Serie B - Fintech Company - Lead Engineer
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
Last checked 1d ago — checked against the employer's own applicant tracking system, which is the company answering directly.
We re-read the employer's own applicant tracking system and the posting was still there. That is the company answering directly.
How old is it?
Posted 88d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-08-06). Last seen at its source 7h ago.
We have tracked this listing since 3 Sep 2026 (59 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently 7 hours ago.
Is it remote?
Remote
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Who may apply?
Argentina, Uruguay
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Pay
$67k–78k/yr
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Skills named in the ad
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Carried by 1 source
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Ashby employer's own board first seen 59d ago · last seen 7h ago
The listing
This is a BNPL platform that pursues a mission to give Venezuelans back the opportunity to access credit.
Since our launch in 2022, we've been dedicated to promoting financial inclusion. Today we have more than 9 million active users, both consumers and merchants, and we've become a trusted brand in Venezuela, winning hearts and minds.
About the role
As a Engineering Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the backend architecture and ensuring the success of our technical initiatives. You will be responsible for guiding your squad on architectural decisions, establishing best practices, and ensuring the team executes with technical excellence. Your leadership will be critical in driving innovation, performance, and reliability for our backend services.
Overall you will
Act as the Engineering lead within a squad, guiding the team on architectural decisions, best practices, and technical execution
Collaborate closely with frontend technical leads, ensuring smooth integration between backend and frontend services
Lead the technical strategy for backend development, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
Own the architecture and design of backend services, establishing best practices and guiding the team on complex technical decisions
Develop and maintain robust, high-performance backend services using Node.js and NestJS (Express)
Drive technical innovation by researching and implementing new technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance development processes
Ensure system reliability and performance through well-structured testing, monitoring, and logging strategies
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to align technical solutions with business goals
Mentor and coach backend developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
Establish and enforce coding standards and best practices for backend development
Oversee deployments and production operations, ensuring high availability and fast issue resolution
Participate in hiring processes, helping to attract and assess top engineering talent
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in backend development, with at least 2 years in a leadership or technical lead role
Strong expertise in Node.js and NestJS (Express) for building scalable backend applications
Deep understanding of RESTful API design, security, and performance optimization
Advanced knowledge of relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, including database modeling, performance tuning, and query optimization
Experience implementing unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks
Expertise in architectural patterns such as microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (preferably GCP), and infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to mentor and develop engineering teams
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and squads
Problem-solving mindset, analytical thinking, and ability to navigate complex technical challenges
Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with autonomy and ownership
Spanish and English proficiency
Desirable Skills
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with messaging and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, PubSub)
Exposure to serverless computing and cloud-native development patterns
Interview Process
Silver screening Interview
Silver Technical Interview (System Design Interview)
Client Screening Interview
Client Technical interview
Client Behavioral Interview