Technical Co-Founder

Are you a technical leader who loves building from first principles and turning ambitious ideas into scalable products? Do you want to play a defining role in shaping the future of a profitable, fast-growing company that's reimagining how international talent relocates and settles across the globe?

We're looking for a Technical Co-Founder to join our Amsterdam-based team, someone who combines deep technical expertise with strong product instincts and commercial awareness.

We are a purpose-driven HR tech scale-up on a mission to redefine the relocation experience for the new generation. We believe everyone deserves to feel at home, no matter where you come from, what you earn, or how long you're staying.

Diversity & Inclusion is our DNA and the foundation of what we do and why. We work with some of the coolest start-ups, scale-ups and publicly listed companies in the world, and help their employees relocate in a hassle-free way through our platform and amazing client success team.

Make an impact now - Get the most out of every moment by maximizing your impact and going above and beyond for the ultimate client experience

Stay humble - We practice what we preach and walk the talk (no time for politics)

We are passionate - We love what we do and we do what we love

Doing the right thing - Act fair and with integrity. In particular when nobody is watching

Always developing - Embrace change, innovate, take risks and continuously encourage yourself and those around you to grow and develop

This is not heads-down engineering. We're looking for a Technical Co-Founder who can be the bridge between business and the product, who will own the entire technical and product strategy, build the data infrastructure from scratch, and ship complex product functionality, while being a genuine business partner to the founding team.

You’ll work directly alongside the founders (CEO & CCO) to shape where the product goes, how it scales, and what we build next. In this role, you will also have a small but mighty and capable team of four. With your vision and leadership, you will create the culture and foundation to enable the next phase of scalable growth.

The immediate focus is clear: build a platform that helps us scale internationally. This is an opportunity where you can start from scratch with real ownership and real upside.

Define & own the technical + product roadmap in close partnership with the CEO & Sr. Product owner

Architect a scalable data infrastructure to underpin Settly’s AI and platform ambitions

Make pragmatic technology decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term scalability

Evaluate and evolve the current stack where necessary

Lead the build of new, high-impact platform capabilities from the ground up

Develop and ship AI-powered tooling that transforms how relocation is managed end-to-end

Ensure robust, reliable delivery across a lean team without sacrificing quality

Manage and develop a team of engineers, a Senior Product Owner and Sr. UX/UI designer

Set engineering standards, ways of working, and a high-performance culture

Play an active role in future hiring as the team grows

Own business goals and make sure all product & tech is aligned and delivers

Contribute to board conversations and investor materials from a technical perspective

Represent the technical vision externally, to clients, partners, and potential hires

Challenge, shape, and co‑own the overall company direction alongside the founding team

Experience

Experience building the underlying data infrastructure that makes AI work in production. From data pipelines, structured datasets to evaluation frameworks, grading systems, and experiments.

Proven track record in building and scaling technical products at a startup or scale‑up

Hands‑on experience with AI product development and data infrastructure

Experience managing engineering & product teams, you know how to get the best out of both

Background in B2B SaaS, HR tech, or marketplace products is a strong advantage

Comfortable with PHP‑based stacks or able to evaluate and…