We are Settly!

We are a purpose-driven HR tech scale-up on a mission to redefine the relocation experience for the new generation. We believe everyone deserves to feel at home, no matter where you come from, what you earn, or how long you're staying.

Diversity & Inclusion is our DNA and the foundation of what we do and why. We work with some of the coolest start-ups, scale-ups and publicly listed companies in the world, and help their employees relocate in a hassle-free way through our platform and amazing client success team.

Our core values

Make an impact now - Get the most out of every moment by maximizing your impact and going above and beyond for the ultimate client experience

Stay humble - We practice what we preach and walk the talk (no time for politics)

We are passionate - We love what we do and we do what we love

Doing the right thing - Act fair and with integrity. In particular when nobody is watching

Always developing - Embrace change, innovate, take risks and continuously encourage yourself and those around you to grow and develop

The role

This is not heads-down engineering. We're looking for a Technical Co-Founder who can be the bridge between business and the product, who will own the entire technical and product strategy, build the data infrastructure from scratch, and ship complex product functionality, while being a genuine business partner to the founding team.

You'll work directly alongside the founders (CEO & CCO) to shape where the product goes, how it scales, and what we build next. In this role, you'll also have a small but mighty and capable team of four. With your vision and leadership, you will create the culture and foundation to enable the next phase of scalable growth. 

The immediate focus is clear: build a platform that helps us scale internationally. This is an opportunity where you can start from scratch with real ownership and real upside.

What you'll own

Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Define & own the technical + product roadmap in close partnership with the CEO & Sr. Product owner 

• Architect a scalable data infrastructure to underpin Settly's AI and platform ambitions

• Make pragmatic technology decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term scalability

• Evaluate and evolve the current stack where necessary

Product Build

• Lead the build of new, high-impact platform capabilities from the ground up

• Develop and ship AI-powered tooling that transforms how relocation is managed end-to-end

• Ensure robust, reliable delivery across a lean team without sacrificing quality

Team Leadership

• Manage and develop a team of engineers, a Senior Product Owner and Sr. UX/UI designer

• Set engineering standards, ways of working, and a high-performance culture

• Play an active role in future hiring as the team grows

Co-Founder Responsibilities

• Own business goals and make sure all product & tech is aligned and delivers

• Contribute to board conversations and investor materials from a technical perspective

• Represent the technical vision externally, to clients, partners, and potential hires

• Challenge, shape, and co-own the overall company direction alongside the founding team

About you

Experience

• Experience building the underlying data infrastructure that makes AI work in production. From data pipelines, structured datasets to evaluation frameworks, grading systems, and experiments.

• Proven track record in building and scaling technical products at a startup or scale-up

• Hands-on experience with AI product development and data infrastructure

• Experience managing engineering & product teams, you know how to get the best out of both

• Background in B2B SaaS, HR tech, or marketplace products is a strong advantage

• Comfortable with PHP-based stacks or able to evaluate and migrate pragmatically

• Experience working closely with/managing product owners in an early-stage environment

• Proven ability to contribute to product discovery, not just execute on specs handed to them

Skills & Mindset

• Business acumen, you understand business, how to measure and align product goals 

• AI Fluency, proven experience building solid AI infrastructure 

• Entrepreneurial by nature, you see problems as opportunities, not blockers

• Strong product sense: you understand what to build, not just how to build it

• Able to operate across abstraction levels, from architecture decisions to code review

• Able to provide strong product direction to a PM, including prioritisation, scoping, and customer insight

• Clear, direct communicator who can translate technical complexity for non-technical stakeholders

• Comfortable with ambiguity and early-stage constraints

• Great English communication skills, verbal and written 

Nice to have

• Experience in relocation, mobility, or HR-tech

• Familiarity with marketplace or vendor platform builds

• Additional European languages

For this role we're looking for someone who can and has the right to work in the Netherlands

What Success Looks Like

In your first 12 months, you will:

• Building the data infrastructure in order to launch our AI ambitions.

• Set up a clear framework that measures and drives results within the product organisation

• Ship the first version of Settly's next major platform capability

• Build and validate initial AI-powered tooling across key user workflows

• Establish engineering processes, standards, and a delivery rhythm across the team

• Be a genuine thought partner to the CEO on product direction and company strategy

Why Join Settly?

• Equity with a standard 4-year vest and 1-year cliff, real ownership, not a token gesture

• Direct line to the CEO and a founding team that values technical leadership at the table

• An interesting space: relocation is a fragmented, relationship-heavy, ripe for disruption

• A team of 17 that moves fast, debates openly & doesn't have layers of bureaucracy in the way

What’s in it for you?

Meet some of the team