Senior Backend Engineer

Teya; Porto; Presencial; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexible working hours

Health Insurance

MyFitness partnership health support

25 days Annual leave

Visit to other Teya offices

Friday lunch in the office

High-end work equipment

Resumo da oferta

Teya, Porto-based fintech, is building a financial platform for local businesses across Europe. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape technology, drive performance, and deliver seamless experiences for merchants.

You will work with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain core systems powering payments, core banking, and merchant lifecycle management. The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualificações

• 5+ years of professional software development experience in backend systems.
• Expertise in Java (17+), Spring Boot and modern backend engineering practices.
• Experience with system design, microservices, and API development.
• Experience building high-throughput, low-latency, reliable systems.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development.
• Ability to work well in a team and independently.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and maintain clean, secure, well-tested code across services.
• Own features from scoping to deployment and maintenance.
• Collaborate with product, design, data science, security, and operations.
• Build tools and integrate systems to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Contribute to CI/CD and automated testing to ensure a stable pipeline.
• Mentor peers and promote best practices in software development.

Conhecimentos

Java (17+)

Spring Boot

System design

Microservices

API development

High throughput

Low latency

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Teamwork

Formação académica

CS/Engineering degree

Ferramentas

AWS

Kubernetes

Helm

SpiceDB

CI/CD

Laravel

Reactor

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Teya was founded on a simple belief: local businesses deserve better.

They are the cafés, restaurants, salons, shops and entrepreneurs that bring character to our high streets, create jobs and keep communities moving. Yet for too long, financial services has made life harder for them - with clunky tools, poor support and complexity that gets in the way of running a business.

Teya exists to change that.

We’re building a financial platform for local businesses across Europe - one built around simple tools, thoughtful design and real human support. Our Members rely on us to help them run their business with confidence, and that responsibility shapes the way we work.

We move fast. We care about quality. We stay close to the detail. And we believe great performance and genuine hospitality should go hand in hand.

If you want to build meaningful products, solve real problems and make a genuine difference for local businesses, we’d love to hear from you

Your Mission

As a Senior Software Engineer at Teya, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of Teya's technology, driving innovation, and ensuring we deliver a seamless, high-performance experience for our merchants across Europe. You will work with diverse, cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain core components of our systems that power various aspects of our business, from payments processing and core banking to merchant lifecycle management and internal operations. Your contributions will directly impact our merchants' success, enabling them to thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Teya, you will be expected to:

• Design, develop, and maintain clean, efficient, secure, and well-tested code to support critical business needs, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability across Teya's systems.
• Take ownership of features and projects throughout the full software development lifecycle, including scoping, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (including product, design, data science, security, and operations) to understand requirements, provide technical insights, and contribute to architecture discussions.
• Build tools and integrate systems to enhance operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability of products across the business.
• Contribute to process improvements, focusing on continuous integration, delivery, and deployment to ensure a smooth and stable development pipeline.
• Participate in code reviews, share feedback constructively, and help elevate the overall quality and performance of the team’s output.
• Mentor and support fellow developers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in software engineering, payments, and fintech, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Assist in troubleshooting complex issues related to our systems, providing timely resolutions to ensure uninterrupted service for our customers.
• Help define and promote best practices in software development, including code quality, testing, automation, and security.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in key areas, providing guidance and support to other teams.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a solid understanding of backend systems, scalable architectures, and software design principles.
• Expertise in Java (17+), Spring Boot, and modern backend engineering practices
• Experience with system design and architecture, including object-oriented design patterns, microservices architecture, and API development.
• Experience building systems for high throughput, low latency, and reliability
• Experience in system design, data structures and performance trade-offs
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and align stakeholders
• Experience with system design and architecture, including object-oriented design patterns, microservices architecture, and API development.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex issues across multiple systems or services.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have:

• Degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Previous experience in the Payments Industry, fintech, or Location and Business Recommendation Services platforms.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Helm).
• Experience with current or specific frameworks, SDKs, APIs, and libraries relevant to Teya's technology stack (e.g. Laravel, Spring, Reactor).
• Familiarity with authorisation systems (e.g., RBAC, ABAC, SpiceDB).
• Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) or Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.

The Perks

• We trust you, so we offer flexible working hours, as long it suits both you and your team;
• Health Insurance;
• Physical and mental health support through our partnership with MyFitness;
• 25 days of Annual leave (+ Bank Holidays);
• Possibility to visit other Teya offices to meet colleagues in instances when travel is safe and appropriate;
• Friday lunch in the office;
• Friendly, comfortable and high-end work equipment and informal office environment;