Tech Lead Web Product

About the role

Murena builds privacy-respecting mobile and cloud products: /e/OS, a de-Googled Android OS, and Murena Workspace, a cloud suite based on Nextcloud. As Tech Lead Web Product, you will provide cross-functional technical leadership over the web products, including development, infrastructure and security. You will manage two squads: one focused on web development, the other on system administration and infrastructure, and help the team adopt AI-assisted development tooling.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the web development squad and the sysadmin / infrastructure squad
• Define and maintain the technical direction of the web products across development and infrastructure
• Drive software architecture and scalability decisions as the user base grows
• Review and improve application and infrastructure security
• Spread engineering best practices: code quality, reviews, testing, CI/CD
• Mentor and upskill engineers, including on AI-assisted development tools
• Work with product and infrastructure teams to prioritise technical work

Required profile

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership of a team or cross-team scope
• Solid experience in both application development and infrastructure (deployment, scaling, monitoring)
• Experience designing scalable architectures for web services
• Experience managing or leading a team of engineers, ideally covering both development and sysadmin / infrastructure profiles
• Experience mentoring other engineers
• Fluent written and spoken English (mandatory)
• Experience working in a remote team

Required skills

• CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI preferred)
• Application and infrastructure security practices
• Nice to have: PHP-based or other open-source web applications (e.g. Nextcloud), introducing AI tooling, open-source contributions

What we offer

• Full-time remote work for candidates based in France, with flexible hours
• Work on open-source software used by tens of thousands of active users
• A role with real influence on technical direction and quality

The hiring process involves three conversations (HR, technical team, CEO) followed by an offer, aiming to finish by mid-November 2026. Candidates apply through the Apply now button with their CV, links to relevant profiles and a short note on why they are interested.