Job Title: Tech LeadLocation: Remote, strictly on New York time (EST/EDT)Job Type: Full-timeAt Whizz, we are transforming mobility for delivery drivers, breaking down vehicle access and ownership barriers. We are looking for a Tech Lead to own our entire codebase and lead a small engineering team.About The RoleAs a Tech Lead, you own the architecture and code quality of all Whizz systems: the PHP core and billing, the ERP, the client area, the mobile app and the People platform. You review every change before it reaches production, own the database architecture, and make the team faster with AI tools. The role is hands‑on and reports directly to the founder.ResponsibilitiesOwn the architecture and technical roadmap of all Whizz systemsReview every pull request before merge and keep a clear review standardDesign and maintain the database architecture across MySQL and PostgreSQLOwn Docker images, deployments and environmentsDrive AI-assisted development across the team: agent instructions, prompts,
rules for reviewing AI-generated codeTurn product requirements into technical tasks and mentor backend, frontend and mobile developersLead incident response and ship root‑cause fixesOur StackPHP 8.3 / ProcessWire backend and cron workers on MySQL; ERP and client area on Nuxt 3, Vue 3 and Quasar; Flutter mobile app; People platform on Next.js, React and PostgreSQL. Stripe for payments, Docker and CapRover for deployment, Metabase for reporting, Gogs and GitHub for code.Requirements6+ years in backend development, 2+ years leading a teamExpert in PHP 8 and able to work with all of our code: PHP, TypeScript (Vue / Nuxt, React / Next.js) and FlutterStrong database architecture skills: data modelling, migrations and query optimization in MySQL and PostgreSQLDocker in productionDaily use of AI development tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot or similar) and experience writing agent instructions for a teamCode review as a daily discipline: you catch logic, data‑safety and security
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