Pickleheads is the #1 website and app for pickleball players. Each month, nearly 1 million players come to Pickleheads to discover courts, connect with local players, organize games, and run round robins.
In the last year, the number of players on Pickleheads grew over 400% with no paid advertising. It’s now the top mobile app for pickleball on iOS and Android and endorsed by USA Pickleball and the Global Pickleball Federation. In December, we raised a $2.5M Seed round to capitalize on this growth and solidify our position in the market as the must-have app for players.
We’re looking for a Head of Engineering to lead our engineering team, define our technical strategy, and drive the development of new features and functionality for our app and website.
About Us
- Founders: Founded in 2022 by experienced founders with multiple successful exits.
- Team: We currently have 3 senior full-stack engineers. By summer, we will hire another 3 engineers and a QA lead.
- Funding: Closed a $2.5M Seed round in December 2024. Backed by Overline, Ardent, and top angels such as Kevin Durant.
- Tech stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Chakra UI, Vercel, PostgreSQL, Stripe, and a handful of other third-party APIs. Our mobile app is built with React Native.
- Customer obsession: We are obsessed with product and customer experience.
- Culture: 100% remote with quarterly in-person events. We go hard but respect and encourage time off.
Overview of the role
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What You’ll Do
- Own and drive the technical vision and strategy for Pickleheads, ensuring alignment with company goals
- Mentor our growing engineering team, helping them achieve their full potential
- Collaborate closely with the founders, product manager, and designer to shape product direction and roadmaps
- Architect and implement scalable solutions to meet the demands of our growing user base
- Maintain and improve our existing stack (TypeScript, React, React Native, Next.js, PostgreSQL, etc.)
- Ensure quality by setting best practices for coding, testing, and deployment
- Proactively identify and address technical debt while enabling rapid feature development