Tech Lead, Backend – Java

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Act as the technical expert for Java back-end development, making key decisions on architecture, best practices, and coding standards.

• Design and enhance the architecture of the credit platform (CaaS), spanning from origination to portfolio management.

• Collaborate with product, security, and architecture teams to define technical solutions.

• Oversee code reviews, deployments, and architectural decisions with a focus on scalability.

• Guarantee quality, performance, and resilience through rigorous testing, logging, and observability practices.

• Actively code alongside the team daily, helping to unblock deliveries and resolve challenges.

• Offer technical guidance and mentorship to software developers within the team.

• Facilitate technical onboarding, squad formation, and promote a strong engineering culture.

• Conduct meetings with clients and stakeholders, translating technical challenges into business impacts.

• Develop and enhance intricate financial journeys, including digital accounts, payments, and white-label integrations.

• Persistently seek to elevate development and quality processes.

• Recognize technical risks and suggest preventive measures.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in constructing a credit platform or system (CaaS) from the ground up, with active participation in technical decisions and implementation.

• Strong background as a Tech Lead or technical authority within Java back-end teams, while maintaining a hands-on approach.

• Expertise in Java 11+, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and system integrations.

• Proven history with high-volume transaction financial systems, such as PIX, SPB, Open Finance, or bank reconciliation.

• Familiarity with PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

• Experience with messaging systems (Kafka or RabbitMQ) and event-driven architectures.

• Background in automated testing, including unit, integration, and regression testing.

• Excellent communication and conflict-resolution skills.

• Hands-on, collaborative approach with a strong sense of ownership.

• Preferred: experience within the credit ecosystem; knowledge of information security for financial systems; familiarity with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect; experience in cloud environments, particularly AWS; BACEN, Open Finance, or OpenID certifications; and involvement in white-label projects or integrations across various brands.

🏝️ Benefits

• Technical ownership in the creation of a credit platform and intricate financial systems.

• Opportunity to work on real-world financial journeys, encompassing credit, PIX, digital accounts, payments, and white-label integrations.

• Close collaboration with product, architecture, and security teams.

• Autonomy to make decisions and evolve the platform.

• Be part of a highly experienced team within a culture that emphasizes continuous learning.