Team Lead-Engineering

Summary

Join Deel, a leading international payroll and compliance company, as a Team Lead, Engineering at PayGroup by Deel. In this role, you will lead a team of 6-10 professionals, balancing leadership and hands-on technical work. You will drive technical excellence, mentor your team, and deliver innovative solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring the team meets organizational goals and delivers exceptional user experiences. This is a fast-paced, startup-like environment where you will contribute to a company experiencing significant growth and success. Deel offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including remote work flexibility and various perks.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and RESTful API design, including authentication using using OAuth2.0 and JWT
• 2+ years of experience managing and mentoring engineers, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Experience writing tests using Jest, Supertest, Cucumber and Gherkin
• Strong technical acumen and a track record of building scalable, robust systems
• Proficiency in automated unit, functional, and integration testing
• Passion for exceptional user experiences, innovative problem-solving, and technical excellence
• Experience managing performance reviews and scaling teams in a high-growth environment

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader, combining hands-on development with strategic oversight
• Design, code, and deliver high-quality, scalable applications with Node.js, TypeScript and Nest.js
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance, fostering growth and skill development within the team
• Ensure use of appropriate design patterns and best practices in development, testing, and deployment, driving innovation and excellence
• Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain high coding standards and technical quality
• Collaborate closely with product and design teams to create extraordinary user experiences
• Drive technical planning and execution, balancing short-term objectives with long-term system health
• Promote Agile methodologies to enhance team productivity and effectiveness
• Facilitate knowledge sharing, cross-team collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Define and implement technical strategies in alignment with organizational goals
• Lead innovation through rapid prototyping, iterative development, and problem-solving
• Identify technical risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery
• Represent your team in cross-functional discussions, aligning technical requirements with business objectives
• Play an active role in hiring and scaling the team, ensuring alignment with company values
• Manage performance cycles, provide structured feedback, and support the professional growth of team members
• Cultivate a culture of collaboration, inclusion, continuous learning, and engineering excellence
• Champion diversity and foster an environment where all team members thrive
• Partner with product, design, and other engineering teams to ensure seamless alignment on goals
• Coordinate efforts across teams to drive complex projects and ensure shared objectives are met
• Communicate technical challenges, opportunities, and solutions effectively to stakeholders
• Push back on product decisions when necessary, presenting well-reasoned arguments to prioritize technical health, scalability, and long-term success
• Resolve complex, multi-team technical challenges by fostering collaboration across disciplines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience navigating cross-browser and cross-platform development challenges
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities
• Documenting APIs using OAS3 or Swagger
• Test Automation
• Knowledge of additional tech stacks or expertise across multiple 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