Software Engineer (Backend)

Company Description

Hello! We're Teya.

Teya is a payment and software service provider, headquartered in London serving small, local businesses across Europe. Founded in 2019, we build easy to use, integrated tools that enable our members to accept payments and boost business performance.

At Teya we believe small, local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities.

We’re here because we don’t believe there’s a level playing field that gives small businesses with a fighting chance against the giants of the high street.

We’re here because we see banks and legacy service providers making things harder for them. We don’t think the best technology or the best service should be reserved for those with the biggest headquarters.

We’re here to fight for a future where small, local businesses can thrive, and to commit the same dedication they offer all of us.

Become a part of our story.

We’re looking for exceptional talent to join our mission. We offer a chance to create impact in a high-energy and connected culture, while benefiting from continuous learning opportunities, a supportive community which is proud to serve our mission, and comprehensive benefits.

Job Description

You will work with a diverse team to help developing next generation of services essential for Teya’s financial technology platform.

As a backend software engineer, they will take ownership of the full feature development lifecycle, with increased responsibility in design, implementation, and delivery.

Working with technologies such as Kotlin and Java, they’ll write scalable, maintainable, high-performance code. They’ll play a key role in ensuring our backend systems are robust and reliable, focusing on continuous deployment and iterative delivery. They contributions will directly impact the stability and efficiency of our infrastructure, enabling you to deliver significant value to our merchants in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You’ll also have opportunities to influence backend architecture decisions.

As a Backend Engineer at Teya, your core responsibilities will include:

• Designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining robust and scalable software systems.
• Conducting code reviews to ensure quality, extensibility, performance, and security.
• Mentoring and supporting fellow developers to foster a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Building tools and integrating systems to enhance product effectiveness across the business.
• Ensuring effective communication within the team and across the organisation to achieve collective goals.
• Acting as a full lifecycle Software Engineer, involved in code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, release, and operations.
• Solving complex problems using data structures and algorithms, focusing on optimizing time and space complexity.
• Developing

Qualifications

• Experience: 3+ years as a software engineer with significant backend development experience.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in backend development using Kotlin/Java Spring stack.
• Database Knowledge: Experience with both relational and non-relational databases.
• Containerisation and CI/CD: Skilled in using Containers and setting up CI/CD pipelines.
• Version Control: Strong experience with Git and Github.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure provisioning and deployment (Kubernetes, Helm, AWS, etc.).
• Additional Technologies: Experience building services in Kotlin is a plus. Familiarity with Reactor is beneficial. Knowledge of cryptography or EMV is advantageous. Experience with Grafana and some knowledge of Go is good to have.
• Language Skills: Fluent in English, with strong communication skills for effective collaboration within the team and with clients.
• Industry Knowledge: Previous experience in the Payments Industry is a plus.
• Operational Skills: Ability to operate services built by the team, identify opportunities for improvement, and maintain agreed levels of service.
• Analytical Skills: Practical analytical skills to analyse complex problems and develop effective solutions within the software development domain.
• Communication and organisation skills on high level

Additional Information

The Perks

• We trust you, so we offer flexible working hours, as long it suits both you and your team;
• Health Insurance;
• 25 days of Annual leave (+ Bank Holidays);
• Possibility to visit other Teya offices to meet colleagues in instances when travel is safe and appropriate; 
• Friendly, comfortable and high-end work equipment and informal office environment; 
• Hybrid work mode policy; 
• We want to have the best people by our side – we can sponsor work visas and relocation process for qualified professionals. 

All CVs and supporting documents must be submitted in English.