Lead Engineer/Engineering Manager

About Us

We are a dynamic startup poised to revolutionize the E-Charger Station landscape. We are building a secure, intuitive, and scalable mobile customer experience application from the ground up, designed to provide users with seamless experience. We are looking for a foundational member of our engineering team to lead this ambitious project and help shape the future of our company.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Lead Full-Stack Engineer to spearhead the development of our new mobile application. This is a unique greenfield opportunity to be the first and most senior individual contributor, defining the entire technical architecture, writing the core code that will power our platform, and managing a talented outsourced development team.

You will be responsible for both high-level architectural decisions and hands-on implementation of critical backend services. The ideal candidate is a master of their craft, a natural leader, and is passionate about building high-quality, impactful products in the fintech space.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect & Build: Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of a scalable and secure mobile payment platform using React Native for the frontend and Java/Python for the backend.
• Hands-On Development: Act as the primary individual contributor, personally writing the code for core backend services, APIs, and database structures.
• Team Leadership & Management: Manage, mentor, and direct a 10-person outsourced engineering team. Oversee their daily tasks, conduct rigorous code reviews, and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Technical Strategy: Collaborate directly with the CTO to define the technical roadmap, select tools, and make critical architectural decisions.
• Cloud & DevOps: Design, implement, and manage a robust and automated CI/CD pipeline on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to ensure smooth and frequent releases.
• Payment Integration: Spearhead the integration with third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, Braintree), banking APIs, and card networks (Visa/MasterCard).
• Security & Compliance: Uphold the highest standards of security and data protection, ensuring the platform is compliant with relevant financial regulations (e.g., PCI DSS).
• Agile Process: Drive the agile (Scrum) development process, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, to ensure the team is efficient, aligned, and unblocked.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 5+ years of professional full-stack software development experience, with a proven track record of shipping complex, high-quality products.
• Backend Expertise: Expert-level proficiency in backend development using Java (with Spring Boot) or Python (with Django or FastAPI).
• Frontend Expertise: Strong proficiency in frontend development using React/React Native to build cross-platform applications.
• Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on, production-level experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including services like RDS (PostgreSQL), Lambda, EC2/ECS, S3, and API Gateway.
• Database Skills: Deep understanding of relational database design, optimization, and management, specifically with PostgreSQL.
• Payments Experience: Demonstrable experience with payment processing systems, financial data, and integrations with payment gateways or card networks.
• Communication: Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience working in the fintech or financial services industry.
• Experience building and scaling microservices-based architectures.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with information security standards relevant to payments 
• Proven success in managing and collaborating effectively with outsourced or distributed development teams.