Overview

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.

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.
Required 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).
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.
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.
Skills:
  • Backend Development
  • Team Leadership
  • Code Review
  • Database Architecture
  • AI Development Tools
  • REST API Integrations
  • Russian Language
  • English Language
Technologies:
  • PHP 8.3
  • ProcessWire
  • MySQL
  • Nuxt 3
  • Vue 3
  • Quasar
  • Flutter
  • Next.js
  • React
  • PostgreSQL
  • Stripe
  • Docker
  • CapRover
  • Metabase
  • Gogs
  • GitHub
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