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.