Lead Engineer - Listings

Job Description

About Us HighLevel is an AI powered, all-in-one white-label sales & marketing platform that empowers agencies, entrepreneurs, and businesses to elevate their digital presence and drive growth. We are proud to support a global and growing community of over 2 million businesses, comprised of agencies, consultants, and businesses of all sizes and industries. HighLevel empowers users with all the tools needed to capture, nurture, and close new leads into repeat customers. As of mid 2025, HighLevel processes over 4 billion API hits and handles more than 2.5 billion message events every day. Our platform manages over 470 terabytes of data distributed across five databases, operates with a network of over 250 microservices, and supports over 1 million hostnames. Our People With over 1,500 team members across 15+ countries, we operate in a global, remote-first environment. We are building more than software; we are building a global community rooted in creativity, collaboration, and impact. We take pride in cultivating a culture where innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated, and people come first, no matter where they call home. Our Impact As of mid 2025, our platform powers over 1.5 billion messages, helps generate over 200 million leads, and facilitates over 20 million conversations for the more than 2 million businesses we serve each month. Behind those numbers are real people growing their companies, connecting with customers, and making their mark - and we get to help make that happen. About The Role We?re looking for a Lead Engineer with deep expertise in Node.js , MongoDB, and a modern front?end framework, along with a bold vision for the future of AI?assisted development. If you?ve architected complex systems with multiple third?party integrations, built zero?downtime solutions at scale, and pushed the boundaries of how AI can support developers, this role is for you. You?ll join our Listings Team, the product team focused on helping our users maximize their SEO visibility. You'll lead the end?to?end development of new features, drive critical architectural decisions, and innovate at the intersection of AI and software engineering, ensuring our AI?generated code is fast, accurate, reliable, and ready for production. This is a hands?on role with real user impact. You?ll directly contribute to improving our customers? SEO performance while shaping how AI accelerates development across our entire stack, delivering tangible business value at scale. Responsibilities - Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance web applications using Node.js , MongoDB, and a modern front-end framework. - Own features end-to-end?from architecture and implementation to testing, deployment, and optimization. - Drive technical decision-making across the product and the platform , ensuring stability, scalability, and maintainability. - Integrate and optimize AI-assisted development tools, enhancing reliability, minimizing hallucinations, and improving developer productivity. - Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, and AI Research to deliver impactful features. - Mentor and support fellow engineers, contributing to a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. Proactively identify and resolve performance, scalability, and security issues. Requirements - 6+ years of Expert-level proficiency in Node.js and MongoDB, with a strong understanding of backend architecture and performance optimization. - Solid experience with modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angular) and building full-stack web applications. - Knowledge of SEOProven track record of architecting complex systems and shipping scalable, high-performance web apps in production. - Strong understanding of software design patterns, API design, and microservices architecture. - Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and a passion for pushing the boundaries of AI in the software engineering lifecycle. - Ability to guide technical architecture, make high-impact decisions, and mentor other engineers. -Experience with code quality, testing, deployment pipelines, and optimizing dev workflows.Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As an employer subject to affirmative action regulations, we invite you to voluntarily provide the following demographic information. This information is used solely for compliance with government record keeping, reporting, and other legal requirements. Providing this information is voluntary and refusal to do so will not affect your application status. This data will be kept separate from your application and will not be used in the hiring decision. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.