Messaging System Administrator

Our customer is a Fintech company that operates all over the world and is one of the leading providers of online payment solutions.

They will hire the selected candidate as an internal and permanent employee, based in Madrid, but providing services to their global organization.

Description of the position

We’re looking for a Software Development Team Leader who is a tech-enthusiast with a drive for excellence, and an out-of-the-box mindset to satisfy business needs in a complex payment solution environment to join our Team in Madrid.

Key Responsibilities and tasks

1. Collaborate closely with Product, Design / UX, DevOps, and other R&D teams.
2. Lead an autonomous team of software engineers who are working closely with product management for achieving business goals.
3. Put special focus on developing the team.
4. Provide technical authority to your team by demonstrating a hands-on leadership style.
5. Be responsible for the overall design, development, architecture, code quality, and production environment deployment of your team.

Working Experience

1. 3+ years of managerial experience - a must!
2. 5+ years of experience as a server side developer, all the way from DB to UI (using C# - a must!, REST APIs, and asynchronous communication with Queues / Streams).
3. 3+ years of experience with advanced SQL (MSSQL / Oracle / MySql / PostgreSQL etc.).

Professional skills

1. Broad knowledge of OOP and design patterns.
2. Team player attitude and mentality.
3. Experienced and passionate about managing and growing people.
4. Ambitious and eager to learn new things.

Not a must but a great advantage

1. Experience with frontend technologies like Angular, React.
2. Experience with messaging queues or streams such as RabbitMQ / SQS / Kafka.
3. Experience with Redis or alike.
4. Experience with ORM such as Entity Framework.
5. Experience with Microservices.
6. Experience in building SaaS platforms in a cloud-based environment.

Education and Training

1. B.S. in computer science or equivalent.

Languages

1. English: Very good Business English required (excellent communication skills). B2 / C1 level.
2. Spanish: Would be valuable for the position, but not required.

Job Conditions

Job location: Madrid. European Union nationality otherwise EU / Spain work permit required as a prerequisite.

Expected travel

Very limited, just a few days trip per year, only during the weekdays, to the global IT headquarters for onboarding, teaming and alignment.

Employment Type

Permanent Full Time, as an internal employee.

Depending on qualification and experience.

Additional benefits

1. Friendly and informal atmosphere in a company that cares about an excellent team spirit.
2. Challenging, diverse and independent work in an innovative and creative environment.
3. Professional and personal training opportunities to advance your career.
4. Company-internal benefits.
5. Organize your own working hours including the possibility of working from home (up to 3 days per week).
6. You will work right in the heart of Madrid in a digital innovation international team.

If you are interested, please apply here or send an email to including in the subject: ‘SW Development Team Leader’ along with your English CV.