Tech Lead

Slashhash; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Slashhash in the Netherlands is seeking a Tech Lead who blends hands-on engineering with technical direction and people leadership. You will mentor a globally distributed team, shape scalable systems, and work closely with product, design, data, and AI specialists.

The role emphasizes software architecture, API-first design, modularity, DevOps, and delivering impactful learner features using AI capabilities in a fast-moving education technology environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of commercial software engineering experience
• Strong software architecture expertise
• Proven experience leading engineering teams

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a globally distributed engineering team, fostering a high-performing, inclusive, collaborative, and feedback-driven culture.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through coding, pair programming, peer reviews, architecture design, and technical decision-making.
• Establish and maintain high standards across software architecture, testing, CI/CD, code quality, reliability, and engineering best practices.
• Promote a DevOps mindset in which engineers take ownership of their work throughout the full development lifecycle, from design through deployment and ongoing operation.
• Architect and deliver scalable, maintainable systems and user-facing features with measurable impact on learners.
• Work with AI specialists to incorporate adaptive and personalized learning capabilities into the platform.
• Partner closely with product, design, and data teams to define scope, prioritize effectively, shape the roadmap, and align technical delivery with product outcomes.
• Support engineers through regular 1:1s, career development conversations, coaching, and constructive feedback.
• Continuously improve engineering practices, delivery speed, reliability, team workflows, and technical decision-making.
• Help shape the technology organization as it scales, contributing to how teams, systems, and engineering processes evolve.

Skills

Software Architecture

API-first approaches

Modular design

Asynchronous communication patterns

Scalable system design

Backend engineering

Frontend technologies

LLMs

Agentic AI tools

Docker

Cloud-native environments

AWS

Agile

Lean principles

CI/CD

Tools

React.js

Job description

Tech Lead needed for a mission-driven education technology company in the Netherlands, combining hands-on engineering with technical direction and people leadership. Requires 8+ years of commercial software engineering experience, strong software architecture expertise, and proven experience leading engineering teams. The role involves mentoring a globally distributed team, shaping scalable systems, and collaborating closely with product, design, data, and AI specialists.

Technical (Must-have)

• Software Architecture
• API-first approaches
• Modular design
• Asynchronous communication patterns
• Scalable system design
• Backend engineering
• Frontend technologies
• LLMs
• Agentic AI tools
• Docker
• Cloud-native environments
• AWS
• Agile
• Lean principles
• CI/CD

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Communication
• Stakeholder management
• Collaboration
• Coaching
• Feedback
• Growth-oriented mindset
• Inclusive
• Teamwork

Technical (Nice-to-have)

• React.js

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a globally distributed engineering team, fostering a high-performing, inclusive, collaborative, and feedback-driven culture.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through coding, pair programming, peer reviews, architecture design, and technical decision-making.
• Establish and maintain high standards across software architecture, testing, CI/CD, code quality, reliability, and engineering best practices.
• Promote a DevOps mindset in which engineers take ownership of their work throughout the full development lifecycle, from design through deployment and ongoing operation.
• Architect and deliver scalable, maintainable systems and user-facing features with measurable impact on learners.
• Work with AI specialists to incorporate adaptive and personalized learning capabilities into the platform.
• Partner closely with product, design, and data teams to define scope, prioritize effectively, shape the roadmap, and align technical delivery with product outcomes.
• Support engineers through regular 1:1s, career development conversations, coaching, and constructive feedback.
• Continuously improve engineering practices, delivery speed, reliability, team workflows, and technical decision-making.
• Help shape the technology organization as it scales, contributing to how teams, systems, and engineering processes evolve.

Software Architecture, API-first approaches, Modular design, Asynchronous communication patterns, Scalable system design, Backend engineering, Frontend technologies, LLMs, Agentic AI tools, Docker, Cloud-native environments, AWS, Agile, Lean principles, CI/CD, 8 years of relevant experience