Tech Lead (Fullstack)

TL;DR

Tech Lead (Fullstack): Designing and guiding scalable backend and data systems for a global payroll platform with an accent on database performance, distributed systems, and architectural trade-offs. Focus on leading execution through influence, optimizing system reliability, and driving business outcomes through pragmatic engineering decisions.

Location: Must be based in Spain, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Serbia, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, or the UK

Company

hirify.global is a global payroll and HR platform that helps businesses scale by managing compliance, benefits, and payments for distributed teams in over 150 countries.

What you will do

• Identify and prioritize high-impact technical and product problems to drive business value.
• Design and guide scalable backend and data-heavy system architectures.
• Own architectural decisions across services, databases, and system boundaries.
• Lead engineering execution through influence and effective delegation.
• Partner with product stakeholders to align technical strategy with business outcomes.
• Ensure platform reliability and efficiency under real-world load conditions.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in relational databases (SQL) including query optimization, transactions, and concurrency control.
• Proven experience designing distributed systems, including microservices, message brokers, and load balancing.
• Proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of frontend integration points (React).
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive technical alignment through influence rather than authority.
• Must be located in one of the approved EMEA/South Africa/Turkey regions.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote work policy with optional WeWork access.
• Competitive global total rewards package, including stock grant opportunities.
• Collaborative environment focused on continuous learning and innovation.
• Exposure to complex, large-scale systems at one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies.

Hiring process

• Evaluation based on interviews and role-related technical assessments.
• Use of AI-powered fraud detection for identity verification during the recruitment process.