Senior Backend Engineer

Teya is building a financial platform for local businesses across Europe, focusing on simple tools, thoughtful design, and human support to help merchants run their businesses confidently.

Location: Portugal

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient, secure, and well-tested code supporting critical business needs.
• Take ownership of features and projects throughout the full software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, design, data science, security, and operations.
• Build tools and integrate systems to enhance operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Contribute to process improvements, focusing on continuous integration, delivery, and deployment.
• Participate in code reviews and share feedback to improve team output.
• Mentor and support fellow developers.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in software engineering, payments, and fintech.
• Assist in troubleshooting complex system issues.
• Help define and promote best practices in software development.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in key areas.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a solid understanding of backend systems, scalable architectures, and software design principles.
• Expertise in Java (17+), Spring Boot, and modern backend engineering practices.
• Experience with system design and architecture, including object-oriented design patterns, microservices architecture, and API development.
• Experience building systems for high throughput, low latency, and reliability.
• Experience in system design, data structures, and performance trade-offs.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and align stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex issues across multiple systems or services.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Health Insurance.
• Physical and mental health support through MyFitness.
• 25 days of Annual leave (+ Bank Holidays).
• Possibility to visit other Teya offices.
• Friday lunch in the office.
• Friendly, comfortable, high-end work equipment and informal office environment.
• Hybrid work mode policy.