Lead Product Engineer

Category: Product Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: United States

About the Position

At Thryv, we’re a team that lives by teamwork. However, it’s not the work that drives us, it’s the respect, trust, and care for each other that defines us as a team. We’re a diverse community of trendsetters who do our best work in a fun, relaxed environment. Technology never stops evolving and neither do we. We’re always looking for the best and brightest team players to join us.

This role is responsible for designing, developing, troubleshooting, and debugging software and/or systems program applications.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and defines software and/or systems requirements to determine specifications and standards. Performs coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting throughout the application development process.
• Develops software and tools that support design, infrastructure, and technology platforms, including databases and cloud-based systems, to optimize operational efficiency.
• Provides feedback in code reviews within their owned area and other technical domains as appropriate. Consistently writes unit, integration, and/or API-level tests and coaches teammates to maintain testing discipline.
• Analyzes and designs databases within an application area.
• Architects and implements authentication and identity solutions using CAS and Auth0.
• Ensures all team members adhere to efficient processes and best practices by leading with expertise and guidance.
• Develops high-performance backend services using Java (Spring Boot preferred).
• Assists in tracing and debugging issues beyond their immediate team’s domain, collaborating across the engineering organization to ensure timely resolution of faults.

Who We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) or equivalent experience, required
• 9+ years of related experience, required.
• Experience using Git/GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, CircleCI, Gradle, Micronaut, OpenAI/Swagger, required.
• Experience developing under Agile, SCRUM, or similar iterative unified methodologies required. GitHub or Stack Overflow profile showcasing contributions to open source/personal projects required. Previous work in a fast-growing company or an entrepreneurial setting required.
• 4+ years of software/product engineering experience collaborating with Product Managers and Designers within cross-functional teams required.
• 12+ years of related experience, preferred.
• Experience in Lombok, Kubernetes, Docker, GCP Registry, PostgreSQL, K6, SpotBugs, Dependency-Check, Veracode, Terraform, Terraform fmt + YAML validation (linting & validation), Manual gates for staging/production preferred.
• Expert in modern front-end development, with proven experience in component-driven architectures using JavaScript frameworks such as Vue or React, including deep expertise in the Vue.js ecosystem (Vue 3, Vue Router, Vuex, Pinia, Composition API, Vite).
• Strong back-end development skills with hands-on experience in the Java ecosystem, particularly Spring Boot, alongside expertise in designing and implementing secure authentication and authorization flows utilizing OAuth2 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Strong, hands-on expertise with authentication platforms including CAS and Auth0, covering tenant configuration, rule/actions development, identity provider integration, and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Extensive cloud platform experience with AWS or GCP, encompassing compute, networking, identity and access management (IAM), container orchestration, and serverless technologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, effectively engaging cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels with clear written and verbal communication.
• Advanced problem-solving and technical leadership skills, capable of translating complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions, while contributing to architectural design decisions.
• Excellent project and time management skills, able to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives concurrently, ensuring timely delivery in dynamic and evolving environments.
• Familiarity with modern tooling and productivity suites, including development environments, CI/CD pipelines, and collaboration tools to streamline engineering workflows.
• Ability to travel less than 5% of the time.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must successfully complete pre-employment screening process, as required.
• Must successfully complete any required training or orientation courses, as needed.

What We Offer

Life requires balance, so we provide benefits around health and wellness, continued education, and work/life balance to help you live your best life when you’re working…and when you’re not.

• Work from anywhere – Thryv is a Remote First company!
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus a wellness program with added incentives
• 401(k) savings plan with company match and employee stock purchase plan
• Continuing education benefits with tuition assistance programs
• One week of paid time off at the end of the year, in addition to our standard paid time off policy.

Who We Are

At Thryv, we’re a team fiercely devoted to the success of local businesses. We’ve been around for over 100 years, always with one goal in mind — helping small businesses compete, win, and succeed. We provide the technology, software and local business automation tools small business owners need to better manage their time, communicate with clients, and get paid, so they can take control of their business and be more successful.

We support businesses across the U.S. and our team members are located across the country, and internationally.  We operate as a work from anywhere company and believe this allows us to be more productive.

Culture is vital at Thryv because it shapes our identity and, therefore, our measurements for growth. We have an identified set of values that hold all of us accountable paving the way for our company success and our legacy. All of this helps us deliver results for our clients and creates success for our employees. At Thryv, making a positive impact within our team and in our local community is the reason we get out of bed every morning.

Thryv Core Values:

• Client Devoted – Be humble with a servant mentality. Understand the uniqueness of each interaction while being flexible, knowledgeable, and genuine.
• Under Promise, Over Deliver – Deliver expectations and exceed them, have accountability, listen, and understand the ask.
• Act Like You Own the Place – Taking ownership and accountability in your day-to-day decisions empowers you to act like you own the place.
• Invest in our People – Hire people that are aligned with Thryv’s core values. Provide learning opportunities to enable all of us to adapt, belong, and create a lifelong career.
• DONE3 – Define what you say (Done), Do what you say (Done), Follow up and ensure completion (Done).
• Making $$ is a Byproduct of Helping People – Always be devoted to people, act with integrity.
• Think Long Term, Act with Passion & Integrity – Focus on making every interaction exceptional. Bring enthusiasm and devotion to every act.  This includes doing the right thing, even when no one is looking.  Think five years out or think for the long play.

Find out more at corporate.thryv.com/careers/

Belonging at Thryv

We believe in a work environment where all individuals are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources, and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. We want our employees to feel a part of something big and we encourage the sharing of ideas and collaboration across the organization. 

We strive to ensure our work environment reflects diversity, fairness, and meritocracy. We believe all employees should have the opportunity to perform effectively in their position. We value every employee and the authenticity they bring to their role and to the organization. As a result, our employee policies and internal practices focus on ability and merit as the standards for success.

Requisition Detail and Process

This information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this job. It is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

The final job level offered may vary based on the applicant’s competencies and qualifications such as experience and education, and other job-related reasons.

Pay Transparency

The base salary for this position is $152k to $203k USD per year in most US locations. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including location, local market variances, and candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Thryv is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, without regard to gender, color, race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any characteristic protected by law. Thryv is committed to provide equal employment opportunities throughout the employment relationship including recruitment, hiring, discharge, compensation, benefits, discipline, development, and advancement or other aspects of employment.

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