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Senior Backend Engineer

Hybrid

Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.

Hybrid · Porto

Employer listed it 5 weeks ago · Added 5 weeks ago

Been open since 5 weeks ago, still being checked, but it has been live a while.

Salary

Not stated

Location

Hybrid · Porto

Timezone

Not stated

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Senior

What the advert says

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Working hours: We trust you, so we offer flexible working hours, as long it suits both you and your team;
Where you can work from: Hybrid work mode policy.
Contract: Not mentioned in the advert
Experience asked for: Not mentioned in the advert
Pay: Not mentioned in the advert

Remote flexibility

Hybrid

This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around Porto, London, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.

What the employer says

Source listing states candidate location: "Porto, London, Hybrid"
Listing mentions "Hybrid"

What Nomaders makes of it

Not suitable if you plan to move between countries

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Before you apply

Experience: employer states

Written as a requirement

“At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience .”

Questions worth asking: Nomaders interpretation

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About the role

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 Senior Software Engineer in the ePOS team, you’ll help shape the technology that supports Teya’s merchants across Europe.

Your main focus will be a critical backend service, where you’ll join a small team and act as a senior technical contributor, helping raise engineering standards and supporting other engineers through guidance, collaboration and example.

This role is suited to an engineer who can become productive quickly, work autonomously and take ownership of both feature delivery and the operational health of the services they build.

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:

Requirements

·At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience .
·Strong experience building backend systems with Java 17+ and Spring Boot .
·Proven ability to design, build and operate reliable services in production.
·Experience with system design, scalable architectures, microservices and API development.
·Strong understanding of databases, data structures, performance trade-offs and distributed systems.

Benefits

·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;

How to apply

1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
2Tailor your CV to the role at Teya, mentioning your remote working experience.
3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.

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