Tech Lead / CTO

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania (hybrid possible)

Type: Full-time

Are you excited about building technology that millions of people rely on every month?

Do you thrive on scaling complex platforms, designing resilient systems, and shaping how products evolve? Join Horizontal Media’s Engineering Team, where marketplaces meet high-volume data, and every decision impacts hundreds of thousands of daily users.

Our mission

We connect people with what matters most – whether it’s buying a first car on Autogidas.lt or finding a dream home on Domoplius.lt. We work with massive datasets, handle millions of interactions, and continually improve reliability, performance, and user experience. Technology is the backbone of our business – and we’re looking for a leader to take it to the next level.

Why join us?

This is a unique opportunity to own the technical future of two of Lithuania’s leading marketplaces. You’ll lead architecture, infrastructure, and product scaling decisions while mentoring engineers and shaping culture. You’ll have the freedom to bring ideas to life quickly – and see their impact across the entire market.

We’re looking for someone who thrives on modernizing systems, re-architecting for scale, and introducing new technologies where they create value.

You will have the mandate to rebuild and modernize the platform, shaping the future stack and ensuring it’s fit for the next decade.

This is not a “maintain what’s there” role – it’s a rare chance to reimagine a product used by hundreds of thousands of people, with the freedom to make key architectural decisions.

If you want to:

• Create and own the technology roadmap, balancing innovation with system stability and long-term scalability.
• Lead by example: design, review, and occasionally write code while guiding architecture decisions across backend, frontend, and infra.
• Hire, mentor, and grow a strong engineering team, creating an environment where people learn fast and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Partner with product managers and business leads to ensure our platforms evolve in step with user needs and strategic goals.
• Drive operational excellence: improve CI/CD, monitoring, testing, and infrastructure to maximize uptime, speed, and security.
• Shape the future of marketplaces in Lithuania by exploring new technologies, personalization, AI, and integrations.

And you can check off:

• Proven hands-on engineering background (backend, infra, or full-stack) and ability to lead technical design.
• Strong knowledge of PHP, MySQL, caching (Memcached), Elasticsearch – with a good grasp of frontend technologies (React, JS, HTML, CSS).
• Experience managing and scaling high-traffic systems or complex platforms.
• Success in leading engineering teams, setting standards, and creating a culture of ownership and excellence.
• Strategic thinking: ability to balance quick delivery with long-term technical vision.

Bonus points if you:

• Have experience with marketplace platforms or large-scale transactional systems.
• Worked with cloud migrations, DevOps (Docker/Kubernetes), or distributed systems.
• Are curious about applying data science/AI for personalization, recommendations, or fraud prevention.

Here’s the deal

• Growth and learning: time for conferences, courses, and experiments – we want you to stay sharp and curious.
• Impact at scale: your work will touch hundreds of thousands of people every day.
• Tools of your choice: we’ll equip you with the hardware and software you need to do your best work.
• Culture: collaborative team, regular offsites, and company traditions that stick.
• Hybrid setup: we encourage office work for collaboration, with flexibility to work remotely several days per week.
• Competitive salary & benefits: tailored to your experience, role impact, performance.
• Gross salary: 5000-7500 Eur/month. Although it may vary depending on your skills and experience.