ld the technical foundation of Keyformance
Location: Cairo, Egypt (on-site full-time)
Reports to: COO
Company: Keyformance
🧠 About Keyformance
Keyformance is a Danish-founded AI & software studio with its primary development hub in Cairo.
We combine Danish quality, structure and business understanding with international scalability and technical talent.
2026 is a defining year for us. We are moving from setup to execution – launching our first core product, delivering selected client projects, and building strong internal technical foundations for long-term growth.
🎯 The role
We are hiring our first Tech Lead – a key role that will shape how Keyformance builds software, teams and products from day one.
This is not a pure architect role and not a people manager detached from code.
We are looking for a hands-on technical leader who can:
- set technical direction
- build development structure and standards
- mentor developers
- ensure code quality and scalability
- work closely with founders and leadership
You will report directly to our COO and collaborate closely with the founder team on product direction, architecture and hiring decisions.
🧩 Your responsibilities
Technical leadership
- Define and own the overall technical architecture across products and client projects
- Set up and maintain a workflow in GitHub (e.g. repositories, branching, pull requests and collaboration)
- Establish coding standards, review processes and best practices
- Ensure high code quality, maintainability and scalability
- Make pragmatic technical decisions – not theoretical ones
Team & structure
- Help design the structure of the development team as it grows
- Support hiring of developers and technical profiles
- Mentor developers and help them grow technically and professionally
- Create a positive, ambitious and high-performing engineering culture
AI & innovation
- Lead and support AI-related development (LLMs, AI integrations, intelligent features)
- Help define how AI is used meaningfully in products – not “AI for AI’s sake”
- Support developers working with AI tools, APIs and workflows
Product & business collaboration
- Work closely with COO and founders on product roadmap and priorities
- Translate business goals into technical solutions
- Balance speed, quality and long-term sustainability
🧠 What we’re looking for
We need a strong, experienced Tech Lead with good energy and leadership instincts.
We value real-world experience over academic theory.
You likely have:
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Proven experience as Tech Lead, Senior Developer or Architect
- Strong understanding of modern web/app architectures
- Experience working with AI technologies (LLMs, AI APIs, ML integrations, etc.)
- Solid backend knowledge + good frontend understanding
- Experience working in structured teams with code reviews, CI/CD, Git workflows
You are someone who:
- Takes ownership and responsibility
- Communicates clearly and constructively
- Can influence developers positively and raise team quality
- Is calm, pragmatic and solution-oriented
- Enjoys building things from the ground up
🌍 Why join Keyformance?
- You will shape the technical DNA of the company
- Direct influence on architecture, standards and team growth
- Close collaboration with founders and leadership
- Long-term perspective – we build for sustainability, not quick exits
- A culture that values quality, transpa
