Tech Lead Payments

Description

**About the Opportunity:** We are looking for a Tech Lead to technically lead the team, ensuring the continuous evolution of our platform with quality, scalability, security, and high performance. This professional will act as a technical and management reference for the team, being responsible for directing architecture, development best practices, and strategic decisions for critical payment processing systems, in addition to supporting the growth of developers and collaborating closely with Product, Design, Compliance, and business areas. **Main Responsibilities:** * Technically lead the team, guiding architectural decisions and development best practices; * Ensure the quality, performance, scalability, and security of the developed solutions, including transaction processing, reconciliation, and integrations with payment methods; * Act hands\-on in development, code review, and standard definition; * Lead and support the team in delivering projects and product evolutions related to payments (checkout, gateways, fraud prevention, payment splitting, etc.); * Work together with Product and Design to define viable and efficient technical solutions for payment flows; * Promote continuous improvement of processes, tools, and engineering practices; * Ensure observability, reliability, idempotency, and security of applications that handle sensitive financial data; * Support the technical development of the team through mentorship, feedback, and pair programming; * Act in the resolution of complex problems and critical incidents, including failures in transactional flows; * Contribute to the evolution of the platform architecture (monolith, microservices, integrations with acquirers, sub-acquirers, and financial institutions); * Ensure compliance with financial sector standards and regulations (PCI\-DSS, LGPD, Central Bank regulations, when applicable); * Be an agent for disseminating development best practices using AI (Artificial Intelligence). **Requirements:** * Completed higher education in areas such as Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related fields; * Solid experience in software development (preferably with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React, PHP, and Laravel); * Experience with system architecture definition and best practices (Clean Architecture, SOLID, etc.); * Experience with distributed environments, REST APIs, and integrations with payment methods (gateways, acquirers, PIX, card); * Experience with cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure); * Experience with relational databases; * Previous experience technically leading teams or projects, ideally in financial or payment products; * Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, and observability practices; * Understanding of security and compliance requirements applied to payment systems (PCI\-DSS, encryption, sensitive data handling). **Differentiators:** * Experience with event-driven architecture; * Knowledge of messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.); * Experience with B2C SaaS systems; * Previous experience in fintechs, payment methods, or financial institutions; * Experience with banking systems and high-volume transactional processing; * Experience with SRE practices. **Behavioral Competencies:** * Technical leadership and influence; * Clear and objective communication; * Critical thinking and solution orientation; * Proactivity and ownership; * Collaboration and teamwork; * Ability to mentor and develop people; * Data-driven decision making. 100% remote position. Come grow with us and transform the future of payments in Brazil! ✨