Umber

We’re looking for a Project Manager / Coordinator to help us support and scale several internal platforms for a long-term client in the fintech and digital payments domain.

These platforms handle essential business operations — payments, integrations, analytics, and marketing automation. They’re the backbone of the client’s business, even if end users never see them.

Umber owns the full delivery cycle — from analysis and development to testing and release.
Right now, the CTO and CEO are still managing daily tasks, priorities, and client communication on top of their core work, and it’s clearly too much.
That’s why we’re opening this role — to bring in someone who’ll help organize, streamline, and gradually take ownership of several projects.

What you’ll do

• Take over communication with external partners and providers — gather technical details, coordinate integration steps, track statuses, and test connections with developers.
• Maintain and organize task tracking in ClickUp (Kanban), keeping statuses and priorities up to date.
• Monitor progress, follow up on blockers, and make sure the team and client stay aligned.
• Support the CTO in managing priorities across multiple projects.
• Gradually take full ownership of one or two delivery streams.
• Prepare concise internal and client updates on status, next steps, and dependencies.

You’ll work directly with the CTO, developers, and client representatives, mostly through written communication in English.

Who you are

• Strong Junior or Middle PM/Coordinator, 2–3 years of relevant experience (flexible).
• Confident written English — clear, structured communication is key.
• Understanding of software delivery processes: dependencies, estimates, testing, releases.
• Comfortable coordinating multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Experienced with ClickUp or similar tools (Jira, Trello, etc.).
• Structured, detail-oriented, and reliable — you keep things moving and visible.
• Calm and communicative — you can follow up without pressure and keep context in sync.
• Open, transparent, and focused on practical results, not bureaucracy.

What you’ll find here

• A small, hands-on team that values ownership, clarity, and common sense.
• Clients who trust us because we deliver — not because we oversell.
• Processes that aren’t perfect yet, but plenty of space to make them better.
• Direct access to decision-makers and quick communication.
• A chance to grow into a full Project Manager / Business Analyst role as your confidence and context grow.

About the projects

We work on a range of high-load fintech and operational platforms —
from payment systems and integration hubs to internal business tools for analytics, reporting, and marketing operations.
These products are critical to the client’s daily business and are developed and maintained entirely by our team.

We’re looking for a Full-Stack Developer with a backend focus to strengthen our team on a high-load payment gateway aggregator used across several markets in Asia and LATAM. 

🌏 Your location must be in the Asia time zone.

The platform processes thousands of transactions daily and integrates with local payment providers in each region — acting as a key part of the company’s financial operations.

You’ll work mostly on the backend: improving reliability, integrating with new providers, and making sure everything scales smoothly. Some occasional frontend work (React) may pop up too.

🛠 How You’ll Contribute 

• Develop and scale backend services for payment processing and provider integrations
• Work with local APIs and protocols across different markets (e.g., Thailand, Brazil, Philippines)
• Optimize database performance and handle transactional flows reliably
• Contribute to system stability and fault tolerance under increasing load
• Occasionally assist with frontend tasks (React) — e.g., dashboards, transaction monitoring
• Collaborate with a small full-stack team and participate in technical decision-making

🎯 What Makes You a Perfect Fit 

• 2+ years of experience with Node.js/NestJS and PostgreSQL
• Solid understanding of backend architecture, transactional flows, and API integrations
• Experience working on high-load systems or products with real-time data
• Strong TypeScript skills and a clean coding style
• Familiarity with microservices, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines
• Comfortable switching context when needed and supporting frontend if required (React)

👍 Nice-to-Haves 

• Experience integrating with payment systems or financial APIs
• Understanding of fallback mechanisms and system reliability patterns
• Interest in infrastructure monitoring and performance optimization
• Experience working with region-specific products or international setups

🧰 Our Tech Stack 

NestJS, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, React, microservices, Docker, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, high-load architecture and provider APIs.

🚀 Hiring Process 

The hiring process is clear and concise. It starts with a 30–40 min intro call with a Talent Partner — an opportunity to learn more about the project, Umber, and the team, as well as to discuss the candidate’s experience.

Next comes a technical interview (~1.5 hours) covering both React and Node.js. The final step is a ~30 min conversation focused on managerial topics and organizational details.