Head of Engineering

About Kleos Kleos is building a global platform for hiring, managing, and paying international teams. Our product combines global payroll, contractor management, payments, and compliance. As Kleos expands across new markets, currencies, providers, and transaction flows, we are looking for a deeply technical, hands-on CTO to own the architecture and technical foundation of the product. Kleos already has an established engineering and QA team responsible for building and developing the platform. We are not looking to add another management layer. We need a strong architect who can raise the technical bar, strengthen the existing team, and help us scale quickly and safely. People leadership matters, but this is first and foremost a technical leadership role. What you’d own Architecture and technical strategy Enhance and evolve Kleos ’ technical architecture and long-term technical strategy. Assess the current system, identify critical risks and bottlenecks, and build a clear technical roadmap. Design scalable and reliable systems for payments, payroll, external integrations, and sensitive financial data. Make key architectural decisions that balance product speed, security, reliability, and maintainability. Stay close to the codebase, review critical solutions, and step into complex engineering and production issues when needed. Manage technical debt deliberately and prevent it from slowing down the business. Raise engineering quality Set clear standards for technical design, cl