Lead Software Engineer

Who we are For our client, a payment tech company on a mission to create the most empowering way to pay for anything, anywhere we are looking for a Lead Software Engineer.

About the role The company is searching for a talented Senior Java. Software Engineer to join our dynamic and fast- paced team. We are looking to speak with coding enthusiasts who live and breathe software, and who obsess about quality. This role is a fantastic opportunity for Engineers who would like to get involved in building from the ground up, value innovation and are natural problem solvers. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!

Day-to-day Responsibilities

• Writing high quality, hyper performant, and well-structured code to support and extend the existing Zilch product.

• Breaking down complex product features and back-end improvements into well planned, detailed, deliverable tasks on a technical level.

• Advising and guiding teams on Engineering best practice, solution designand problem solving.

• Being responsible for system quality, monitoring, unit/integration testing and advising on testing strategy improvements.

• Working in an agile environment on user stories that deliver significant impact for our customers.

• Building integrations and APIs that are rock-solid, secure, well-tested, and highly performant.

• Continuous improvement of code, systems, processes, and knowledge.

• Working with databases and data securely and efficiently.

• Liaising with stakeholders to triage inbound bug reports, reproduce reported issues and identify solutions.

• Leading the team from a technical perspective and providing continuous support to junior staff.

We’re looking for

• Demonstrated experience (preferably 7+ years) in Java Software

  Development, Spring Boot, building microservices and robust interfaces, using SQL type databases such as MySQL or SQL Server and integrating with external services.

• A bachelor and/or master’s degree in a technical field.

• Team/Technical leadership experience.

• Highly skilled in cloud architecture (AWS) and tooling.

• Experience in cloud infrastructure, Infra as code (Terraform) and

  CI/CD.

• Detail-oriented and committed to quality.

• A positive, collaborative attitude and approach to development and testing.

Preferred

• Exposure to NoSQL type databases (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB).

• Knowledge of React, Angular and TypeScript.

• Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes.

• DevOps mindset.

• Experience working on a B2C product.

What we offer

• Competitive salary.

• Stock Options (NSO).

• Pension plan and life cover.

• Private health and insurance.

• Lots of room for career development, enhancement, and progression.

• Occasional game nights and lots of social/team events.

• Fully stocked kitchen with a selection of beverages and snacks.

• Branded merchandise.