We’re looking for a Tech Lead with deep fulltack and database expertise, someone who understands how systems behave under load, how data moves, and how to make the right trade-offs.

You won’t be only measured by how well you write Node.js, you’ll be measured by:

• The problems you choose to solve

• The decisions you make around data and architecture

• Your ability to lead through influence and drive outcomes

What You’ll Do

• Identify and prioritize high-impact technical and product problems

• Design and guide scalable backend and data systems

• Own architectural decisions across data, services, and system boundaries

• Ensure systems are efficient, reliable, and scalable under real-world conditions

• Lead execution through others (not just individual contribution)

• Partner with Product to ensure technical work drives business outcomes

What Matters Most

Deep Database Expertise (Critical)

• Strong knowledge of relational databases (SQL)

• Experience with:

  • Query optimization

  • Indexing strategies

  • Transactions & isolation levels

  • Concurrency control

• Ability to reason about performance and trade-offs at the data layer

This is the most important technical requirement and a known gap in most candidates

Distributed Systems & System Design

• Strong understanding of:

  • Queues, message brokers, async processing

  • Microservices and service boundaries

  • Load balancing, CDNs, and request lifecycle

• Ability to design end-to-end systems, not just isolated services

Backend Foundations

• Strong fundamentals in:

  • APIs, services, and system architecture

  • OOP and clean design principles

  • Node.js / TypeScript knowledge

    • You should be able to work in it, but it is not the differentiator

Product & Business Thinking

• Understands why something should be built, not just how

• Makes pragmatic decisions (80/20 mindset) aligned with business impact

• Avoids over-engineering

Technical Leadership Through Influence

• Leads through clarity, reasoning, and trust, not authority

• Can drive alignment across engineers and stakeholders

• Delegates effectively and scales impact through others

Working knowledge of frontend (React):

• Understands performance implications and integration points

• Not expected to focus on UI or design

• Strong communication:

  • Explains technical trade-offs clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders

What makes you stand out:

The Tech Lead we need:

• Finds the right problems

• Prioritizes them based on business impact

Designs solutions and drives execution through the team

This Role Might Not Be a Fit If…

• You have Weak understanding of SQL, transactions, or concurrency

• Talks about tools/frameworks but lacks systems thinking

• Focuses on technical complexity over impact

• Relies on authority instead of influence

• Over-engineers instead of making pragmatic trade-offs

• Cannot delegate or scale through others

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. 

Some things you’ll enjoy

• 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 optional WeWork access