Engineering Lead

About Nabis

Nabis is the #1 licensed cannabis wholesale platform in the world with the largest portfolio of cannabis brands, supplying $1B+ worth of cannabis products per year from hundreds of brands to retailers across California, New York, and Nevada. Our mission is to empower the world to discover cannabis by providing choice, access, and innovation.

We’re at the forefront of this movement and are building an innovative technology-first platform to scale the entirety of the cannabis industry. Through dedication to enhancing efficiency, transparency, and customer satisfaction, Nabis is paving the way for sweeping legalization.

Our team, backed by Y Combinator and from a celebrity roster of tech luminaries and celebrities, including DoorDash co-founder Stanley Tang, NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana, Gmail creator Paul Buchheit, and Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, is scaling the cannabis supply chain with technology, and our ultimate goal is to become the largest distributor of cannabis products in the world.

The Role

Nabis is seeking an Engineering Lead to guide the technical direction, execution, and growth of our V2 Platform. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers while remaining hands-on in designing and building scalable, secure, and high-impact products. You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including Product, Design, Operations, and external partners—to deliver holistic solutions that advance Nabis’ mission and support our rapidly growing customer base.

This is a fully remote position. The Engineering Lead will steward team performance, elevate engineering standards, and help shape the next generation of Nabis’ technology.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction and architectural guidance across major components of the V2 Platform.
• Lead and contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, secure features that support Nabis’ growth.
• Drive high engineering standards in code quality, testing, documentation, and system reliability.
• Ensure the team is aligned on technical decisions, tradeoffs, and long-term platform strategy.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of software engineers through regular coaching, feedback, and development planning.
• Facilitate effective sprint planning, goal-setting, and delivery execution.
• Conduct code reviews that emphasize education, maintainability, and best practices.
• Guide engineers in breaking down complex technical problems and navigating ambiguity.
• Execution & Delivery Ownership
• Own the end-to-end execution of projects—from requirements intake to release and post-launch support.
• Collaborate closely with Product to scope work, define priorities, and maintain roadmap alignment.
• Improve processes that increase engineering velocity, quality, and team communication.
• Ensure operational excellence across services, including monitoring, incident response, and long-term resiliency planning.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a key engineering partner to Product, Design, Ops, and external stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into technical plans and articulate trade-offs clearly and effectively.
• Represent engineering in stakeholder meetings, roadmap discussions, and customer-facing conversations requiring technical insight.

Qualifications

Required

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience building applications using React, Node.js, NestJS, REST, and PostgreSQL.
• 2+ years of experience with Kafka or similar data streaming technologies.
• Expertise in service-based/microservice architectures using Docker and Kubernetes; experience with AWS preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineers—formally or informally—through mentorship, project direction, or team oversight.
• Strong technical judgment, a high-ownership mindset, and the ability to guide teams through complex problem-solving.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional partners.

Preferred

• Prior experience as a tech lead, team lead, or engineering manager.
• Experience scaling distributed systems or building high-availability platforms.

• Be part of the fastest-growing cannabis startup in the U.S.
• Fully remote, high-impact, high-ownership engineering role
• Compensation starting at $145k along with medical, dental, vision and 401k
• Flexibility and autonomy to drive your work
• Join a diverse, inclusive team passionate about technology and cannabis

Nabis is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Nabis is seeking to create a diverse work environment because all teams are stronger with different perspectives and life experiences. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and others from minority groups and diverse backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All employees and contractors of Nabis are responsible for maintaining a work culture free from discrimination and harassment by treating others with kindness and respect.