Who We Are

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.

Our Values

If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

Who You Are

Justworks is seeking a Director of Engineering for our International team to lead our dynamic and innovative engineering team. This individual will play a critical role in building, scaling, and maintaining the technology infrastructure that powers our international people, payroll, and payments systems. As the Director of Engineering, you will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure the highest standards of quality and compliance are upheld while driving continuous improvement and innovation.

Getting employment right, especially on a global scale, is integral to the livelihoods of small businesses and their employees. It's not just about processing numbers; it's about ensuring that employees are paid accurately and on time, that taxes and compliance are handled seamlessly, and that businesses can focus on their core operations without worrying about employment and payroll related issues. The Director of Engineering, International, plays a critical role in enabling this by developing and maintaining systems that operate flawlessly, while also being ready for future growth. This role demands a leader who can build and scale a team and help architect solutions that scale globally while bringing our customers confidence every step of the way which is paramount in fulfilling our commitment to small businesses and their employees, both today and in the future.

We expect the size of this group will grow significantly over time and this is a mission critical role.

What You Will Work On

Your mission is to bring forward-thinking strategies and execute them to the most critical areas of the Justworks’s future.

• Leadership: Provide strong leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the engineering team responsible for international payments and payroll systems. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous delivery and improvement.
• Technical Strategy: Define and drive the technical strategy and roadmap for international payments and payroll systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives and scalability for future growth. Help define and communicate technical standards and best practices.
• Execution: Oversee the development and maintenance of mission-critical software components, systems, and services related to international payroll and payments, ensuring robustness, security, and reliability.
• Enhance our testing, monitoring and continuous deployment infrastructure.
• International Payment Systems Leadership: Provide strategic direction and leadership for the development and maintenance of international payment systems, ensuring accurate and timely disbursements for employees and tax authorities across different countries.
• Compliance: Ensure that the payroll and payments systems are in compliance with local and global regulations, working closely with compliance and legal teams to address regulatory changes promptly.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with the business, product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to define product requirements, set priorities, and deliver high-quality features and enhancements.
• Partner closely with stakeholders and partners to improve efficiency of how we deliver product.
• Work with business operation leaders to establish data engineering strategies to make us a strong data driven organization.
• Team Development: Build and develop a world-class engineering team by hiring top talent, setting clear expectations, and providing ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Innovation: Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and innovation in international payroll and payment processing, streamlining operations and enhancing customer experienc