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Backend Engineering Lead(m/w/x)
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
- English – Business 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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Backend Engineering Lead(m/w/x)
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
- English – Business 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
About the Company
payabl.
Industry
FinancialServices
Description
payabl. is a fintech system responsible for managing client funds, reconciliation, fees, and financial operations that process millions of euros daily, enabling merchants to receive, process, and reconcile payments efficiently.
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