Cashea

About Cashea

Cashea is a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) fintech company focused on providing credit access to Venezuelan people, democratizing financial inclusion through technology. We work in cross-functional squads, each with dedicated technical leads for frontend and backend development.

About the Role

We are looking for a Backend Technical Lead to drive the evolution of our Backend Architecture, ensure technical excellence, and mentor the development team.

You Will:

Act as the Backend technical leader within a squad, guiding the team in architectural decisions, best practices, and technical execution.
Ensure system reliability and performance through well-structured testing, monitoring, and logging strategies.
Collaborate closely with Product, Frontend, and DevOps teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
Oversee deployments and production operations, ensuring high availability and fast issue resolution.
Participate in hiring processes, helping to attract and assess top engineering talent.

You Have:

5+ YOE 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 and relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL).
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 and communication skills, problem-solving mindset, and the ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with autonomy and ownership.
English proficiency.

Benefits:

Corporate Stipends (via Atlas)
Equipment provided (MacBook Pro)
15 days of PTO (after your first 6 months)

The Selection Process:

Silver Recruiter Screen
Cashea's Head of People Screen
Cashea's Technical Screen
Cashea's Head of Engineering Screen

Cashea - Backend Technical Lead