Software Engineering Tech Lead

DataFin Recruitment; Remote; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Cape Town is looking for a Software Engineering Tech Lead to enhance its digital payments solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for onboarding merchants and ensuring a seamless integration experience. Ideal applicants have over 6 years in Cloud-based Backend Engineering, strong skills in TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS, and are adept at managing user roles. This position offers opportunities to shape innovative financial solutions in a collaborative remote environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Cloud-based Backend Engineering.
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React.
• Experience with AWS primarily using Lambda and Serverless.
• Proficient with MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new merchants and ensure a seamless start.
• Oversee the design and management of the dashboard.
• Ensure secure login experiences for the Dashboard.
• Customize merchant business and account settings.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

React

AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Serverless)

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Jira

Confluence

Git

GitLab Pipelines

Job description

ENVIRONMENT

A cutting-edge FinTech company shaping the future of digital payments across Africa urgently seeks to fill the role of a Software Engineering Tech lead who will be responsible for key functions that directly impact the onboarding and configuration experience for its merchants. This includes onboarding, user management, merchant configuration, and the setup of sandbox configuration for testing and support. The successful candidate must have 6+ years of experience in Cloud-based Backend Engineering with strong TypeScript, Node.js & React. You will also need AWS experience (primarily Lambda, API Gateway and Serverless and be skilled with MySQL and PostgreSQL.

DUTIES

• Onboarding: Setup new merchants for our products, connections and payment methods, ensuring a seamless start.
• Dashboard: The team oversees the dashboard's design and general management.
• Merchant Login: Ensure a secure and intuitive login experience for the Dashboard.
• Merchant Configuration: Customise and edit merchant business and account settings.
• User Management: Handle access controls and user roles for both merchants and users.
• Transaction Listing: Provide merchants with transaction records and details for easy tracking and analysis.
• User Logs: Keep track of user activity for security and auditing.
• Internal Dashboard: A tool for Peach users to complete daily tasks.

Role expectations

• Successfully able to build new features and enhance existing MX features.
• Design, build, and integrate technical requirements alongside the team across a full product portfolio.
• Ensure secure, scalable, and compliant payment processing to the Backend.
• Effective troubleshooting and debugging of issues.
• Independently diagnose and propose solutions for issues and incidents, leveraging logs, monitoring, and code analysis.

REQUIREMENTS

Languages: TypeScript, Node.js, React

Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, Serverless)

Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL

Tools: Jira, Confluence, Git

CI/CD & Automation: GitLab Pipelines

Technical expertise

• 6+ Years of experience in Cloud-based Backend Engineering.
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript and React.
• AWS experience (primarily Lambda, API Gateway and Serverless).
• Database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Payments Domain knowledge preferable.

Problem-Solving & Ownership

• Ability to design elegant, scalable solutions for new features.
• Able to iteratively maintain and evolve existing features to meet best practices and modern standards.
• Takes initiative, owns projects end-to-end, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-scale environment.

Collaboration & Communication

• Works well in a fully remote team, with strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with product, operations, and external partners.