Engineering Lead, Payments

TalentDesk.io; Tarragona; A distancia; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading technology company is seeking an Engineering Lead to guide a talented team and shape its technology and processes. The successful candidate will have 8+ years in software engineering, particularly in financial systems, and will manage a remote-first team. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, refining workflows, and collaborating with product managers to ensure impactful features are delivered. This position is fully remote for candidates located in the EU.

Formación

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, preferably in payments or transaction systems.
• 1+ years of engineering leadership experience with team management.
• Strong understanding of system design and trade-offs.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a team of engineers, mentoring and setting goals.
• Collaborate with product managers on the roadmap and feature releases.
• Refine and scale processes to improve quality and efficiency.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Engineering principles

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Herramientas

Node.js

SQL

CI/CD

Descripción del empleo

Overview

NOTE :

For this position, we are seeking a fully remote candidate in the EU.

What We Do

TalentDesk empowers organisations to manage and scale their global freelance and contractor workforce—seamlessly, compliantly, and at speed. We bring together onboarding, compliance, project oversight, and payments into one intelligent platform, eliminating operational friction and unlocking the true value of external talent.

Why We Exist (Our Purpose)

At TalentDesk, our purpose is to unlock the boundless potential of talent by reimagining how work gets done. We exist to empower organisations with adaptive systems that go beyond the obvious—responding not only to what clients say, but also to what they need before they articulate it. In a world where the pace of change is relentless, we build tools that evolve with our customers, fueling innovation, enabling agility, and driving growth. Our mission is to shape the future of work by creating smarter models that bring out the brilliance in people and teams, wherever they are.

A People-First Approach

At TalentDesk, we don’t just build for people—we build with them. Our culture is rooted in empathy, curiosity, and collaboration. We believe that when diverse minds come together around a shared mission, innovation flows naturally. That’s why we’ve designed our workplace to be flexible, inclusive, and growth-oriented—where ownership is encouraged, ideas are valued, and everyone has a voice.

Whether you're engineering the future of work, supporting customers on the front line, or designing systems that scale globally, you'll be empowered to make meaningful decisions, take smart risks, and grow alongside some of the most talented people you'll ever meet.

We don’t just talk about work-life balance—we live it because we know that thriving teams build thriving products.

Your Role

As an Engineering Lead at TalentDesk, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping both our technology and our team. You’ll guide a group of talented engineers, setting direction, mentoring with intention, and helping each person grow in their craft and career.

You’ll collaborate closely with product managers and stakeholders to shape our roadmap, break big ideas into meaningful milestones, and ship features that truly matter. You'll be hands-on with architecture and process, refining how we build, scale, and ship across our platform.

We’re looking for someone excited to :

• Lead with clarity and empathy, setting goals that inspire and challenge.
• Support engineers with thoughtful feedback, clear development plans, and ongoing learning.
• Partner with Product to prioritise work that delivers real impact—quickly and iteratively.
• Refine and scale our processes to improve quality, reliability, and velocity.
• Balance product innovation with technical health—tackling debt and strengthening systems.
• Help grow our team by hiring great people and helping them thrive.
• Foster a culture of craftsmanship, knowledge-sharing, and continuous improvement.

You won’t just be managing a team—you’ll be helping shape the future of how we work, build, and grow.

Who You Are

We're looking for a communicative, collaborative, thoughtful and delivery-oriented engineering leader to help shape the future of our payments infrastructure. You’ll bring technical depth, leadership experience, and a product mindset to help us build secure, scalable systems that power freelance payments around the world.

Minimum Qualifications :

We recognise that great candidates come from all backgrounds. These are the key capabilities we’re looking for :

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with at least 3 years working on financial, payments, or transaction-heavy systems.
• 1+ years of engineering leadership experience, ideally including line management or technical leadership of a small team.
• Strong computer science fundamentals and a deep understanding of system design and trade-offs.
• Proficiency with Node.Js and experience working in modern, service-oriented backends.
• Solid experience with relational databases (RDBMS) and strong SQL fundamentals.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, asynchronous workflows, and messaging systems.
• Comfortable with modern development practices :
• TDD, CI / CD pipelines, trunk-based development.
• A natural collaborator with clear communication and excellent organisational skills.
• Motivated by delivery, you care about getting high-quality software into users’ hands.
• Comfortable working in a distributed, remote-first environment, managing your own time and priorities effectively.

Preferred Qualifications :

While not required, experience in the following areas will help you hit the ground running :

Payments & Systems Expertise

Experience working with global