Engineering Lead

Location: Remote - USA

Department: Engineering

About the Role

At HubSpot, we're transforming how businesses grow through inbound marketing, sales, and CRM innovation. As an Engineering Lead in our Engineering team, you'll spearhead the development of cutting-edge features that power the HubSpot flywheel, helping millions of customers attract visitors, convert leads, and delight buyers. You'll lead a high-performing team in our vibrant, growth-oriented culture where radical transparency, customer obsession, and remarkable results are the norm. This role is perfect for a seasoned engineer ready to blend technical excellence with leadership to scale our platform globally. Your days will be filled with architecting scalable CRM solutions, mentoring talented developers, and collaborating with product and design teams to deliver inbound magic. You'll tackle challenges like optimizing real-time customer data flows, integrating AI-driven personalization, and ensuring our SaaS platform remains lightning-fast for high-volume growth scenarios. Embracing HubSpot's HEART values—Humble, Empathetic, Adaptable, Remarkable, and Transparent—you'll foster an inclusive team environment that thrives on experimentation, feedback, and shared success. Join us to make a real impact in a company that's redefining customer success. With our unlimited PTO, stock options, and culture of continuous learning via HubSpot Academy, you'll have the support to grow personally and professionally while contributing to a product loved by inbound marketers worldwide. If you're passionate about CRM innovation and ready to lead in a fun, fast-paced setting, apply now and help power the next wave of HubSpot growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers building innovative features for HubSpot's CRM platform
• Drive the technical vision and roadmap for inbound marketing and sales automation tools
• Mentor and grow engineering talent in a HEART-based (Humble, Empathetic, Adaptable, Remarkable, Transparent) culture
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to deliver customer-obsessed solutions
• Architect scalable, reliable systems handling millions of inbound leads and customer interactions
• Optimize performance and reliability of growth-focused SaaS applications
• Champion best practices in code quality, CI/CD, and agile methodologies
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align engineering with HubSpot's flywheel growth strategy
• Identify and resolve technical debt while innovating at the edge of CRM technology
• Foster an inclusive environment that embodies HubSpot's culture of radical transparency and customer love
• Contribute to hiring top talent to fuel HubSpot's global expansion

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role
• Proven track record of leading engineering teams to deliver scalable CRM or SaaS products
• Deep expertise in building and optimizing cloud-native applications, preferably with AWS or GCP
• Strong understanding of inbound marketing technologies and customer data platforms
• Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a high-growth, collaborative culture
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions in fast-paced, customer-centric environments
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to engineering challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working at a high-growth SaaS company like HubSpot
• Familiarity with HubSpot's CRM APIs and inbound marketing ecosystem
• Advanced knowledge of machine learning for customer insights and personalization
• Previous contributions to open-source projects or HubSpot partner ecosystem
• MBA or advanced degree in a business or technical field

Required Skills

• JavaScript/TypeScript proficiency
• React or modern frontend frameworks
• Node.js or backend runtime experience
• GraphQL or RESTful API design
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes)
• Database optimization (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools
• Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Technical leadership and mentoring
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Problem-solving and debugging
• Customer empathy and data-driven decisions
• Code review and architecture design
• Performance tuning and scalability
• Inbound marketing knowledge
• CRM system integration
• Growth hacking mindset
• Transparent communication

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO and flexible work-from-anywhere policy
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with 100% premium coverage
• 401(k) matching up to 5% with immediate vesting
• Stock options and employee stock purchase plan
• Quarterly profit sharing for all employees
• Generous parental leave (16 weeks fully paid)
• HubSpot Academy certification and ongoing learning stipend
• Free meals, wellness programs, and Culture Club events
• Volunteer time off and community impact initiatives

HubSpot is an equal opportunity employer.