Fullstack Team Leader - PHP & Node.js

Описание

Smartness is a company that develops comprehensive cloud-based software (SaaS) for the hospitality industry.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of engineers while remaining actively involved in software development and technical delivery.
• Writing production-level code and contributing directly to the evolution of the SmartPMS platform.
• Performing code reviews and promoting high engineering standards across the team.
• Supporting engineers in solving complex technical challenges and making sound architectural decisions.
• Collaborating closely with Product Managers, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders to deliver business-critical initiatives.
• Managing projects involving multiple stakeholders, changing priorities, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Driving improvements in software quality, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Supporting hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and professional growth of team members.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience in product-driven or SaaS environments.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in a Team Lead, Tech Lead, Engineering Lead, or similar leadership role.
• Proven experience leading engineers while remaining hands-on in software development.
• Strong experience with PHP and Laravel (mandatory).
• Experience developing and maintaining cloud-based products and distributed systems.
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as Vue.js, React, or Angular.
• Strong code review mindset and commitment to engineering best practices.
• Ability to manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong communication, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in day-to-day software development activities.
• Experience leveraging AI for coding, debugging, testing, documentation, triage, and refactoring.
• Ability to critically evaluate, validate, and test AI-generated code before production deployment.
• Pragmatic approach to balancing AI-assisted development with strong engineering judgment and software quality standards.
• Curiosity and openness toward adopting new AI-powered tools and workflows to improve productivity and delivery outcomes.

Nice to have

• Strong knowledge of Node.js is considered a significant plus.
• Exposure to additional backend technologies such as .NET, C#, Java, or Spring is appreciated.
• Experience working closely with DevOps teams and CI/CD practices.

We offer

• Work in a small and top-performing team that moves extremely fast where you are extremely important.
• Work without having to deal with jerks and ego-maniacs.
• The opportunity to join one of the best travel-tech teams in Europe.
• A place where your talent can blossom.
• An environment where mistakes are allowed – we make bold choices to achieve ambitious goals, learn from mistakes, and move forward.
• A place where your voice matters – meetings provide space for new ideas and projects, regardless of your role or seniority.
• Continuous growth – we challenge the status quo, renewing our processes and approaches to meet challenging goals.
• We have fun while working! We are easygoing people.
• Work with the best software out there to automate repetitive tasks and let you focus on what matters.
• Remote working.
• Competitive compensation and the opportunity to participate in the company’s long-term growth through equity access.
• Annual OTE starting from €45,000 across Europe for candidates with solid professional experience but limited exposure to this specific role.
• Compensation up to €75,000 for candidates with significant relevant experience, depending on their expertise, scope of responsibilities, and expected impact.
• Opportunity to receive equity, aligning your success with the long-term growth of the company.
• Compensation philosophy designed to reward growth, ownership, and meaningful contributions.
• Potential for rapid compensation progression to reflect achievements and responsibilities.
• Offers beyond the standard compensation ranges may be considered for exceptional candidates demonstrating outstanding potential or experience.

Hiring process

• We reply to every candidate.