Backend Engineer

Hello. We’re Teya.

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 Software Engineer at Teya, you will play an important role in building and improving the technology that empowers small and medium-sized businesses across Europe. You will work alongside experienced engineers on diverse, cross-functional teams, contributing to the design, development, and maintenance of core components of our systems. Your work will involve various aspects of our business, from payments processing and core banking to merchant lifecycle management and internal operations, and you'll have the opportunity to learn and grow while directly contributing to our merchants' success.

Responsibilities:

Develop, and maintain clean, efficient, and well-tested code to support business needs, focusing on reliability and performance.

Take ownership of features and small projects throughout the development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment, under the guidance of senior engineers.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including product, design, and operations) to understand requirements and contribute technical insights.

Contribute to building tools and integrating systems to enhance operational efficiency and product effectiveness.

Participate in code reviews, giving and receiving constructive feedback to improve code quality.

Learn and apply new technologies and best practices in software development, with support from senior team members.

Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues related to our systems.

Contribute to process improvements within the team, focusing on code quality, testing, and efficient development workflows.

Document your work and technical decisions clearly for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements:

2+ years of professional software development experience, with a good understanding of backend systems and software design principles.

Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: Java or Kotlin. Experience with multiple languages is a plus.

Familiarity with object-oriented programming (OOP) principles, data structures, and algorithms.

Experience with databases (relational and/or non-relational).