Full Stack Engineer

We are a growing SaaS start-up with an international team, operating at the intersection of 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 do not know is that there is a complex, mission-critical travel operation running 24/7 to bring seafarers to the ships where they are needed, when they are needed. That is called crew logistics, and without it, global trade would not function.

But this operation is often still built on manual processes and legacy systems, creating high stress for operators, an unreliable experience for seafarers, and poor outcomes for the industry. That is where Tilla comes in.

Backed by strong investor support, and with more than 10,000 crew changes executed on our platform each year across over 600 vessels globally, Tilla is transforming crew logistics. Our platform streamlines collaboration between operators and seafarers, making crew operations more humane, efficient, and cost-effective.

Join us in the next chapter of our growth journey and help solve 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 ideal 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

Your Responsibilities

Own & Ship Features End-to-End

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

Integrations & APIs

Design, extend, and maintain integrations with third-party systems, including various ERP platforms, 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, with a focus on performance, maintainability, and scalability as we expand into 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-learn cycle, continuously improving based on user feedback, analytics, and usability testing.

Your Profile

• ✅ 2–5 years of experience in backend or full-stack development, ideally in a B2B SaaS or data-heavy application environment
• ✅ Experience building integrations with ERP systems and third-party APIs
• ✅ Strong skills in backend technologies such as Node.js or Python, ETL pipelines, and SQL databases
• ✅ Comfortable working with distributed systems, real-time data, and performance optimization
• ✅ Startup mindset — 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 deeply 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 specifications, we ensure smooth communication and alignment. Our culture values clear communication, well-documented processes, and regular feedback loops to keep teams moving forward.

Diversity & Inclusion

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