Coder is growing from about 220 to 500 people by the end of 2027, and our People team is growing with us. We work in pods (GTM, R&D, G&A), each with its own HRBP and Generalist, so leaders always know who to call.

You'll be the HR partner for our R&D leaders, and the international employment expert for the UK, our Employer of Record (EOR) countries, and APAC. This is a foundational hire for our London entity buildout, and you'll work alongside a London-based Generalist and outside UK counsel.

What you'll do

Partner with R&D leaders on performance, org design, employee relations, and people strategy, and flag risks early

Advise on international ER and org changes under local law, and know when to bring in outside counsel for high-risk matters such as redundancy and terminations

Help build our UK employment infrastructure with Legal and Finance: contracts, probation and notice terms, right to work, statutory leave, policies, and benefits

Manage our EOR relationships (Deel, Rippling) and plan the path from EOR to direct employment in key markets

Track regulatory changes in the UK and our active EOR countries, including the Employment Rights Act changes, and proactively flag risks

Own performance, compensation cycles, promotions, and leveling for the pod with the HR Manager and Total Rewards

Build repeatable country playbooks so each new market doesn't start from scratch

Keep international employee data accurate in Rippling and Deel, and support audits and reporting

What we're looking for

Must be located in the Austin metro area

5+ years of HRBP experience, including employee relations, with meaningful UK and/or international exposure

Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, and familiarity with EOR models and their limitations

Hands-on experience with Rippling and/or Deel

Comfort working independently across time zones, with early UK-hours overlap and occasional UK travel

Detail-oriented enough to catch a contract or comp error before it ships, and strategic enough to know when to escalate

Extremely collaborative, working closely with a US- and London-based team

Bonus tacos if you have

(Tacos? Ask us how we say thanks by giving tacos!)

Preferred: SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent hands-on HR experience

Experience supporting a company through a legal entity launch

Exposure to APAC or EMEA employment law beyond the UK

Experience partnering with engineering or R&D teams in a high-growth SaaS company

As our international footprint grows, this role is expected to grow in scope and strategic ownership.

About Coder

Coder is the leading platform for AI development Infrastructure, enabling enterprises to securely run human and AI-driven development workflows in consistent, governed environments. Coder provides self-hosted, agent-ready workspaces that unify developer productivity and platform governance. With Coder, enterprises can confidently evolve from human-only development to AI-assisted and autonomous workflows, without sacrificing security, compliance, or performance. Learn more at coder.com.

Interview process

We believe that the interview process should be transparent, consistent, and enjoyable. We value your time and hope to complete the interview process in two to four weeks, if schedules allow. Through your interviews, you will meet a mix of individual contributors, managers, and senior leaders.

AI use during the interview process

As an AI company, Coder embraces the use of AI tools, and we want to be transparent about our expectations as you navigate our interview process.

Not permitted: Using AI assistance during conversational interviews.

Permitted: Using AI tooling for take-home assessments. Please flag where and to what extent it was used in your take-home. Your submission will not be penalized for using AI as long as it is done honestly.

Our use of AI in hiring

We use AI tools to help manage our recruitment process efficiently and fairly. Specifically:

Ashby and Brainerr help us review inbound applications by surfacing candidates who best match the role requirements we've defined. This tool does not make hiring decisions; it helps our team prioritize which applications to review first.