Head of Development

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐙𝐂𝐎 Prop Firm Match Global FZCO is the leading platform for discovering, comparing, and selecting proprietary trading firms. We help traders make confident, informed decisions through side-by-side comparisons, verified reviews, and data-backed insights. With 100,000+ monthly visitors and a globally distributed team of 62, we are scaling fast - and the technology organization needs to match that pace. 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 The Head of Development owns PFM's engineering organization end-to-end. This is a high-ownership role for someone who leads from the front - writing code, making architectural decisions, and building with AI at their side. You will set the technical bar, drive consistent delivery, and be the bridge between engineering and company leadership. In a fast-moving environment, priorities shift without warning. You are expected to adapt immediately, re-prioritize without friction, and always be thinking 10 steps ahead - anticipating architectural needs, scaling challenges, and product directions before they are formally asked for. We expect you to be deeply hands-on with Claude Code and AI-assisted development: not as a buzzword, but as a core part of how you work every day. We are not looking for someone who simply manages a team. We are looking for a builder - someone who ships fast, holds the bar high, and uses AI as a genuine force multiplier. You will own engineering end-to-end, integrate Claude Code and AI- assisted workflows into every layer of development, and drive Prop Firm Match into its next phase of growth. Priorities shift. Requirements evolve. The roadmap moves. You must be able to adapt instantly, anticipate what is coming before it is asked, and always be thinking 10 steps ahead of the current feature set. Excuses are not part of the culture. Speed, dependability, flexibility, and relentless innovation are. Requirements 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 | 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ▸ 10+ years building and scaling production applications. You are a strong engineer first - AI amplifies your output, it does not define your identity. ▸ Proven record of architecting and shipping complex, real-world systems from scratch ▸ Full-stack depth across the PFM stack - not just familiarity, but hands-on production experience ▸ Ability to make architectural decisions with long-term reliability in mind, not short-term shortcuts ▸ Experience managing and scaling engineering teams with consistent delivery outcomes ▸ Adaptability and composure when priorities shift - re-prioritizing without friction and without losing momentum ▸ Strategic foresight: consistently thinking 10 steps ahead of the current feature set, anticipating what the product and infrastructure will need before it is asked 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 - 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 ▸ Frontend: Next.js / React / Shadcn / TailwindCSS ▸ Backend: tRPC + Cloudflare Workers, Workflows, Durable Objects ▸ Data: Drizzle ORM + Aurora PostgreSQL + Cloudflare Hyperdrive ▸ Auth: Clerk - auth and role-based access control ▸ Infra: AWS, CI/CD pipelines, production infrastructure 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 & 𝗔𝗜-𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 We build with AI. You must have direct, hands-on experience using Claude Code and AI- assisted tooling to ship production features - not just experiment with it. ▸ Demonstrable experience using Claude Code to generate, refactor, and ship real features in production ▸ Ability to define prompt engineering strategies and agentic workflows that meaningfully accelerate delivery ▸ Experience integrating AI into code generation, test coverage, documentation, and debugging pipelines ▸ Strong judgment on where AI adds genuine leverage vs. where engineering depth is irreplaceable ▸ Track record of measurable productivity gains through AI tooling - not just familiarity, but results 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 | 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 ▸ Experience building fintech, trading platforms, or data-intensive products ▸ Exposure to prop trading, brokerage systems, or financial infrastructure ▸ Experience scaling teams from early-stage to mid-size ▸ Structured approaches to managing and preventing technical debt at scale ▸ Contributions to open-source projects or published technical writing 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝟭. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ▸ Audit and raise the bar on codebase quality, architecture, and development workflows. ▸ Define and enforce standards in system design, scalability, and maintainability. ▸ Build systems that last - not ones that require constant rework as we scale. Success looks like: Clean, scalable architecture, measurably reduced technical debt, and infrastructure that handles growth without break