Tech Lead (node.js)

Join Hostinger, and we’ll grow fast! 🚀 We’re shaping the future of online success - powered by AI and driven by people. With 900+ talented professionals and over 4 million clients in 150 countries, we help creators and entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life faster and easier than ever before. Our mission: To provide tools that help individuals and small businesses succeed online faster and easier. Our culture: Guided by 10 company principles. Our formula for success: Customer obsession, innovative products, and talented teams. Your role at Hostinger Technical Lead in the Website Builder team. As part of Hostinger's Website Builder team, you'll define and own the product’s technical direction and architecture, ensuring reliability, scalability, and long-term sustainability. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and engineering managers to align technical decisions with business goals, drive best practices in development and infrastructure, and mentor the team toward technical excellence. Curious to learn more? Connect with your team: Auksė Žirgulė, Head of Website Builder Your day-to-day

Define and own the Website Builder’s technical direction and architecture.

Collaborate with stakeholders to align business strategy.

Ensure code quality, system reliability, and scalability across the product.

Drive best practices in CI/CD, observability, and cloud infrastructure.

Support, mentor, and guide engineers toward technical excellence.

Balance priorities between delivering fast and building sustainably.

Monitor, analyze, and optimize system performance.

Your skills and experience

5+ years of experience in software engineering, including technical leadership.

Strong expertise in Node.js, Express, and relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL).

Experience with Redis, message queues (RabbitMQ, BullMQ, GCP PubSub), and event-driven architectures.

Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Solid understanding of service-based architecture, database design, and distributed systems.

Familiarity with modern frontend technologies (Vue.js, Astro, etc.) and how they interact with backend systems.

Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with engineers, PMs, and EMs.

Experience with observability tools (Sentry, Grafana, Prometheus).

A proactive, accountable mindset with ownership over technical outcomes.

Benefits for you

🚀 360 Growth: We provide limitless learning opportunities: access to platforms like Reforge and Couch Hub, global conferences, physical and digital libraries, feedback culture, and mentoring through TesoXchange. Advance your career with internal mobility and grow with a team eager to share knowledge and support your success.

🎯 Freedom & responsibility: Work on your terms: from modern offices in Kaunas and Vilnius, the comfort of home, or anywhere in the world. Enjoy flexibility in managing your schedule and bring your ideas to life in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

💪Wellness simplified: Your health comes first with insurance from Day 1, gym memberships, recharge leave, Headspacesubscriptions, and regular health checks. Join our wellbeing-dedicated events, sports, arts, and hobby clubs, or simply enjoy the balance of a lifestyle that prioritizes wellness.

🎉 Work hard – party hard: Recognize hard work with company events like Summerfest & Winterfest, Town Hall, Meet the Client initiatives, team-buildings, and workations. Enjoy access to the Žalgiris Arena VIP Lounge and celebrate life’s big moments with milestone gifts for weddings, new parenthood, and graduations.

Compensation

Gross salary starting from 7000 EUR. Specific compensation is offered based on work experience, competence, and compliance with other job requirements.