Engineering Team Lead

As an engineering team lead, you will act as the bridge between our product vision and technical execution. You will design and evolve robust, scalable architectures that power our applications, building the foundational systems connecting user-facing interfaces with core business logic. You will play a key role in delivering a seamless and reliable user experience by guiding the development of high-performance, resilient, and secure backend services.

You are expected to stay technically close to the system while leading a domain team with direct reports and end-to-end ownership of delivery, reliability, and outcomes. You will work on high-volume, financially critical backend services where correctness, reliability, and timeliness directly impact money movement and customer trust. This role requires strong ownership across cross-team dependencies, working closely with product, finance, and operations to unblock delivery and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and continuous improvement of high-volume, user-centric applications.
• Partner with product, design, and business stakeholders to align goals and roadmap.
• Coach and develop engineers to create psychological safety, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Prioritize, plan, and balance speed, quality, and risk using OKRs and clear metrics.
• Ship metrics-driven projects that apply DDD, Team Topologies, and agile best practices to deliver measurable customer impact.
• Own delivery, reliability, and operational outcomes for your domain end-to-end.
• Drive operational excellence by boosting reliability, scalability, security, and cost-efficiency while aggressively reducing tech debt.
• Research new technologies, champion best practices, and cultivate a learning-first, innovation-focused culture.

Expected Qualifications

• BSc in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years of hands-on experience leading engineering teams with direct reports in fast-paced, customer-focused environments.
• Proven ability to drive delivery, empower teams, and set clear priorities.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across diverse stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of modern architecture, design principles, and technical trade-offs, with hands-on coding experience as part of your core skill set.
• Business-savvy; comfortable using data to guide decisions and demonstrate value.
• Familiarity with concepts like DDD, Team Topologies, OKRs, and agile methodologies.
• Proactive, thrives in ambiguity, removes roadblocks, and inspires high performance.
• Experience owning production systems end-to-end, including reliability and incident response, is a plus.

– Hybrid working model with flexibility: a schedule that helps you find the right balance between flexibility and team bonding, including work-from-abroad opportunities and a summer working model.

– Customisable FlexBenefits budget: Adjust your daily meal allowance, choose your health insurance package (and extend it to your spouse or children), and pick from additional benefits like fuel support or Trendyol shopping credits.

– Well-being support: Access to location-based in-house doctors, as well as psychologist and dietitian support, and HPV vaccination provision.

– Personalised training allowance and learning opportunities: Use your annual budget for any training or conference of your choice, explore our Learning Management System (LMS) anytime, and join in-person learning sessions offered throughout the year.

– Responsibility from day one: Take full ownership from the start in a culture where every voice is heard and valued.

– A diverse, international team: Collaborate with global peers across our offices in Berlin, Amsterdam, Dubai, and beyond, in a startup-spirited and collaborative environment.

– Opportunities to grow with the best: Tackle meaningful challenges, develop through hands-on experience, and grow with the support of expert guidance and global mentoring.

– Meaningful connections beyond tasks: Be part of team rituals, events, and social activities that help us stay connected and inspired.

If this role excites you, apply today, we look forward to taking the next step with you.