Serie B - Fintech Company - Lead Engineering

silver; Argentina; Presencial; ARS 137.157.000 - 198.116.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Silver is seeking an Engineering Lead to shape backend architecture and drive technical excellence. You will guide a squad on architectural decisions, establish best practices, and ensure high-performance backend services using Node.js and NestJS.

Collaboration with frontend, product, and DevOps is essential, along with mentoring engineers and leading deployments in a fast-paced startup. You will influence the technical strategy, ensure reliability, and drive innovation across backend systems in

Formación

• 5+ years in backend development with at least 2 years in a leadership or technical lead role.
• Expertise in Node.js and NestJS (Express) for scalable backend apps.
• Deep understanding of RESTful API design, security, and performance optimization.
• Relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, incl. modeling and tuning.
• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks.
• Architectural patterns such as microservices and event-driven architectures.
• CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (GCP preferred), and IaC.
• Strong leadership to mentor and develop engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and ability to collaborate across squads.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced startup with autonomy and ownership.
• Spanish and English proficiency.

Responsabilidades

• Act as the Engineering lead within a squad, guiding architecture decisions and best practices.
• Collaborate with frontend tech leads to ensure smooth backend/frontend integration.
• Lead the technical strategy for backend development focusing on scalability and performance.
• Own backend architecture and enforce coding standards and best practices.
• Develop and maintain high-performance backend services using Node.js and NestJS (Express).
• Drive technical innovation by evaluating new technologies and methodologies.
• Ensure reliability through testing, monitoring, and logging strategies.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps to align solutions with business goals.
• Mentor and coach backend developers to foster excellence.
• Oversee deployments and production operations for high availability.
• Participate in hiring to attract top engineering talent.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Node.js

NestJS

REST API design

Testing

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

IaC

PostgreSQL

Collaboration

Problem solving

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

Kafka

PubSub

GCP

Descripción del empleo

This is a BNPL platform that pursues a mission to give Venezuelans back the opportunity to access credit.

Since our launch in 2022, we've been dedicated to promoting financial inclusion. Today we have more than 9 million active users, both consumers and merchants, and we've become a trusted brand in Venezuela, winning hearts and minds.

About the role

As a Engineering Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the backend architecture and ensuring the success of our technical initiatives. You will be responsible for guiding your squad on architectural decisions, establishing best practices, and ensuring the team executes with technical excellence. Your leadership will be critical in driving innovation, performance, and reliability for our backend services.

Overall you will

• Act as the Engineering lead within a squad, guiding the team on architectural decisions, best practices, and technical execution

• Collaborate closely with frontend technical leads, ensuring smooth integration between backend and frontend services

• Lead the technical strategy for backend development, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance

• Own the architecture and design of backend services, establishing best practices and guiding the team on complex technical decisions

• Develop and maintain robust, high-performance backend services using Node.js and NestJS (Express)

• Drive technical innovation by researching and implementing new technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance development processes

• Ensure system reliability and performance through well-structured testing, monitoring, and logging strategies

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to align technical solutions with business goals

• Mentor and coach backend developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning

• Establish and enforce coding standards and best practices for backend development

• Oversee deployments and production operations, ensuring high availability and fast issue resolution

• Participate in hiring processes, helping to attract and assess top engineering talent

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development, with at least 2 years in a leadership or technical lead role

• Strong expertise in Node.js and NestJS (Express) for building scalable backend applications

• Deep understanding of RESTful API design, security, and performance optimization

• Advanced knowledge of relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, including database modeling, performance tuning, and query optimization

• Experience implementing unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks

• Expertise in architectural patterns such as microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (preferably GCP), and infrastructure-as-code (IaC)

• Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to mentor and develop engineering teams

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and squads

• Problem-solving mindset, analytical thinking, and ability to navigate complex technical challenges

• Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with autonomy and ownership

• Spanish and English proficiency

Desirable Skills

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Familiarity with messaging and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, PubSub)

• Exposure to serverless computing and cloud-native development patterns

Interview Process

• Silver screening Interview

• Silver Technical Interview (System Design Interview)

• Client Screening Interview

• Client Technical interview

• Client Behavioral Interview