Our peopleWith over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership. We value initiative, clarity and execution, creating space for ambitious people to build systems that support millions of businesses worldwide. Here, innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated and people come first, no matter where they call home.
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About the Role:
Requirements:
- 8+ years in software engineering, with at least 2+ years managing teams building complex, high-scale, product-driven systems.
- Experience with scalable, high-availability distributed systems.
- Demonstrated success mentoring engineers and developing leaders.
- Strong track record influencing architectural direction for multi-surface platforms.
- Preferable but not required: Experience with GoHighLevel’s stack or similar (e.g., Node.js/TypeScript, Go, GCP, Firestore, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse).
What You’ll Lead:
- A team of ~10-15 engineers building the Custom Objects platform, including backend services, APIs, UI integrations, and automation support.
- Systems that allow customers to define, extend, associate, and use custom data objects with scale, performance, and safety in mind.
- A distributed system that sits at the heart of HighLevel automation, workflows, reporting, and data relationships.
- Engineering excellence from architecture and reliability to observability and performance.
What You’ll Drive:
- Architecture & Extensibility: Evolve the Custom Objects platform into a modular, reliable, extensible service that can support dynamic schemas, associations, and integrations across products.
- Execution & Reliability: Ensure clarity of shipping timelines, high quality, observability, and operational stability as new capabilities roll out.
- People & Culture: Hire effectively, develop talent, set engineering standards, and foster a psychologically safe, high-impact culture.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to define and deliver new capabilities users love.
What Success Looks Like:
- Your team ships predictable, well-tested features that expand Custom Objects adoption and delight customers.
- The Custom Objects platform scales smoothly with usage, automation, and data complexity.
- Engineers feel empowered and supported, and you’re recognized as a leader people trust.
- The platform becomes a foundation other teams build on, with clear APIs, documentation, and reliability guarantees.
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