Software Engineer Team Lead

Ria Money Transfer; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

1 month of Aguinaldo (Christmas bonus)

15 days' vacation

Life insurance

Food vouchers

Work-life Balance

Growth Opportunities

Job summary

Ria Money Transfer, a business segment of Euronet Worldwide, Inc., is seeking a Software Lead in Core Ria Systems in Querétaro to set the technical direction for backend services and full-stack components. You will lead a small team while remaining hands-on in the codebase.

You will own design decisions, drive engineering quality, mentor engineers, and ensure high-volume systems are scalable, resilient, and aligned with business needs. This role is on-site in Querétaro, Mexico.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on .NET/C# development building production services.
• 2+ years leading engineers in technical lead or senior roles.
• 3+ years designing REST/SOAP services and integration components.
• Strong experience with relational databases, stored procedures, ETL.
• Own end-to-end technical design and defend it in cross-functional reviews.
• Understanding of cloud-native concepts and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical design and architecture of core money transfer components.
• Lead a team of engineers day to day and ensure quality and delivery.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, code reviews, and feedback.
• Set engineering standards for coding, testing, observability and docs.
• Partner with product, architecture, security to road-map technical goals.
• Own production readiness, monitoring, incident response, and post-incident follow-up.
• Design and implement RESTful and SOAP services and integrations.

Skills

C#/.NET

REST/SOAP

Leadership/Mentoring

SQL Server/Relational DBs

Distributed systems

Tools

SQL Server

Job description

Ria Money Transfer, a business segment of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT), delivers innovative financial services including fast, secure, and affordable global money transfers to millions of customers along with currency exchange, mobile top-up, bill payment and check cashing services, offering a reliable omnichannel experience. With over 600,000 locations in nearly 200 countries and territories, our purpose remains to open ways for a better everyday life.

About This Role

As a Software Lead in Core Ria Systems, you will set the technical direction for the backend services, integrations, and full-stack components that power Ria's global financial ecosystem. You will lead a small team of engineers through the full software development lifecycle - owning design decisions, driving engineering quality, and mentoring others - while remaining hands-on in the codebase. You will be accountable for ensuring our high-volume systems remain scalable, resilient, and aligned with the needs of our customers and business stakeholders.

Roles & Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Own the technical design and architecture of core money transfer and financial processing components, balancing delivery speed against long-term maintainability.
• Lead a team of engineers day to day: assign and sequence work, unblock the team, and hold the bar on quality and delivery commitments.
• Mentor and grow engineers through pairing, code review, and structured feedback; support onboarding and skills development across the team.
• Set and enforce engineering standards for coding, testing, branching, documentation, and observability.
• Partner with product, architecture, infrastructure, and security stakeholders to translate business objectives into a realistic technical roadmap.
• Lead design reviews and drive consensus on cross-team technical decisions and integration contracts.
• Own production readiness for the team's services, including performance, monitoring, alerting, incident response, and post-incident follow-through.

Hands-On Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful and SOAP services supporting core money transfer and financial processing workflows.
• Build and optimize SQL Server stored procedures, ETL workflows, functions, and database objects for high-volume transactional systems.
• Develop backend components and system integrations with internal and external partners.
• Maintain and enhance web or Windows applications used by global operations teams.
• Interpret business requirements and create clear functional specifications and test data.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to build intuitive, responsive interfaces.
• Conduct peer reviews, contribute to design discussions, and support best development practices across the team.
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive continuous improvement of performance, observability, and reliability.

Position Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software development experience in enterprise or large-scale systems.
• 3+ years of hands-on .NET/C# development experience building production services and applications.
• 2+ years leading engineers in a technical lead, team lead, or equivalent senior capacity - including mentoring, code review ownership, and technical decision-making.
• 3+ years designing and building REST/SOAP services and integration components.
• Strong experience with relational databases, including stored procedures, ETL processes, optimization, and schema design.
• Demonstrated ability to own an end-to-end technical design and defend it in cross-functional review.
• Understanding of cloud-native application concepts, such as distributed systems, message-based architectures, and scalable service design.
• Experience working with modern CI/CD practices for automated builds, testing, and deployments.
• Ability to lead and collaborate effectively in Agile teams and adapt to evolving technical needs.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience in payments, remittance, banking, or another regulated financial domain.
• Exposure to high-availability, high-throughput transactional systems.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 1 month of Aguinaldo (Christmas bonus)
• 15 days' vacation
• Life insurance
• Food vouchers
• Work-life Balance
• Growth Opportunities

Ria Money Transfer is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Check out our website to learn more about the company at: http://www.riamoneytransfer.com/

The position responsibilities outlined above are intended to define the general contents and requirements to perform this job. It is not to be taken as a complete statement of responsibilities or requirements. This job description does not restrict the Company’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job as needed.