide range of audiences


Experience working and liaising with various stakeholders (Product, Programme, Customer Support)


Experience working within dispersed non co-located teams


Experience in agile methodologies and processes


Experience working with JIRA


How We'll Take Care of You:

Total Rewards


In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.



Health & Wellness

Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.
What You Need To Know About Avalara:

We're Avalara. We're defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We've already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business. Our growth is real, and we're not slowing down until we've achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We're bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we've designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We've been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We're An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company -- we don't want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.