Hands-on Tech Lead — Fintech | Remote
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At a glance
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Location
- Ireland · Remote within Ireland
- Workplace
- Remote
- Salary
- €120k/year (EUR)
- Category
- Full-stack
Technologies & skills
Primary technologies
Cloud & infrastructure
Other technical skills
Secondary technologies
What you'll be doing
Hands-on Tech Lead role at a fintech startup, working directly with the founder to build the product and hire the engineering team. Responsibilities include backend development, architecture, production reliability, and team leadership. Remote position based in Ireland/UK.
- Backend development, architecture, and production reliability
- Setting technical priorities and engineering standards
- Hiring, mentoring, and managing a growing engineering team
- Collaborating with the founder on product and delivery decisions
Key requirements
Must-have
- Strong backend engineering experience in financial services
- Experience leading engineers
- Proficiency in Java or strong experience with Kotlin, C#, or Go
- Appetite for hands-on coding
Nice-to-have
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP
Role signals
- Technical focus
- backend
- Leadership
- People management
- Architecture / system design
- Indicated in the listing
- Hands-on vs management
- Hands-on
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Full job description
Build the product. Hire the team.
Work directly with the founder to shape what comes next.
Hands-on Tech Lead | Fintech | Up to €120k | Remote, Ireland / UK
I’m working with a fintech startup looking for someone to become the founder’s technical number two.
This is a proper startup. You’ll be writing code, making architecture decisions and getting features into production. You’ll also help hire and manage the engineering team around you, with the founder keen to start building that team straight away.
The hands-on work will remain a big part of your job for the foreseeable future.
You’ll work closely with Sharon, the founder, to turn business priorities into software that works. That means challenging ideas, explaining trade-offs and deciding what needs building now and what can wait.
The product connects financial advisers and institutions, bringing fragmented financial data together securely and with customer consent. There are real engineering problems here: tenant isolation, authentication, financial APIs, reliable data flows and auditable systems.
Java / Spring Boot / Azure / PostgreSQL / Kubernetes.
You’ll take ownership of:
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Backend development, architecture and production reliability
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Technical priorities and engineering standards
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Hiring, mentoring and managing a growing team
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Working through product and delivery decisions with the founder
You’ll need strong backend engineering experience in financial services, experience leading engineers, and the appetite to roll your sleeves up. Java is central, though strong Kotlin, C# or Go experience is welcome. AWS/GCP experience transfers if you’re open to Azure.
This could suit a Tech Lead who wants to build a team, or an Engineering Manager who still loves coding and wants to stay close to the product.
If you want to help build both the software and the engineering team behind it, let’s talk.
Up to €120,000 | Remote, Ireland / UK
Interview prep pack
Grounded in this listing. Use it to prepare examples before you apply.
Your interview focus
Based on this listing, the role is a hands-on Tech Lead position at a fintech startup, focused on backend development, architecture, and building both the product and the engineering team in close collaboration with the founder.
- Hands-on backend engineering·Medium
- Technical leadership and team building·High
- Architecture and production reliability·High
- Collaboration with founder/product·High
Only have 30 minutes?
Follow a focused preparation plan based on this job.
Start 30-minute prep
Your 30-minute plan
Review Fintech Backend Projects
0–8 minList and summarize your most relevant backend engineering projects in financial services, focusing on security, APIs, and compliance.
Prepare Leadership and Hiring Stories
8–15 minIdentify examples where you hired, mentored, or built teams, and be ready to discuss your approach and outcomes.
Refresh on Stack Technologies
15–22 minBrush up on Java/Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and Azure (or AWS/GCP), focusing on architecture and production reliability.
Practice Product Collaboration Scenarios
22–27 minThink through situations where you worked with founders or product leads to make technical trade-offs and delivery decisions.
Draft Questions for the Interviewer
27–30 minPrepare thoughtful questions about the product, team growth, and technical challenges to ask during the interview.
Talking points
, 5 itemsBackend Engineering in Financial Services
Demonstrate your experience solving complex backend challenges in regulated environments, especially around data security, authentication, and integration with financial APIs.
Technical Leadership and Team Building
Showcase your ability to hire, mentor, and manage engineers, and how you've set engineering standards or built teams from scratch.
Hands-on Coding and Architecture
Prepare examples of remaining deeply technical while leading, including making architecture decisions and delivering features to production.
Product and Delivery Collaboration
Explain how you've worked with founders or product leaders to translate business priorities into technical solutions, including challenging ideas and making trade-offs.
Cloud and Infrastructure Experience
Highlight your experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP transferable), Kubernetes, and ensuring production reliability.
What to research
, 4 itemsFintech Backend Engineering Challenges
Review your experience with authentication, data security, and integrating financial APIs in regulated environments.
Technical Hiring and Team Building
Prepare examples of hiring, mentoring, and establishing engineering standards or culture.
Cloud and Infrastructure Stack
Refresh your knowledge of Java/Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and Azure (or transferable AWS/GCP experience).
Product Collaboration and Trade-offs
Think of times you worked closely with founders or product leaders to make delivery decisions and explain technical trade-offs.
Questions to ask
, 6 itemsWhat are the immediate technical priorities for the product in the next 6-12 months?
Why ask this? Clarifies expectations and helps you assess alignment with your skills.
How do you envision the engineering team growing, and what qualities are you looking for in early hires?
Why ask this? Shows your interest in team building and cultural fit.
What are the biggest technical challenges you foresee with tenant isolation and data security?
Why ask this? Demonstrates your focus on critical engineering problems.
How do product and engineering collaborate on setting priorities and making trade-offs?
Why ask this? Helps you understand the decision-making process and your role in it.
What does success look like for this role in the first year?
Why ask this? Clarifies performance expectations and key deliverables.
How hands-on do you expect the Tech Lead to remain as the team grows?
Why ask this? Ensures alignment with your desire to stay technical.
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