UPPeople

We're looking for an experienced Team Lead Developer with strong technical expertise in Node.js and a solid background in leadership, to join our growing fintech development team in Lisbon, Portugal. You will lead a cross-functional team working on a payment integration platform, contributing directly to architecture, delivery, and team growth.

✅ Responsibilities:
✔️ Being transparent with the team about challenges, failures, and successes.
✔️ Hiring and training technical personnel.
✔️ Determining project requirements and developing work schedules for the team.
✔️ Delegating tasks and achieving daily, weekly, and monthly goals.
✔️ Liaising with team members and management to ensure projects are completed to standard.
✔️ Motivating staff and creating a space where they can ask questions and voice their concerns.
✔️ Delegating work and assignments to team members.
✔️ Collaborating with their team to identify and fix technical problems.
✔️ Lead the development of our in-house fintech platform with a focus on performance, scalability, and security.
✔️ Build and manage complex payment API integrations with banks, PSPs, and third-party services.
✔️ Contribute to full-stack development, ensuring consistency and stability across the product.
✔️ Actively participate in developing new features from concept to production.
✔️ Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders in agile workflows to ensure technical feasibility and business alignment.
✔️ Support the evolution of the architecture towards modern patterns (microservices, messaging systems, and scalable infrastructure).

✅ Requirements:
✔️ At least 8+ years of professional experience in the IT field.
✔️ 3+ years of experience in leadership positions.
✔️ 5+ years of commercial experience with Node.js 
✔️ 5+ years of commercial experience in web development.
✔️ Knowledge of JavaScript and the ECMAScript 6 standards.
✔️ Commercial experience in implementing REST and WebSockets.
✔️ Experience with Git version control system.
✔️ Experience with commercial databases, MySQL.
✔️ Experience with RabbitMQ.
✔️ Experience with Redis.
✔️ B2 level of English.
✔️ Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
✔️ Strong leadership and organizational abilities.

✅ We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to:
🧑🏻‍💻 Learning and development opportunities and interesting, challenging tasks. 
✈️ Relocation package (tickets, staying in a hotel for 2 weeks). 
🏋️‍♂️ Company fitness corner in the office for employees. 
📚 Opportunity to develop language skills and partial compensation for the cost of language classes. 
🎁 Birthday celebration present. 
🏝 Time for proper rest and 24 working days of Annual Vacation. 
🍲 Breakfasts and lunches in the office (partially paid by the company).

Bold moves start here. Make yours. Apply today!