Head of Engineering at Remote HR Tech Platform

As the Head of Engineering, you will lead the technical evolution of a proven employee experience platform. Balancing hands-on coding with strategic architecture, you will collaborate with leadership to scale AI features and core functionality. This role offers deep ownership over the technical roadmap for a distributed, profitable company entering its next growth phase.

Profitable HR technology SaaS platform

• Lead hands-on development using TypeScript and React while providing technical guidance and code reviews for the engineering team.
• Define the long-term technical strategy and system architecture in close collaboration with the Head of Product.
• Ensure high standards of code quality and security, identifying bottlenecks to maintain a high-velocity delivery pipeline.

• Proven experience leading technical strategy or engineering teams at early-stage startups or as a Principal/Staff Engineer.
• Deep expertise in full-stack TypeScript, React, serverless systems, and cloud infrastructure like Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong communication skills tailored for distributed teams and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset to solve complex architectural challenges.

• Significant ownership as a strategic technical leader with the ability to influence the product direction like a founding engineer.
• Work on a mature, profitable product that is successfully integrating modern AI capabilities into a stable core architecture.
• Enjoy a high-trust, fully remote culture that prioritizes autonomy, transparency, and direct feedback while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.