Founding Full-Stack Engineer / Tech Lead

Location: Singapore (on-site / hybrid)

Reports to: CTO & Founder

What Makes This Role Different

You're employee-level early - real ownership, real equity, real influence over what we build and how.

You'll work directly with our CTO. Architecture and technical direction are set together; you own execution, delivery, and the team on the ground.

No bureaucracy. Decisions happen in a room (or a chat), not in a committee.

You'll help hire and lead the engineers who come after you.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Own end-to-end full-stack delivery of our core product - from the payroll module to AI-powered workplace features.

Turn product ideas into shipped, working features fast - and iterate based on real client feedback.

Set engineering standards, run code reviews, and mentor and lead a small and growing engineering team.

Work shoulder-to-shoulder with the CTO on architecture, and with the founder on roadmap and priorities.

Be the technical voice in cross-functional conversations - with product, with leadership, and sometimes directly with clients.

Requirements

1. Product mindset

Treats the product's success as your own; focused on outcomes, not just task completion.

Pushes back constructively when something doesn't serve the user or the business.

2. Leadership and communication

Able to lead and mentor engineers - set direction, review work, and raise the bar without crushing morale.

Communicates clearly across all levels - technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.

Able to keep a team aligned and moving independently.

3. Full-stack engineering experience

Approximately 5 years of experience building real products as a product-minded engineer.

Demonstrated track record of shipping end-to-end, not just maintaining existing systems.

Comfortable across the stack: modern frontend (e.g. React / TypeScript), backend (e.g. Node.js or Python), relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL), and cloud (AWS).

Makes pragmatic engineering trade-offs - knows when to build it right and when to ship and iterate.

Nice to Have

Domain experience in fintech, payroll, or HR tech.

Experience integrating LLMs / AI into products (e.g. Claude or OpenAI APIs, MCP, agentic workflows).

Early-stage or startup experience.

Tech Stack (Indicative, Not Rigid)

Frontend: React / TypeScript

Backend: Node.js or Python

DB: PostgreSQL

Cloud: AWS

AI: Claude / OpenAI APIs, MCP

What We Offer

Founding-team role with meaningful equity.

Direct, visible impact - what you build ships and reaches clients quickly.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Room to grow into a senior technical leadership role as the team scales.