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At Abysalto, we believe technology should empower people, not complicate their lives. We're a growing software company building innovative solutions that make a real difference.
We're opening a new office in N. Macedonia and looking for a Tech Lead to help build and lead our engineering team from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to shape the technical direction and culture of a new team while working on a product with real impact.
🔷 Our Values
- Ownership & Impact — We trust our engineers to make decisions and own their work. As a Tech Lead, you'll have significant influence on our technical direction.
- Continuous Learning — Technology evolves, and so do we. We invest in our team's growth and expect our leaders to foster a culture of learning.
- Quality Over Speed — We write code that lasts. Clean architecture, thorough testing, and thoughtful design are non-negotiable.
- Collaboration & Transparency — Great products are built by great teams. We communicate openly, give honest feedback, and support each other.
- Work-Life Balance — We build software that promotes wellbeing — and we practice what we preach.
🔷What you will do?
Technical Leadership
- Define and drive the technical vision for our frontend applications
- Make key architectural decisions and ensure code quality across the team
- Establish and maintain coding standards, best practices, and development workflows
- Lead technical discussions, code reviews, and design sessions
- Identify and address technical debt while balancing feature delivery
- Stay current with industry trends and evaluate new technologies
Team Leadership
- Mentor and grow a team of frontend developers
- Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement
- Participate in hiring — reviewing candidates, conducting interviews, building the team
- Work closely with product and design to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Shield the team from distractions while keeping them aligned with company goals
Hands-On Development
- Remain hands-on — we expect our Tech Leads to code (approximately 50-60% of your time)
- Tackle the most complex technical challenges alongside your team
- Build proof-of-concepts and prototypes for new features
- Contribute to our shared component library and design system
🔷What we are looking for?
- 7+ years of professional software development experience
- 5+ years working extensively with React and the modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem
- 2+ years in a technical leadership role (Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, or similar)
- Deep expertise in TypeScript and modern frontend architecture
- Strong experience with state management (Redux, RTK Query, or alternatives)
- Proven track record of mentoring developers and improving team performance
- Experience designing and implementing scalable frontend architectures
- Excellent communication skills — able to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with Agile methodologies and iterative development
🔶 Nice to Have
- React Native experience — mobile development is part of our roadmap
- Experience with design systems and component libraries (shadcn/ui, Radix UI)
- Knowledge of performance optimization and monitoring
- Experience with testing strategies at scale (unit, integration, E2E)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Background in B2B SaaS or enterprise software
- Experience building teams from scratch or in early-stage companies
- Understanding of backend technologies (Node.js, APIs) to collaborate effectively
🔷What we offer?
- Opportunity to shape our engineering culture from the early days
- Work in an experienced and encouraging team
- Continuous professional development through training and conferences
- Flexible working hours with the option of hybrid work
- Work in an agile environment following SCRUM methodology
- Pleasant and relaxed work environment with various perks - all perks and benefits can be found on our career page
🔷 Why This Role?
This isn't just another Tech Lead position. You'll be:
- Shaping engineering culture — your decisions will define how we work for years to come
- Working on a product that matters — our products are used by thousands of users every day
- Growing with the company — clear path to engineering management or principal engineer roles
If you're excited about combining technical excellence with team leadership, and you want to make a lasting impact, we want to hear from you.
🔷 How to Apply
Send us:
1. Your CV/Resume
2. Links to your work — GitHub, portfolio, technical blog posts, or notable projects
3. A brief note about:
- Your leadership philosophy — how do you approach leading technical teams?
- Why you're interested in joining Abysalto at this stage
We review every application personally. No AI screening here — real humans reading about real humans.
We look forward to meeting you!