Payments Tech Lead (Go) - Backend Leader in FinTech

UMO; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Paid sick leave

Observance of public holidays

Recharge Week: 4-day weeks after year

Home office stipend

Learning budget

Clear leadership path

Own product impact

Job summary

UMO in Lisbon is seeking a senior Team Lead for Payments to own high‑concurrency Go services and Rails integrations, writing code while mentoring a squad of full‑stack engineers. You’ll drive end‑to‑end features with a strong focus on reliability, security, and business context.

You’ll collaborate across product, security, and compliance in a dynamic fintech environment, shaping the platform for owners, artists, and freelancers.

Qualifications

• Senior engineer with 5+ years of backend experience in Go.
• Proven leadership of a software team.
• Experience with fintechs, banks, or payment processors a plus.
• Strong English communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead fullstack engineering as Team Lead for Payments squad.
• Own end-to-end payment features and delivery.
• Shaped high‑concurrency payment flows and integrations.
• Mentor squad and drive secure transactional features.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Backend leadership

Team mentorship

Payments domain

English communication

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kafka

NATS

Docker

Kubernetes

Flux

ClickHouse

Job description

UMO in Lisbon is seeking a senior Team Lead for Payments to own high‑concurrency Go services and Rails integrations, writing code while mentoring a squad of full‑stack engineers. You’ll drive end‑to‑end features with a strong focus on reliability, security, and business context.

You’ll collaborate across product, security, and compliance in a dynamic fintech environment, shaping the platform for owners, artists, and freelancers.