Director, Engineering

Overview

Who We Are Is What We Do. Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and drives a connected and dynamic culture that fosters continuous learning and innovation for our customers. Deel’s momentum is reflected in major recognitions and strong customer satisfaction, underpinned by growth metrics and a high rating across review platforms.

Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you’ll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people’s working lives, supported by a strong valuation and ARR. You’ll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

The HRIS platform is the foundation of the employee experience at Deel, powering how hundreds of thousands of employees interact with their data, benefits, time, performance, and lifecycle events across the globe. This is not just an engineering leadership role; it is an opportunity to own and elevate the core systems and experiences employees use every day.

• Scale and Lead – Lead and scale a Front-End-centric engineering organization of 30-40 engineers across multiple teams. Coach Engineering Managers and Senior ICs, establish clear ownership and accountability, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality, user-centric experiences across the HRIS platform.
• Front-End Architecture & Experience Leadership – Act as the technical authority for the HRIS Front-End platform. Set standards for React, Type Script, Next.js, and shared web/mobile architectures. Lead large-scale Front-End migrations, refactors, and framework evolutions, ensuring performance, accessibility, and long-term maintainability while raising the UX and UI bar.
• Product & Design Ownership – Partner with Product and Design to own the end-to-end HRIS experience from onboarding and profile management to benefits, time, and lifecycle workflows. Ensure complex HR functionality is delivered through intuitive, well-designed interfaces.
• High-Performance Culture & Direct Feedback – Build and maintain a high-accountability engineering culture rooted in clarity, craftsmanship, and candid feedback. Set clear expectations for quality, design sensibility, and execution, and develop leaders who can uphold these standards at scale.
• Modern Delivery & AI Leadership – Champion modern Front-End tooling and AI-assisted development workflows to improve velocity, code quality, and consistency. Refine the Front-End development lifecycle to reduce friction while preserving technical excellence.
• Platform Reliability & Evolution – Ensure HRIS user-facing systems remain reliable, performant, and scalable as usage grows globally. Collaborate with backend and platform teams to ensure seamless integrations, stable APIs, and a cohesive end-to-end system.

• Expert Front-End Systems & UI Architecture – Expert-level experience designing and scaling large Front-End systems using React.js, Type Script, and Next.js. Proven success building FE-heavy applications for browser and mobile with shared codebases. Deep understanding of state management, performance optimization, accessibility, and design systems.
• Design & UX Sensibility – Strong design intuition and experience collaborating with Design using tools like Figma. Ability to critique UI/UX and ensure consistency, usability, and a polished product experience across complex workflows.
• Front-End Migrations & Refactors – Track record of leading major Front-End migrations, refactors, and architectural improvements in large production environments.
• Organizational Mastery – Experience…