Lead Engineer

Company Description

Talexa is an intelligence platform that enables organizations to build, understand and plan their workforce capabilities. The platform focuses on giving leaders trusted, data-driven insights into talent, skills, and capability gaps. Talexa is an early-stage startups that operates with a strong innovation mindset and is backed by Enterprise Ireland.

Role Description

As a Lead Engineer at Talexa, you will take technical ownership of our platform: the backend, the data model, permissions and production. You'll work directly with the two founders and decide how the product gets built on the way to our 2027 seed round.

What you'll do

• Own the Go backend and PostgreSQL data model end to end: design, build, review, deploy.
• Own multi-tenant permissions and data isolation.
• Run production: Docker, VPS hosting, blue-green deploys, monitoring, backups, incidents.
• Build across the stack when needed, including React/Next.js screens from existing mockups and patterns.
• Lead and support one engineer, and set engineering standards, including how we work with AI coding agents.

Must have

• Production experience in Go, comfortable building on the standard library rather than heavy frameworks.
• PostgreSQL depth: schema design, query tuning, migrations, tenant isolation.
• Hands-on operations: Docker, Linux servers, zero-downtime (blue-green) deployments.
• A security mindset: authorization models, multi-tenant permissions, secure defaults.
• You have owned a system in production, not only contributed to one.

Competent

• React, Next.js and TypeScript: enough to build and change screens following established patterns.

Nice to have

• B2B SaaS or HR-tech experience, in the US, EU or UK.
• GDPR in practice: processing, retention, subject access requests.
• Working productively with AI coding agents.

What we offer

• Pay and equity, discussed with shortlisted candidates.
• A gradual start if you're the right person: grow into the full role over time.
• Real ownership. Architecture and operations decisions are yours.
• Direct contact with customers and influence on the product.
• Honestly: it's a startup, it's fast pace, it's creative! If you're a builder and wants to work closely with customers, get in touch!

Setting: Remote within EU.