We are a growing SaaS start-up with an international team, operating on the intersection between two of the world's most fascinating industries - global shipping and global travel.

Over 90% of global trade depends on ships, and the shipping industry depends on the 2 million seafarers who operate them. What most people don't know is there's a complex, mission-critical travel operation going on 24/7 to bring seafarers to the ships where they're needed, when they're needed. That's called crew logistics, and without it, global trade wouldn't function.

But it's an operation often built on manual processes and legacy systems, meaning high-stress for operators, an unreliable experience for seafarers, and poor outcomes for the industry. That is until Tilla enters the scene.

Backed by strong investor support, with more than 10,000 crew changes executed in the platform each year across over 600 vessels globally, our platform is a game changer in crew logistics, streamlining collaboration between operators and seafarers, making crew operations more humane, efficient, and cost-effective.

Join us on the next chapter of our growth journey and tackle this overlooked yet critical global challenge: every crew change, optimized and digital.

Your Mission

This is an opportunity to contribute to important initiatives with direct impact on revenue, drive technical decisions, and grow into a backend lead role as the company scales. We operate in a data-heavy, performance-critical environment where accuracy, reliability and usability are at the core of what we build. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment, values autonomy, and enjoys working on user-facing products that directly impact customers.

Our Tech Stack

Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, ShadCN
Backend: NestJS, GraphQL, Prisma, AWS (Lambda, SQS, RDS, ECS)
State Management: Apollo Client, React Query
Testing: Jest, Playwright

Own & Ship Features End-to-End

Drive product initiatives from high-level decisions to implementation, testing, and deployment.

Integrations & APIs

Design, extend, and maintain integrations with third-party systems — including integrations with various ERPs — ensuring reliability, scalability, and secure data flows. Contribute to key product areas with direct revenue impact.

Backend Architecture, Scalability, Performance & Reliability

Collaborate on defining the technical direction for our backend services, focusing on performance, maintainability, and scalability as we expand to new markets and larger data volumes. Build systems that are resilient, performant, and capable of handling large-scale, real-time data. Optimize for throughput, fault-tolerance, and efficient resource usage.

Data-Heavy Workflows

Design and implement data pipelines, transformations, and APIs that power analytics, dashboards, and customer-facing tools. Consider performance optimizations for large datasets, real-time event streams, and data integrity.

Coordinate Across Teams

Work closely with backend, data, and customer experience teams to define API contracts, manage large data payloads, and ensure optimal data representation and performance. Collaborate to surface insights, support customer needs, and deliver seamless product experiences.

Agile & Feedback Loops

Work in a tight build measure learning cycle, continuously improving based on user feedback, analytics, and usability testing.

Your Profile

✅ 2-5 years of experience in backend or fullstack development, preferably in a B2B SaaS or data-heavy application.
✅ Experience with building integrations to ERP systems / third-party APIs
✅ Strong skills in backend technologies (e.g., Node.js, Python), ETL pipelines and databases (SQL).
✅ Comfort with distributed systems, real-time data, and performance optimization.
✅ Startup energy – you thrive in fast-moving environments, take ownership, and enjoy solving ambiguous problems.
✅ Growth mindset – excited about growing into a technical lead role as the company scales.

Why Join Us?

✅ High ownership, high impact – Ship real features that users love.
✅ Fast-moving startup – No bureaucracy, just build.
✅ Work with a stellar team – Engineers, designers, and PMs who care about craft.
✅ Global team, async culture – We work across time zones from Singapore to Argentina with flexible, remote-friendly collaboration. Using tools like Slack, video recordings, and detailed specs, we ensure smooth communication and alignment. Our culture values clear communication, well-documented processes, and regular feedback loops to keep teams moving forward.

We believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success at Tilla. We make hiring decisions based on your experience and skills. Therefore, we welcome applications from all members of society, regardless of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.

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