Engineering Lead

About Us

Hi, we’re Humaans! We help globally scaling organisations transform their HR processes with a human-centric approach. We empower People teams to create a customizable HR stack by offering flexibility and scalability to integrate with other platforms such as Google Workspace, Slack, Okta, Greenhouse, Lattice, DocuSign, and more. The stack manages employee data, documents, contracts, reporting, and people processes that power the HR function. We have raised $20 million in VC funding with investors including Y Combinator, Dylan Field, Scott Belsky, Jeff Weiner, Claire Johnson, Des Traynor, Akshay Kothari, Tobias Lütke, Stewart Butterfield, and more.

Your day to day

• Lead and grow a team of engineers, fostering collaboration, urgency, and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with our CTO and co-founder to conceive and design new features
• Ensure timely delivery of high-impact projects while balancing short-term needs with long-term technical vision
• Take ownership of delivering projects in a fast-changing environment
• Build end-to-end features, fix bugs, improve infra, and support customers
• Write backend TypeScript in Node.js, Postgres, Redis, Kubernetes
• Write frontend ReScript / JavaScript in React.js
• Expand our third-party integration marketplace
• Lead architectural planning and coordinate with teams
• Support Customer Success, Sales, and marketing teams

Skills

• You have experience as a line manager or in a leadership role
• You are a strong individual contributor with multiple years of experience in a full-stack web app development role (ideally SaaS)
• Strong knowledge of TypeScript / JavaScript and a passion for the language
• Appreciation for design and digital product craftsmanship
• Experience collaborating with product teams and designers, with a proven track record of delivering value to customers or users

This is an in-person role based at our Central London office (Chancery Lane). Our team comes together in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Package & Benefits

• Salary: Competitive compensation
• Equity: Meaningful equity
• Time off: 25 days of paid time off per year plus public holidays
• Health: Bupa private health and dental insurance
• Technology: A brand new MacBook
• Learning and development: Budget for books and resources

Our Commitment to Diversity

We’re committed to equal opportunities, a diverse and inclusive work environment, and a fair interview process for everyone. You’re welcome to apply regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.

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