Tech Lead / Engineering Manager (Fully Remote)

Secfix; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Secfix, a security compliance automation company with a growing US footprint, seeks a senior/staff engineer to own how the team builds, including testing, code review, architecture, and organization. You will ship weekly on major projects and lead 1:1s and growth conversations as the team scales.

You have 8+ years as a senior or staff engineer, 1+ year as a tech lead, and proven experience shipping AI features to production and leading system design.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a senior/staff engineer with 1+ years as a tech lead for a team of 3+.
• Experience shipping AI features to production and leading system design.
• Strong OOP fundamentals with Java Spring Boot, Hibernate, and SQL optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Own how the team builds: testing, code review, architecture, and organization.
• Ship every week on the biggest projects and lead 1:1s and growth conversations as the team grows.
• Drive speed, quality, and AI integration in both craft and management.

Skills

AI features in production

System design leadership

Java Spring Boot

Hibernate

SQL optimisation

Team leadership

Tools

SQL databases

Hibernate ORM

Job description

• Ship a meaningful feature with the team and earn their hardest technical questions.
• Identify bottlenecks that make features take three weeks instead of one and fix them through tooling, review, or team structure.
• Take over technical hiring and build a process that runs without oversight.

What the role looks like beyond:

• Own how the team builds: testing, code review, architecture, and organization.
• Ship every week on the biggest projects and lead 1:1s and growth conversations as the team grows.
• Drive speed, quality, and AI integration in both craft and management.

What we're looking for:

• 8+ years as a senior/staff engineer with 1+ years as a tech lead for a team of 3+.
• Experience shipping AI features to production and leading system design.
• Strong OOP fundamentals with Java Spring Boot, Hibernate, and SQL optimisation.

Secfix

Secfix builds security compliance automation systems that help European SMBs achieve certifications like ISO 27001 and GDPR in weeks instead of months. With a team of 8 engineers and 2 designers, they've raised €17M in funding and are growing fast with a focus on speed, quality, and AI-assisted development.