Tech Lead (Fintech)

TL;DR

Tech Lead (Fintech/TypeScript): Leading the development of financial infrastructure for emerging markets trade with an accent on scalability, technical architecture, and cross-functional delivery. Focus on solving complex payment automation challenges, improving system reliability, and mentoring senior engineers in a high-growth environment.

Location: Must be based in London or Paris

Company

hirify.global is building the financial infrastructure for emerging markets to make the global financial system fairer and more accessible for importers and international suppliers.

What you will do

• Own technical direction within your workstream, aligning with broader architectural strategy.
• Mentor senior engineers through pairing, code reviews, and design discussions to raise the technical bar.
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder projects from scoping to iteration.
• Write production-quality code consistently as a hands-on individual contributor.
• Ensure reliability and observability of systems, leading postmortems and improving operational practices.
• Identify and resolve technical debt to maintain long-term system health.

Requirements

• Must be based in London or Paris.
• Strong understanding of web development and frontend/backend best practices, specifically with TypeScript, React, NextJS, NodeJS, and PostgreSQL.
• Experience in VC-backed or high-growth engineering teams building customer-facing products.
• Comfortable working in an early-stage startup environment with high pace and ambiguity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in both French and English.
• Experience in Fintech, payments, wallets, or building ledgers.
• Expertise in security and data protection best practices for FCA regulated businesses.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and share options.
• Opportunity to work closely with the founding team in a mission-driven environment.
• Collaborative culture focused on tangible global impact and professional growth.
• Commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team.

Hiring process

• Screening interview with Tech Recruiter.
• Whiteboard-style technical challenge with a Principal Engineer.
• Deep dive interview with the hiring manager.
• Founder chat and reference checks.