Unleash is an open source feature management platform that helps development teams experiment faster while reducing the risks of releasing software in production. Our mantra is “Create with freedom. Release with confidence.”
Modern software teams move fast, but releasing safely is still one of the hardest parts of building software. That is why we created Unleash. Our platform allows teams to separate deployment from release, run controlled experiments, and roll out new functionality safely in production through feature flags, gradual rollouts, and experimentation.
What started as an open source project on GitHub in 2015 became a company in Oslo in 2019. Today, Unleash is used by thousands of development teams worldwide, from startups to large enterprises running mission critical systems. We recently announced our Series B funding and continue to scale globally as a remote first company.
As we grow, we are making a deliberate investment in engineering leadership. We are building a small group of experienced Team Leads who, alongside contributing hands on as engineers, will help develop the exceptional technical talent already inside the company. This role is designed for senior engineers who care deeply about both technical quality and creating the conditions for a team to thrive.
As a Team Lead at Unleash, you will split your time roughly 70/30 between hands on engineering and leading a squad of four engineers.
You will stay close to the platform and the code while also taking real ownership of your squad’s growth, delivery, and team health. This is not a role where leadership happens separately from engineering. We believe the best coaching happens close to the work itself through collaboration, feedback, technical discussions, and shared ownership of outcomes.
You will work on a modern platform built around TypeScript, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
Product development
Take end to end ownership of features from discovery and design to deployment and improvements in production
Work closely with product managers and designers to understand developer needs and shape solutions early
Contribute to product discovery through technical input, prototypes, and experimentation
Technical excellence
Maintain high engineering standards across frontend and backend systems
Improve reliability, scalability, performance, and maintainability of the platform
Contribute to architectural discussions and long term technical direction
Reliability and operations
Apply site reliability engineering principles to improve stability and reduce operational overhead
Help automate operational workflows and improve developer experience internally
Support investigation of production incidents and customer impacting issues when needed
Coaching and people development
Coach the engineers in your squad through day to day collaboration aligned to what they are actually building
Support each engineer’s growth through feedback, and development conversations
Create an environment where engineers feel supported, challenged, and able to do their best work
Team leadership
Drive performance reviews and contribute to promotion and compensation discussions together with the engineering director
Act as hiring manager for your squad, from defining needs to evaluating candidates and making hiring decisions
Help maintain a healthy balance between autonomy, alignment, and ownership.
Organizational contribution
Work closely with the other team leads and engineering leadership to improve process, culture, and engineering effectiveness across the organization
Help shape how engineering leadership evolves as the company continues to scale
You are a senior engineer with strong technical instincts who has reached a point in your career where leading people feels just as meaningful as solving hard technical problems.
You have spent years building software and going deep technically. Now, you also find real satisfaction in helping other engineers grow, building strong teams, and creating an environment where people can thrive and perform at a high level together.
We believe you:
Bring 10+ years of experience as an individual contributor and at least 2 years in a team lead or equivalent people leadership role
Stay hands on technically and care deeply about engineering quality
Have participated actively in promotion cycles and conducted a significant number of interviews
Are a strong communicator, comfortable navigating both technical and interpersonal situations
Have experience building psychological safety and handling conflict constructively
Thrive in environments where engineers are trusted with real ownership and autonomy
It is also nice if you have:
Experience with compensation and benefits discussions
Experience contributing to open source projects
Experience working in startup or scaleup environments
Real ownership of your squad, your systems, and how the platform evolves
A highly skilled engineering organization focused on building high quality developer tools
A strong open source culture with users and contributors around the world
Direct collaboration with product and engineering leadership
A flexible remote first working environment
Two company off sites per year where the whole team meets in European cities
Everything you need to do your best work
Laptop, Stock options, Flexible schedule, Two onsite meetings per year in EU cities.
(I1) Video Interview with recruiter
(MI) Manager Interview (Meet & Greet)
(TE) Technical Exercise (coding exercise at home)
(TI) Technical Interview, depending on approval of TE by the technical interviewers (video call with team members to review the coding exercise together).
(SI) Squad interview, an informal chat with future colleagues to validate the cultural fit.
Job Offer
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