Tech advisor/ Interviewer - Part-time - EMEA/APAC

About the Role

Jouster.com is seeking a freelance Technical Advisor / Interviewer to support its engineering hiring process. We’re building three lean product teams (3 engineers + 1 product lead each) and have over 100 engineering candidates in the pipeline. We need an experienced technical interviewer to lead candidate evaluations and ensure we bring in top-tier senior engineers.

This is a short-term, high-impact role designed for someone who enjoys vetting technical talent, leading live coding sessions, and supporting early-stage hiring for startups.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical interviews for senior software engineer candidates
• Run live coding sessions to assess real-time problem-solving and coding ability
• Evaluate candidate performance in alignment with this role spec
• Prepare and ask role-relevant technical questions, including system design and architecture
• Deliver clear, written interview feedback with hire/no-hire recommendations
• Advise the founder on technical team composition and hiring decisions when needed
• Collaborate asynchronously with a globally distributed team

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• Strong experience in Python (Golang is a plus)
• Experience conducting technical interviews, especially for senior-level roles
• Comfortable assessing backend system design, architecture, and clean code practices
• Understanding of early-stage startup needs and lean team dynamics
• Fluent English communication skills—both verbal and written
• Based in Asia or Europe preferred, but open to global talent with overlap

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with AI/ML workflows or experience working on technical products in early-stage startups
• Previous experience helping non-technical founders with hiring and vetting engineers
• Ability to support ad hoc technical advisory beyond interviews, if needed