[Hiring] Tech Lead @Whizz

Role Description

At 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.

As a Tech Lead, you own the architecture and code quality of all Whizz systems:

• PHP core and billing
• ERP
• Client area
• Mobile app
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and technical roadmap of all Whizz systems.
• Review every pull request before merge and keep a clear review standard.
• Design and maintain the database architecture across MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Own Docker images, deployments and environments.
• Drive AI-assisted development across the team: agent instructions, prompts, rules for reviewing AI-generated code.
• Turn product requirements into technical tasks and mentor backend, frontend and mobile developers.
• Lead incident response and ship root-cause fixes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in backend development, 2+ years leading a team.
• Expert in PHP 8 and able to work with all of our code: PHP, TypeScript (Vue / Nuxt, React / Next.js) and Flutter.
• Strong database architecture skills: data modelling, migrations and query optimization in MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Docker in production.
• Daily use of AI development tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot or similar) and experience writing agent instructions for a team.
• Code review as a daily discipline: you catch logic, data-safety and security bugs, not only style.
• Experience with Stripe or a similar payment provider and REST API integrations.
• Native Russian and fluent English.
• Work strictly on New York time (EST/EDT).

Nice to Have

• Hands-on ProcessWire development.
• Flutter development and app store releases.
• Subscription billing or fintech experience.
• CapRover or another Docker PaaS, CI/CD setup.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Full ownership of the technical stack and direct access to the founder.
• Remote work on a New York schedule.
• The chance to be part of an innovative company transforming the transportation industry.