Principal Backend Architect – Fintech & Scalable Payments

Teya; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Physical and mental health support

Extended maternity and paternity leave

Cycle-to-Work Scheme

Health and Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

25 days of Annual Leave (+ Bank Holidays)

Office snacks daily

Informal office environment

Job summary

Teya, based in London, is seeking an experienced backend architect to drive the architecture of mission-critical platforms. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in building distributed systems, and strong expertise in Java (17+), Spring Boot, and microservices. The role includes responsibilities like designing cloud-native systems, leading team initiatives, and ensuring high performance and availability. Teya promotes a supportive work culture with competitive benefits and leaves.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building and operating distributed, production-grade backend systems.
• Proven track record operating at Senior Staff or Principal level.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the architecture behind critical platforms.
• Design high-scale, cloud-native systems powering payments.
• Lead development of secure and compliant services for transaction processing.

Skills

Distributed backend systems

Java (17+)

Spring Boot

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD best practices

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Kafka

REST

gRPC

Job description

Teya, based in London, is seeking an experienced backend architect to drive the architecture of mission-critical platforms. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in building distributed systems, and strong expertise in Java (17+), Spring Boot, and microservices. The role includes responsibilities like designing cloud-native systems, leading team initiatives, and ensuring high performance and availability. Teya promotes a supportive work culture with competitive benefits and leaves.