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Job-ID: c3fac4f4-bd72-4040-bd04-f32628d6c94aReference: 7566e8d2-b c0-fb0497ee8693Team: Back-End EngineeringLocation: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Angola, Armenia, Albania, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, Ireland, Latvia, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United KingdomSalary: $80,000 - $170,000 USDEmployment type: Full-timePosted: 2026-08-14Who we are is what we do.Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.Why should you be part of our success story?As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50,Aumente sus posibilidades de llegar a la fase de entrevista leyendo la descripción completa del puesto y enviando su solicitud sin demora.Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator's top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.Senior Tech Lead - US PayrollThis Senior Tech Lead for the US Payroll teamis expected to step into a pivotal role as a main technical advisor, guiding the exciting strategic evolution of one of our most essential engines. It provides technical leadership across the engineering organization, partnering closely with the Director of Engineering to shape architecture, technical decisions and engineering excellence. Today, our US Payroll vertical is a reliable partner for our SMB customers. Your mission is to architect and scale this platform to support giant enterprise clients and our entire EOR and PEO community. It's a thrilling step-change in both throughput and architectural complexity that will define our next chapter.Building the Future: Architectural LeadershipYou'll be the driving force behind the essential rearchitectures and migrations that make this growth possible. We're looking for someone who loves:Hunting down bottlenecks and turning inefficiencies into smooth, elegant solutions.Designing the robust frameworks that will unlock global, enterprise-level scale.Setting the high technical standards that keep our systems manageable and healthy as we grow.Empowering the Team: Mentorship & ExcellenceYour impact goes far beyond the code. You'll be a champion for our engineering culture, helping our teams reach new heights by:Simplifying the complex and clearing the path so our engineers can do their best work without friction.Boosting our collective velocity and quality through smart, systematic improvements.Investing in our people: mentoring senior engineers and fellow tech leads to raise the bar for everyone.Acting as a collaborative partner, bridging the gap between engineering and the wider leadership team.Who You AreYou bring a holistic perspective: you know how to keep today's systems rock-solid while building the ambitious infrastructure of tomorrow. If you're a leader who thrives on high-impact challenges and has a heart for transforming complex environments, we can't wait to meet you!Primary ResponsibilitiesStrategic Technical LeadershipPrincipal Advisor & Architect: Serve as a principal technical advisor to the Director of Engineering, leading technical design and architecture for critical initiatives that align with business objectives.Informed Decision Making: Drive the technical decision-making process and architecture reviews, identifying and resolving technical risks while balancing short-term delivery with long-term health.Cross-functional Bridge: Represent engineering leadership in planning sessions, building strong partnerships with product and design to drive alignment across product lines.Operational & Team ExcellenceStandardizing Excellence: Implement engineering best practices and design processes that increase team effectiveness, velocity, and technical quality across the organization.Data-Driven Improvement: Establish metrics and KPIs to measure effectiveness, leading post-mortems and driving systematic improvements to reduce organizational friction.Mentorship & Growth: Mentor senior engineers and tech leads, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and helping establish career development frameworks and hiring standards.What this role is not: Not a traditional Tech lead role: Not primarily focused on owning the technical execution of a single engineering team or day to day deliveryNot limited to one product or team This role will operate across multiple teams and product areas identifying opportunities to improve Not just an architectural role: Success requires more than designing systems. This person will influence technical strategy.Not a purely advisory position While this role operates at a strategic level, the expectation is to remain technically credible and close enough to the work to guide complex decisions What You BringYour background and expertise:Extensive Engineering Foundation: 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally within fast-growing organizations and across multiple technical domains.Proven Leadership: A track record of technical leadership in organizations of 30+ engineers, with a history of driving initiatives across multiple teams.Architecture Mastery: Strong system design and architecture skills, with the ability to implement engineering processes at scale.Communication & Mentorship: Excellence in technical communication and documentation, with a dedicated history of mentoring senior engineers and contributing to technical communities.Total RewardsOur workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.Our salary range reflects gross base salary. For commercial roles with commission eligibility, this figure represents On-Target Earnings (OTE), inclusive of base salary and target commission.Salary ranges are quoted in USD as a consistent global reference. Your offer will be localized to your country's currency using a market-aligned conversion.Final pay is based on objective, job-related criteria including experience, skills, and location.We don't ask about salary history. Offers are based on the role and what you bring to it.Some things you'll enjoyStock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and locationAdditional perks and benefits based on your employment status and countryThe flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork accessAt Deel, we're an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless ofrace, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @ and other acquired company emails like @ and @ . You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visitingour careers page.Deel welcomes persons with disabilities to apply to any of our open roles. We will provide application and/or interview accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities or other needs. If you require application and/or interview accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via email ( ) and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation. As part of our hiring process, we primarily rely on interviews and role-related assessments. In limited cases, we may also consider informal background information relevant to the role, in line with our privacy and fairness obligations.This application process may utilise Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) and AI systems to assist in evaluating candidates based on experience level, technical skills and qualifications. This processing is conducted in compliance with applicable Data Protection, AI Governance and Labour Laws. We ensure human oversight is maintained in all final hiring decisions. Your personal data is not used to train AI models. xcskxlj For more information on how we process your personal data, please see our Recruitment Privacy Policy.For NYC Residents: In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, an independent bias audit has been conducted on AEDT
