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Backend Engineering Lead(m/w/x)

Frankfurt am Main
Full-timeWith Home OfficeExperienced

Leading backend architecture for a core fintech product processing millions of euros daily. Strong PHP and MariaDB/MySQL expertise required. 28 vacation days, December 24th/31st holidays.

Requirements

  • Strong backend engineering experience with PHP
  • Designing and maintaining scalable, high-availability backend systems
  • Solid database design expertise with MariaDB or MySQL, including performance optimization
  • Experience on complex, business-critical systems (fintech, payments, or financial platforms preferred)
  • Mandatory background or strong hands-on exposure to accounting, reconciliation, or financial systems
  • Strong understanding of non-functional requirements (security, performance, reliability, scalability)
  • Leading technical decisions, architectural discussions, and code reviews
  • Proven team leadership experience, including mentoring and guiding engineers
  • Translating business and financial requirements into technical solutions
  • Excellent communication skills in English
  • Ownership-driven leadership style with ability to lead by example
  • Comfortable making decisions in complex, ambiguous, and high-stakes environments
  • Collaborative, transparent, and outcome-oriented mindset
  • Experience in fintech or payments industry
  • Exposure to distributed systems or high-throughput transaction platforms
  • Experience with API-first architectures and complex integrations
  • Familiarity with cloud environments and containerization
  • Experience working closely with Finance, Product, and Delivery teams
  • Business, Engineering, or Finance-related degree

Tasks

  • Lead backend architecture for a core fintech product
  • Manage client funds and financial data
  • Partner with stakeholders to define architecture drivers
  • Define non-functional requirements (scalability, reliability, security, performance)
  • Design scalable backend services using PHP and Laravel
  • Implement scalable backend services using PHP and Laravel
  • Evolve scalable backend services using PHP and Laravel
  • Select frameworks, tools, and architectural patterns
  • Evolve frameworks, tools, and architectural patterns
  • Architect MariaDB/MySQL schemas
  • Optimize MariaDB/MySQL schemas
  • Maintain MariaDB/MySQL schemas
  • Ensure data integrity for financial transactions
  • Ensure performance for financial transactions
  • Translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Translate regulatory requirements into technical solutions
  • Translate financial requirements into technical solutions
  • Own backend technical decisions
  • Balance new feature delivery with technical debt management
  • Lead code reviews
  • Participate in code reviews
  • Set high standards for code quality
  • Set high standards for testing
  • Set high standards for maintainability
  • Operate in high-pressure environments
  • Handle deadline-driven situations
  • Investigate operational issues
  • Perform financial corrections
  • Address time-sensitive operational issues
  • Mentor engineers
  • Guide engineers
  • Support technical growth
  • Support engineer autonomy
  • Promote best practices
  • Build an independent engineering team
  • Hire for an independent engineering team
  • Scale an independent engineering team
  • Foster a healthy engineering culture
  • Manage team performance
  • Develop team members' plans
  • Manage hiring in collaboration with leadership

Work Experience

  • approx. 1 - 4 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent

Tools & Technologies

  • PHP
  • MariaDB
  • MySQL

Benefits

Bonuses & Incentives

  • Bonus potential

More Vacation Days

  • December 24th holiday
  • December 31st holiday

Career Advancement

  • Rapid professional growth

Informal Culture

  • Open dialogue
  • International environment

Diverse Work

  • Diverse experiences

Modern Equipment

  • Choice of Mac or Windows laptop

Team Events

  • Regular team events

Flexible Working

  • Hybrid work options

Ergonomic Workplace

  • Relaxation area
  • Massage chair
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