Tech Lead / Team Lead - Payment

As part of a strategic initiative, we are building a Web API for the secure processing of payment transactions, together with a Hub application (React). As Tech Lead you own the technical direction of the team: you ensure architectural integrity, mentor the Senior Engineers, drive engineering excellence — and still write production code. You are the bridge between product, engineering, and stakeholders.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical leadership and mentoring of 2 Senior Software Engineers — guiding architectural decisions,code reviews, and best practices

• Personnel responsibility: regular 1:1s, performance conversations, goal setting, and supporting personal development plans

• Ownership of team delivery: sprint planning, backlog refinement, removing blockers, and ensuring reliable execution

• Acting as primary point of contact for the Product Manager and stakeholders on technical matters

• Recruitment support: interviewing candidates and helping build out the engineering team

• Fostering a culture of quality, security, and continuous improvement within the team

• Active development and code ownership on the TypeScript-based Payment API and Hub App (React)

• Defining and evolving the technical architecture: API design, security model (OAuth2 / JWT), cloudinfrastructure (Azure), and data flows

• Driving the roadmap for test automation, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), observability, and SLA compliance (24/7 availability)

• Evaluating and adopting AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) to accelerate team productivity

• Ensuring PCI DSS compliance and secure-by-design practices across the entire stack

• Hands-on incident response and on-call escalation support

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING WITH YOU

• TypeScript / Node.js: several years of experience building production-grade Web APIs (NestJS orsimilar); ability to set architectural standards for the team

• React: solid experience with modern frontend development, state management, and component architecture

• Microsoft Azure: hands-on with App Services, Functions, API Management, Key Vault, and Monitoring

• CI/CD & DevOps: design and ownership of build, deployment, and release pipelines (GitHub Actions /Azure DevOps)

• Test automation: Jest, Playwright, Cypress or similar; champion of TDD and test strategy across the team

• Leadership experience: proven track record of leading engineers, running code reviews, and driving technical decisions in a team setting

• AI-assisted development: productive, day-to-day use of tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor

• Payment / Security: solid understanding of payment processes, PCI DSS, and secure API development

A BIG PLUS

• Experience with common payment providers (Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Mollie)

• Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience in regulated environments (Finance, E-Commerce, SaaS)

• Background in scaling engineering teams or transitioning from individual contributor to lead role

SOFT SKILLS & MINDSET

• Strong communicator, able to switch between deep technical discussions and clear stakeholder communication

• Empathetic leader who grows people without losing technical edge

• Structured and pragmatic: knows when to set standards and when to ship

• High ownership mindset: takes end-to-end responsibility for both product quality and team health

• Excellent written and spoken English