Tech Lead - Access & Control Platform (Remote Within Europe)

TL;DR

Tech Lead - Access & Control Platform: Leading a team responsible for building and maintaining foundational systems that provide secure and reliable access and governance across the platform with an accent on authentication, authorization, and rate limiting. Focus on shaping the architecture and reliability of authentication and authorization systems.

Location: Remote within Europe

Company

hirify.global is the engine that powers on-demand commerce at global scale, formed through the merger of Printful, Printify, and Snow Commerce.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a high-performing team responsible for platform-wide access and control capabilities.
• Shape the architecture and reliability of hirify.global’s authentication and authorization systems.
• Stay hands-on with design, code, and reviews to provide leverage and unblock the team.
• Ensure strong execution: clear priorities, predictable delivery, measurable outcomes.
• Partner with product, security, and engineering teams to align on standards and integrations.
• Hire, coach, and develop engineers while fostering a healthy, collaborative environment.

Requirements

• 10+ years engineering experience, including 3+ years as Tech Lead, Team Lead or Engineering Manager.
• Expertise in Identity & Access Management (OAuth2/OIDC, RBAC/ABAC, session management) or Service Governance (rate limiting, quotas, usage control, request shaping).
• Strong backend background with Node.js/TypeScript (NestJS a plus).
• Solid grasp of modern infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, observability, CI/CD, IaC.
• Excellent communication, alignment-building, and decision-making skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Be part of a friendly, inclusive, and global team.
• An opportunity to work remotely or in a modern and welcoming office in Rīga or Tallinn, or co-working space in Barcelona.
• Flexible working hours (start your day as late as 11 a.m.).
• Private health insurance, after the probation period.
• Learning Budget to support your professional development.