Freelance Senior Full Stack Developer | Albania
Senior Fullstack Developer - Freelance
Selego Startup Studio | Tiranë
Company
Startup studio based in Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona. We build 6-10 innovative startups yearly.
Stack: React, Node.js, React Native, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Tailwind
The Reality
You won't code all day. Your job:
- Handle pressure from clients/founders
- Distribute it to the team without breaking them
- Ensure on-time delivery with quality
- Make fast decisions that move projects forward
- Fix problems before they become disasters
What We Expect
5+ years with:
- React, Node.js, modern JavaScript
- Leading 2-5 person teams
- Delivering 2-3 products from zero to production under pressure
- Making architecture decisions that scaled
- Fixing production incidents at 2 AM
Pressure Management
- Communicate risks early: "At this pace, we won't make it. Options are..."
- Propose solutions, not just problems
- Make quick decisions to maintain momentum
- Find ways to deliver, always
Team Leadership
- Unblock juniors before they waste hours
- Stop over-engineering when speed matters
- Make fast architecture decisions
- Write critical code yourself when deadlines are tight
Brutal Honesty
With team: "This is taking too long, what do you need?"
- With clients: "Feature X delays us 2 weeks. Worth it? Y and Z are more critical"
- No bullshit, just facts and solutions
Pragmatism > Perfection
- Know when "good enough" works
- Balance speed with maintainability
- Document technical debt strategically
What You Get
Self-Assessment
- Tech lead on projects - your decisions matter
- Work directly with founders
- New challenges every 2-4 months
- Path to CTO roles in growing startups
- Potential equity in promising startups
- ✅ 5+ years real experience (not inflated)
- ✅ Delivered complex projects under pressure
- ✅ Led teams effectively
- ✅ Thrive under pressure (don't collapse)
- ✅ Comfortable saying "no" and proposing compromises
- ✅ OK being in office 4-5 days/week
Can you answer "yes" to all?
6 yes:Apply now4-5 yes:Apply, let's discuss<4 yes:Not ready yet
Don't Apply If
Terms
- No team leadership experience
- Prefer working solo
- Think senior = write complex code
- Scared of pressure/tight deadlines
- Can't be in office 4-5 days/week
- Want to just follow specs without responsibility
- Rigid about methodologies
- Prefer perfection over delivery
- Location:Tiranë office 4-5 days/week (non-negotiable - you need to see when people are stuck)
- Hours:Full-time, 40+ hours when deadlines approach
- Duration:6+ months initially
- Compensation:Up to €3000 (based on experience)