Lead Backend Developer

About VoPay International Inc.
VoPay’s Fintech-as-a-Service platform allows any business to embed financial services and payment capabilities into their existing applications, products or services through a single and scalable API. Our Integrated technology enables product managers and developers the flexibility and speed to build cutting-edge financial products.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Lead Backend Developer to provide both hands-on technical expertise and leadership to our growing engineering team. This role is ideal for someone who wants to remain deeply engaged in coding and technical problem-solving, while also having leadership and mentoring skills and driving technical excellence across projects.
Duties and Responsibilities
Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide junior developers, setting high standards for technical delivery.
Development & Testing: Write clean, scalable code, perform unit testing, and debug complex issues.
Code Reviews: Conduct thorough reviews to maintain code quality and adherence to best practices.
Project Planning: Participate in planning, estimation, and execution of development projects.
Problem-Solving: Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, ensuring long-term scalability.
Production Support:

• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues (may occasionally require availability during evenings/weekends).
• Monitor system health and performance.
• Rapidly diagnose and fix bugs or outages.

Deployment & Release Management:

• Own the release process, ensuring stable deployments.
• Monitor performance post-deployment.
• Ensure verification testing is completed.
• Resolve deployment-related issues effectively.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Minimum of 2 years in a technical leadership or team lead role.
• Strong technical background with back-end languages and frameworks relevant to our stack.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proven track record of building, mentoring, and inspiring high-performing teams.
• A collaborative mindset and passion for solving complex problems in fintech.
• Experience with microservices architecture and system design.
• Technical Expertise

> Strong back-end programming skills (PHP, Python preferred; Node.js, Java, Go, etc. also valuable). > Expertise in database design, management, and optimization (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar). > Proven experience with RESTful API design and development. > Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their services. > Proficiency in unit testing, debugging, and performance optimization. > Solid understanding of security best practices (authentication, authorization, data protection).
What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Extended health and dental benefits (after 6 months of employment).
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge fintech projects that shape the future of digital payments.
• A dynamic, fast-paced environment where your contributions directly impact our success.
• A culture of learning, collaboration, and growth.