Senior Tech Lead

Summary

Join Deel, a global leader in international payroll and compliance, as a senior engineering leader. You will guide strategic technical initiatives, lead the design and architecture of complex systems, and mentor engineering teams. This role requires strong backend development skills, extensive experience in engineering leadership, and expertise in relational databases. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive technical decision-making, and foster a culture of engineering excellence. Deel offers competitive pay, benefits, remote work flexibility, and stock grant opportunities. The ideal candidate excels in both autonomous and collaborative environments and is based in GMT+3 or less.

Requirements

• Strong backend development skills with Node.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, and other server-side languages
• Proven ability to design, build, and maintain scalable applications
• Expertise in relational databases, including query optimization and resolving concurrency challenges
• Deep knowledge of OOP, design patterns, system design, and architecture
• 10+ years of engineering experience, including leadership in organizations with 30+ engineers
• Excellent technical communication, documentation and mentoring skills
• Proven ability to align engineering initiatives with business objectives through cross-functional collaboration
• You are based in GMT+3 max

Responsibilities

• Lead with Technical Excellence
• Act as a principal technical advisor to the Director of Engineering, guiding strategic technical initiatives
• Lead the design and architecture for complex, cross-product systems and features
• Provide technical oversight, mentorship, and guidance across multiple engineering teams
• Drive technical decision-making, architecture reviews, and risk mitigation across projects
• Elevate Organizational Effectiveness
• Implement and standardize best practices for engineering across teams
• Optimize and refine engineering processes to boost team efficiency and effectiveness
• Drive technical quality initiatives and establish metrics to measure success
• Facilitate post-mortems and implement solutions for continuous improvement
• Strategize and Execute for Impact
• Collaborate with the Director of Engineering to define and communicate the technical strategy
• Represent engineering leadership in cross-functional planning and align technical goals with business objectives
• Identify opportunities for innovation while balancing short-term delivery with long-term technical health
• Build Teams and Foster Culture
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leads, supporting their growth and success
• Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Promote knowledge sharing across teams and support the development of career growth frameworks
• Provide expertise in hiring and team-building to scale the engineering organization
• Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Represent engineering leadership in critical meetings and decision-making forums
• Build strong partnerships with product, design, and other stakeholders to align technical and business goals
• Clearly communicate technical opportunities and constraints to business stakeholders
• Lead resolution of complex, multi-team technical challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Contributions to open-source or technical communities
• Experience in staff or principal engineering roles in fast-growing organizations
• Knowledge across multiple tech stacks and technical domains

Benefits

• Provided computer equipment tailored to your role
• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including WeWork access where available