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Kilo Posted 15 days ago

Backend Tech Lead

The job in short

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Kilo is hiring: “Backend Tech Lead” (Lead level). Remote work (company based in Vilnius). Salary: 5 500–6 500 € per month gross, 18 % above the median for Backend (5 100 € gross). Technologies in the ad: Agile, AI, API Design, CI/CD, Laravel, Performance Tuning. The ad is in English and does not ask for Lithuanian. Kilo currently has 23 open IT positions.

Salary

5 500 – 6 500 €/month

Gross/month · +0 % vs the Lead median

Level

Lead

Usually 7+ years. You lead a team or a technical direction: plan, align with the business and grow people.

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Work mode

Remote

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What is expected

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What they offer

  • Shape your growth pathBuilders never stop learning. Coaching, mentorship, training, conferences, online courses, subscriptions, books – you’ve got a €1100 yearly budget to fuel personal or team growth. You pick the path – we’ll back you all the way.
  • Additional conditions apply based on your residence location.
  • Ready to join our team? Fill out the form below and share your experience, skills, and motivation. We review every application carefully and will get back to you shortly.
  • Success! You’ll hear from us once we review your application.
  • We have scalable career opportunities for every talent.

Job description

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Kiloverse is the operational force that helps ventures grow — building the systems, teams, and infrastructure that turn ideas into scalable businesses. Behind every fast-growing product, there’s a group of people who think like owners, act fast, and execute with precision.

Here, you’ll find people who want to break big in their careers — working side by side with entrepreneurs and founders to build ventures that redefine the health, wellness, beauty, or travel industries.

Get ready to

Define and drive the overall technical strategy and architecture across multiple products and brands;

Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 3-4 backend engineers;

Own system architecture decisions — design for scalability, maintainability, and reliability;

Review technical designs and code to ensure quality, performance, and adherence to best practices;

Hands-on development using PHP, Laravel, and Laravel Nova;

Identify technical debt, propose improvements, and drive their implementation proactively;

Ensure system reliability — monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues, and put safeguards in place to prevent recurrence;

Build and improve engineering processes, eliminate bottlenecks, and ensure consistency across teams;

Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices to improve delivery speed;

Track and report technical health metrics (uptime, performance, incident counts) to senior management;

Collaborate closely with frontend, QA, and product teams;

Stay up-to-date with new tools, architectural patterns, and AI-assisted development practices;

Proactively identify technical risks and gaps and take initiative to address them without waiting to be directed.

Jump to the application form and start your journey with us.

Location

  • We have several great workspaces to choose from, including our headquarters in Vilnius and our hubs in Klaipėda and Riga.
  • For our Vilnius office, we follow a 4 days onsite, 1 day remote hybrid model. For roles based outside Vilnius, the work arrangement – onsite, hybrid, or remote-depends on the specific position.

Own your wellnessStay sharp and well in your own way – health insurance (after probation), on-site physiotherapist, office gym, and fitness classes keep you moving. Plus 7 extra days off, 3 for weddings, hybrid work, and the freedom to work 2 months from anywhere in the world.

Boost your daily lifeEvery breakthrough needs a spark, and our daily setup is designed to support it. Enjoy a pet-friendly office, fresh breakfasts, hot lunches, and fully stocked drawers and fridges for a quick snack or even a team-cooked meal together. Rooftop and cellar events keep things lively, while a public transport card for Vilnius and access to Perks.lt benefits help make everyday life a little easier.

Drive global impactThis is where ambition scales. Build impact across 30+ brands worldwide. Launch bold projects. Even step in as a co-founder – we reward those who push further. And if you bring in more great people, you get €1500 for every successful referral.

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About the company

Kilo

Kilo is hiring for 23 IT positions right now, mostly in Marketing and SEO, Data and AI, DevOps and cloud.

Open roles
23

last 24 days

Salary median
4 500 €

IT median 4 000 € · +13 %

Remote or hybrid
100 %

remote 100 · hybrid 0 · office 0 %

Cities
Vilnius

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