Offer summary

Qualifications:

5+ years of hands-on full-stack development experience, particularly with Node.js and TypeScript., Experience in scaling products from MVP to high-traffic production environments., Strong knowledge of database technologies, both SQL and NoSQL, and familiarity with front-end frameworks like React or Angular., Experience with cloud infrastructure such as GCP, AWS, or Azure, and knowledge of security-driven development practices..

Key responsabilities:

Collaborate with the CTO to establish the technical roadmap and make architectural decisions for scalability.

Lead development efforts to maintain and enhance the product while ensuring best practices are followed.

Optimize integrations with e-commerce platforms and financial institutions to improve performance.

Mentor and support engineers, participate in code reviews, and align technical and business goals as the company scales.

Job description

Our client is a dynamic and fast-growing fintech startup with a passionate and experienced team, backed by significant pre-seed funding and strategic investors. It enables banks to embed their payment products directly into e-commerce checkout, creating a trusted and more secure bank-branded payment experience. It is a remote-first company with team members across Europe.

It is currently engaged in launching its initial product with its first paying customers, and this is an opportunity to help it scale and lead it into the next phase of development.

We're looking for a Lead Engineer to join the team! In this role, you'll play a key part in shaping both the product's evolution and the development of the engineering team, processes, and culture. In this role, you will be expected to be able to work independently while collaborating with key stakeholders and customers to drive the product development past the MVP stage.

Location: Europe
Type: Remote, full-time
Start date: ASAP

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Work with the CTO to build the technical roadmap and drive architectural decisions for scalability and performance
Lead development efforts, maintaining and enhancing the product using best practices
Optimize integrations with e-commerce platforms, financial institutions, and embedded checkouts
Drive security and reliability standards by implementing industry best practices
Help hire, mentor, and support engineers as we grow the team
Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of the software architecture
Collaborate with leadership to align tech and business goals as we scale

The company expects from you:

5+ years of hands-on full-stack development experience, ideally with a significant focus on Node.js and TypeScript
Experience scaling a product from MVP to high-traffic production
Experience with web frameworks like Express.js, Nest.js, or Fastify.js
Strong knowledge of DB technologies - SQL/NoSQL; familiarity with SQL and ORM/ODM software
Knowledge of front-end JavaScript frameworks like React, Vue or Angular
Experience with cloud infrastructure like GCP, AWS or Azure
Familiarity with e-commerce platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce) and financial APIs/Open Banking is a plus
Experience leading projects or teams
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Experience with security-driven development (SSDLC) and security compliance frameworks such as SOC2

The company offers:

A unique opportunity to be a core team member in a high-potential fintech startup, with stock options included
Work with a company already collaborating with top banks
Vacation and public holidays based on your countrys regulations
A flexible work environment that values autonomy, innovation, and impact

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