Tech Lead - Backend, Frontend & Beyond - Fully Remote
Remote | Full-Time | EdTech Startup | Contract-to-Hire on Upwork
About Us
Aladia is a rapidly growing e-learning platform based in Italy, on a mission to transform digital education globally. We're passionate about innovation, learner‑centered design, and delivering exceptional online learning experiences that scale. Our international, remote‑first team is united by a drive to build the future of education—one meaningful interaction at a time.
What You’ll Do

Collaborate daily with our CTO to support and scale technical and operational initiatives
Act as a bridge across departments: engineering, design, HR, customer success, finance, and marketing
Own our Authorization Models — RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC experience is a must
Help design, implement, and improve internal tools, workflows, and documentation
Tackle technical tasks or coordinate with dev teams as needed
Participate in high‑level strategy and planning, while handling hands‑on execution
Absorb cross‑functional knowledge and gradually own more responsibility
Contribute to scaling our infrastructure, systems, and team culture as we grow

Who You Are?

4+ years in a technical role (engineering, DevOps, product tech)
Strong generalist mindset, ready to grow across functions
Highly organized and proactive, thrives with autonomy
Excellent communicator across technical and non‑technical teams
Passionate about startups, tech, and education
Fluency or working proficiency in Italian and English