Teya Senior Backend Engineer at Teya to design, develop, and maintain backend services supporting local businesses across Europe. Act as senior technical contributor and mentor within a small ePOS team.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain clean, efficient, secure, and well-tested code to support critical business needs, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability across Teya's systems.
Take ownership of features and projects throughout the full software development lifecycle, including scoping, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (including product, design, data science, security, and operations) to understand requirements, provide technical insights, and contribute to architecture discussions.
Build tools and integrate systems to enhance operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability of products across the business.
Contribute to process improvements, focusing on continuous integration, delivery, and deployment to ensure a smooth and stable development pipeline.
Participate in code reviews, share feedback constructively, and help elevate the overall quality and performance of the team’s output.
Mentor and support fellow developers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in software engineering, payments, and fintech, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
Assist in troubleshooting complex issues related to our systems, providing timely resolutions to ensure uninterrupted service for our customers.
Help define and promote best practices in software development, including code quality, testing, automation, and security.
Serve as a subject matter expert in key areas, providing guidance and support to other teams.
Qualification
Proven ability to designExperience with system designStrong understanding of databasesA strong focus on monitoringThe ability to work autonomouslyClear communication skillsDegree in computer scienceExperience with CI/CD pipelinesWe trust you
Required
At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong experience building backend systems with Java 17+ and Spring Boot.
Proven ability to design, build and operate reliable services in production.
Experience with system design, scalable architectures, microservices and API development.
Strong understanding of databases, data structures, performance trade-offs and distributed systems.
Practical experience with Kafka and event-driven systems.
A strong focus on monitoring, observability, testing and operational ownership.
Experience debugging complex issues across multiple services or systems.
The ability to work autonomously, make sound technical decisions and become productive quickly.
Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain complex topics and influence technical direction.
A collaborative approach and an interest in supporting the growth of other engineers.
Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment.
Preferred
Degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
Previous experience in the Payments Industry, fintech, or Location and Business Recommendation Services platforms.
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Helm).
Experience with current or specific frameworks, SDKs, APIs, and libraries relevant to Teya's technology stack (e.g. Laravel, Spring, Reactor).
Familiarity with authorisation systems (e.g., RBAC, ABAC, SpiceDB).
Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) or Test-Driven Development (TDD).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
We trust you, so we offer flexible working hours, as long it suits both you and your team;
