Remote Technical Lead Mobile at Masabi – Poland — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is fully remote but restricted to Poland-based candidates, which significantly limits flexibility for traditional digital nomads. You must be legally based in Poland for the duration of this up-to-12-month fixed-term contract, so working from Bali or Medellín on a tourist visa is not a viable option here.
Timezone considerations: Poland operates on CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2). The role involves leading engineering teams and coordinating with Product and stakeholder groups, which typically implies some synchronous daily availability — likely core hours of 9am–5pm CET. This is not a fully async-friendly position given the 1:1s, delivery management, and stakeholder visibility responsibilities.
Within-Poland flexibility: If you're a nomad who holds Polish residency or a long-stay visa, you could still work from different cities — Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk, or Warsaw — which are all vibrant tech hubs with coworking spaces and relatively affordable cost of living compared to Western Europe.
- Warsaw: Monthly costs ~€1,200–1,800 for a comfortable lifestyle — highly manageable on a senior tech lead salary.
- Kraków: Slightly cheaper, ~€1,000–1,500/month, with a strong tech community and coworking scene.
No travel-specific perks (coworking stipend, equipment budget) are mentioned in the posting. Given the contract nature, benefits may be limited compared to permanent roles. Best suited for professionals already residing in Poland seeking a meaningful short-to-medium-term engagement.
About Us
At Masabi, we're driving the fare payment revolution, powering the journeys of millions all over the world. We build fare collection platforms that allow riders to seamlessly buy and present tickets for public transport either on their mobile phones, from a ticket machine, or even by tapping their bank card to travel.
Our Justride platform is used in over 250 locations globally, including some of the largest cities in the world. With our industry-first mobile ticketing SDK, we've partnered with large players in the transport space, including Uber, Moovit and Transit.
Your own journey is important to us too. Choosing a role here means joining a network of innovators from all walks of life; a group of passionate individuals who consistently deliver. Here, you'll find the tools you need to build the career you want. Whether you're taking the direct route or trying a new path, we'll support you no matter what.
The Role
As part of the Passenger Apps team, you'll lead the delivery and ongoing development of Masabi's native passenger applications, the white-label Justride/Passenger experience deployed across transit agencies worldwide, spanning iOS, Android and Web.
This is a hands-on Technical Lead role with a balance of approximately 50% technical contribution and 50% people leadership, delivery management and team coordination. Alongside supporting a team of engineers, you'll remain actively involved in technical design, implementation, code reviews and delivery planning, focused on integrating Masabi's Justride SDK and public API platform capabilities.
Location
This role is available in a remote model for candidates based in Poland.
Type of Role
This role is available as an up to 12 months Fixed Term Contract.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Delivery
- Own delivery across the Passenger iOS, Android and Web applications, clearing blockers and keeping releases predictable
- Remain actively involved in technical implementation, design discussions and code reviews, setting the bar for engineering quality
- Drive the integration of Masabi's Justride SDK and public APIs into Passenger applications
- Lead application migrations, release management, rollout planning and deployment activities
- Support engineering practices that enable effective delivery across the team
People Leadership & Team Development
- Lead and support a team of engineers through regular 1:1s, coaching, performance feedback and clear development conversations
- Create an environment where engineers can grow, develop and do their best work
- Partner closely with Product and Engineering stakeholders to align priorities, delivery plans and team goals
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture
- Contribute to hiring, onboarding and team growth activities as needed
- Provide visibility on delivery progress, risks and dependencies to stakeholders
About You
- Strong hands-on engineer at heart, current in at least one native platform (Swift/UIKit or Kotlin/Coroutines) and able to move confidently across both
- You've led technical delivery across engineering teams, owning quality through code review and design guidance rather than stepping back from the work
- You've managed and grown engineers directly, running 1:1s, coaching and honest feedback
- Comfortable in multi-tenant or white-label products, where one codebase serves many customers with different needs
- Experience delivering and evolving production applications, including migrations or modernisation efforts
- Knowledgeable and experienced in SDK and API integrations
- Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools and able to demonstrate how you've incorporated them into engineering workflow
- A calm communicator who keeps stakeholders aligned and can hold the balance between coding and leading
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with release management, rollout strategies and deployment processes
- Knowledge of CI/CD tooling and engineering quality practices
- Participation in hiring, onboarding or team growth initiatives
- Prior experience in Fintech or Transit domains
Careers at Masabi are for people going places – driven by a mission to make transit fair and accessible for all.
We are a network of innovators from all walks of life, passionate about making a difference. At Masabi, we operate with openness and trust, creating an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole, authentic selves to work.
Whoever you are, just be yourself.
We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, including disabled and neurodivergent people, and can make adjustments at any stage of the process. You're also welcome to share your pronouns whenever you feel comfortable. Together, we simplify journeys, remove barriers, and improve daily life for millions.
Why Join Masabi?
- Driven by Purpose – We believe in journeys made simple. The work isn't always easy, but the best things never are.
- Encouraged to Accelerate – Masabi is going places and our people are in the driving seat. Whether you're taking the direct route or exploring new paths, we support your journey.
- Advancing with Empathy – We put people first and foster a culture of learning, not blame. No matter your cargo, we share the load.
We're already powering journeys – are you ready to join us?
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