Senior Backend Engineer

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About Teya

Teya is a payment and software service provider headquartered in London serving small local businesses across Europe. Founded in 2019, we build
-
- use integrated tools that enable our members to accept payments and boost business performance.

We believe in giving small businesses a level playing field against the giants of the high street.

Your Mission

As a Senior Software Engineer at Teya, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of Teya's technology, driving innovation, and ensuring we deliver a seamless
- performance experience for our merchants across Europe.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain clean, efficient, secure, and
  - 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
  - functional teams 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.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with a solid understanding of backend systems, scalable architectures, and software design principles.
• Significant coding skills in at least one of the following languages: Java, Kotlin, Golang or. NET.
• Strong knowledge of
  - oriented programming principles, data structures, and algorithms.
• Proven ability to design and implement efficient, maintainable, and scalable solutions using backend technologies.
• Experience working with databases (relational and
  - relational), including schema design, query optimization, and database integration.
• Hands-on experience with version control (Git), continuous integration, and deployment pipelines.
• Strong
  - solving skills and ability to debug complex issues across multiple systems or services.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently in a
  - paced environment.
• Fluent in English.
• Nice to have: Degree in computer science or related field; experience in Payments Industry, fintech; cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Helm); experience with frameworks such as Spring, Laravel; experience with authorization systems; knowledge of cryptography or EMV.

The Perks

• Flexible working hours.
• Health Insurance.
• Meal allowance.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Public transportation card.
• Frequent team events & activities.
• Office snacks every day.
• Friendly, comfortable, informal office environment.

Teya is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or background can thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, let us know.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

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