Head of engineering (hands-on)

Overview: Great opportunity for you to join an impact fintech with great impact in France.

Start: ASAP

Remote flex: Absolutely

Compensation: Based on person's experience

What we are looking for?

• Fintech experience is a great plus ‍️
• Scaleups experience, growing international teams
• Out of top french engineering school, and business driven
• AI - LLM use frequently
• Impact driven person socially
• Still hands in the dirt

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership (60%)

• Own and maintain a core platform built on PHP8 / Symfony 6.4, with Tailwind CSS frontend. YES, we still need you to code a bit :)
• Manage AWS Lambda infrastructure (using Bref.sh) and PostgreSQL database
• Maintain and optimize a fully automated CI/CD pipeline (production deployed from master)
• Oversee monitoring stack (Kibana + Sentry) to ensure system reliability
• Manage external vendor relationship for HR connector maintenance (representing 60% of codebase)
• Ensure continued ISO 27001 compliance in all technical decisions
• Mentor and manage an apprentice developer

Product Strategy (40%)

• Drive the technical roadmap for a white-label / API-first transformation
• Conduct regular calls with clients and API integrators to gather requirements and feedback
• Translate business needs into technical specifications and architectural decisions
• Define and prioritize features based on customer value and technical feasibility
• Design API contracts and integration patterns for the partner ecosystem
• Balance technical debt management with new feature development

• Tech Stack
  Backend: PHP8, Symfony 6.4
  Frontend: Tailwind CSS, minimal vanilla JavaScript
  Mobile: React Native (web app wrapper)
  Infrastructure: AWS Lambda (Bref.sh), PostgreSQL, Terraform
  DevOps: Fully automated CI/CD, Kibana, Sentry
  Integrations: 20+ HR system connectors