Lead Backend Engineer

About Us

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HSP Group is the premier provider of global expansion services, helping companies simplify the complex challenges of operating internationally. We deliver a seamless experience across

legal entity setup, global HR, payroll, compliance, tax, and advisory , enabling our clients to scale faster, stay compliant, and reduce risk in every market they enter.
About Gateway HR

Gateway HR is our HRIS platform designed specifically for global expansion management. It offers deep integration with

Gateway GXM

— our flagship global entity management platform — enabling capabilities like automatic payslip generation, intelligent contract management, and seamless cross‑border compliance.
Our platform ecosystem already includes

AI‑powered document recognition and classification

in production,

event‑driven serverless architecture

on Azure, and a growing suite of integrated tools spanning HR, entity management, and compliance.
Job Description

This is a remote role
We’re looking for a

Lead Backend Engineer

to own the technical direction of Gateway HR and drive its deep integration with GXM. You’ll combine

hands‑on platform development

with

technical leadership of external development teams — evolving the architecture, building innovative features, and representing HSP’s engineering standards across the codebase.
This is not a pure management role. You’ll be writing code, reviewing PRs, challenging architectural decisions, and shipping features— while also setting the bar for quality and engineering practices.
The Team

You’ll join a small, distributed engineering organization. Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with the GXM backend team, an external development partner, and the product team. You report to the Director of Engineering.
In your first 90 days , expect to: get hands‑on with both the Gateway HR and GXM codebases, establish your code review cadence with the external team, ship your first meaningful feature and start shaping the integration roadmap.
Responsibilities

Architecture & Development
Evolve the Gateway HR architecture for scale, reliability, and deeper integration with GXM
Design and build backend systems for automated payroll processing, compliance monitoring, and intelligent document handling
Extend AI capabilities already in production (document recognition, classification) to new HR workflows
Design APIs and event‑driven workflows using Azure Service Bus for complex, multi‑tenant operations
Work across both MongoDB and PostgreSQL — our ecosystem uses both, and you’ll need fluency in each
Engineering Excellence & External Team Management
Lead and manage external development teams — enforce standards, challenge estimates, catch quality gaps
Conduct rigorous code reviews and establish testing strategies (unit, integration, end‑to‑end)
Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for rapid, safe deployment
Implement observability and monitoring for distributed HR workflows
Champion code quality through documentation, mentoring, and leading by example
Leadership & Collaboration
Mentor backend and full‑stack developers — both internal and external
Represent HSP’s engineering interests when working with external development partners
Collaborate with the GXM team on shared infrastructure, integration patterns, and architectural decisions
Work with product to translate HRIS vision into technical reality
Implement feature flag strategies for safe rollout of new capabilities
Qualifications

Required
7+ years

backend development,

3+ years

in technical leadership
Experience in a regulated or compliance‑heavy industry — finance, healthcare, HR/payroll, or large‑scale e‑commerce — where data security, audit trails, and regulatory requirements are non‑negotiable
TypeScript/Node. xcskxlj js — maintainable, production‑ready code
Azure serverless — Functions, Service Bus, API Management
PostgreSQL

with ORM experience (Sequelize or similar)
MongoDB

with advanced data modeling
Experience managing external development teams — code reviews, quality enforcement, architectural guidance
Event‑driven architecture

and distributed systems design
Terraform

for infrastructure as code
GitHub Actions

for CI/CD
Track record of establishing engineering practices and raising quality standards
Preferred
Background in

HR technology, payroll platforms, or global workforce management

— understanding multi‑country employment, compliance, and employee lifecycle challenges
Cerbos

or similar policy‑based authorization engines
WorkOS

or similar identity/authentication platforms
Novu

or similar notification infrastructure
Python

for AI/ML integration, data analytics, or workflow scripting
Terragrunt

for advanced IaC patterns
System migration and refactoring experience — evolving legacy systems while maintaining uptime
Multi‑tenant SaaS architecture and global scalability patterns
Why Join Us?

Own the technical direction

of a platform deeply integrated with our flagship GXM product
Lead both internal and external teams

— a true engineering leadership role, not just coding
Real AI in production

— not buzzwords, but working document recognition and classification you’ll extend
Direct impact

on product direction, architecture, and engineering culture
Modern stack

— Azure serverless, TypeScript, event‑driven, infrastructure as code
Remote‑first culture

with a small, experienced team where your leadership directly shape the product
Unique market position

— deep integration between HR and global expansion management
If you’re a driven individual who wants to make your mark in the heart of the innovation economy, we’d love to meet you. Join our

#HSPGlobalSolutionTeam

and help us power the next wave of global growth.

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