Technical Team Lead

About Utiva

Utiva is an AI -powered global hiring, learning, and payroll infrastructure supporting talent and companies across 120+ countries. Our ecosystem—UtivaLearn, UtivaHire, and UtivaPay, creates a seamless pipeline from training → hiring → payment, all within a single automated operating system.

We are building what Deel would be if it had Duolingo’s learning engine and AWS -style multi -tenancy underneath—a category -defining platform for global talent mobility.

To scale this vision, we are hiring a Technical Team Lead who will drive execution, mentor engineers, and help shape the architecture of a truly global platform.

Role Overview

As Technical Team Lead, you will play a critical leadership role in designing, building, and scaling Utiva’s technology stack. You will lead engineering teams, ensure high -quality delivery, and work closely with Product, AI, and Operations to translate strategy into robust, scalable systems.

This is a hands -on leadership role, ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys coding, mentoring, architectural decision -making, and driving execution at scale.

Requirements

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Engineering Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and mentor a cross -functional engineering team (frontend, backend, AI/ML, DevOps).
  

• Drive sprint planning, code reviews, deployments, and release cycles.
  

• Ensure delivery predictability, code quality, system reliability, and performance.
  

• Partner with Product to scope features, estimate effort, and prioritise roadmaps.
  

Architecture & Platform Development

• Design and evolve a scalable, multi -tenant SaaS architecture.
  

• Build and maintain core systems across:
  

  • Hiring workflows & talent matching
    

  • Learning automation & assessment engines
    

  • Payroll, wallets, and multi -currency payments
    

  • Compliance, verification, and contract automation
    

• Support the transition to modular microservices as the platform scales.
  

AI & Automation Systems

• Contribute to the architecture of AI -powered systems including:
  

  • Talent scoring and recommendation engines
    

  • Workflow automation and rule -based decisioning
    

  • Fraud detection and verification systems
    

• Collaborate with AI teams on LLM integrations and intelligent automation.
  

Team & Culture

• Coach junior and mid -level engineers toward senior -level performance.
  

• Foster a culture of ownership, documentation, testing, and continuous improvement.
  

• Introduce engineering rituals that improve clarity, velocity, and accountability.
  

Reliability, Security & DevOps

• Enforce best practices in CI/CD, monitoring, observability, and system uptime.
  

• Ensure strong security standards across authentication, payments, APIs, and data protection.
  

• Support compliance requirements across global jurisdictions.
  
  

Our Technology Stack

Frontend

• React 18 (Hooks, Concurrent features)
  

• TypeScript
  

• Vite
  

• Material UI, Tailwind CSS, Styled Components
  

• Redux Toolkit, React Query
  

• Cypress for testing
  

Backend

• Node.js + TypeScript
  

• Express.js
  

• MongoDB (Mongoose)
  

• JWT, OTP, bcrypt
  

• AWS S3, Cloudinary
  

• Stripe, Monnify, Fincra
  

• Socket.io
  

• Jest
  

Architecture

• Microservices -based design
  

• MVC, Repository, Service Layer, Middleware, Factory patterns
  

• Modules covering Auth, Payroll, Contracts, Payments, Compliance, AI Matching
  

What We’re Looking For

Required Experience

• 7+ years in software engineering with 3+ years in a leadership or lead role.
  

• Strong backend expertise (Node.js preferred; Python/Go experience welcome).
  

• Proven experience building and scaling SaaS or platform -based products.
  

• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  

• Experience with microservices, APIs, and distributed systems.
  

• Exposure to AI/ML systems or automation platforms is a strong plus.
  

Leadership Skills

• Experience leading teams of 5–25 engineers.
  

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  

• Ability to translate technical decisions into business outcomes.
  

Bonus Points

• Experience in HRTech, FinTech, Payroll, ATS, or EdTech platforms.
  

• Familiarity with global compliance, KYC, or identity verification systems.
  

• Experience building automation engines or AI agents.
  

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months

• Unified architecture across UtivaLearn, UtivaHire, and UtivaPay.
  

• Automation handles 70%+ of hiring and payroll operations.
  

• Platform reliably supports operations across 120+ countries.
  

• Engineering team operates with high velocity and predictability.
  

• System uptime consistently exceeds 99.95%.
  

• External partners onboard smoothly via public APIs.
  

Benefits

Why Join Utiva

• Build infrastructure that powers global talent mobility.
  

• Lead engineering at a company with massive scale potential.
  

• Work on meaningful problems at the intersection of AI, education, hiring, and fintech.
  

• Competitive compensation, equity, and real influence on product direction.
  

• A mission -driven team focused on unlocking global economic opportunity.