Teya is looking for a Principal Backend Engineer to lead development on an organisational level. In this role, you will design, implement, and operate customer experiences, complex workflows, and operational task management applications to enable multiple orders of magnitude growth. You’ll work with a diverse team to help shape the future of our technology.

What You'll Do

Take responsibility for the success of the most important projects in the company.
Solve highly complex challenges with simple solutions, often where neither the business problem nor technology strategy is well defined.
Be a significant hands-on contributor, delivering code contributions that demonstrate best practices and set a high quality bar on a regular basis.
Work with a community of Principal Engineers and tech leaders to be a key influencer for strategic tech decisions.
Continually evolve our engineering practices using data insights and industry knowledge.
Mentor and coach other engineers, fostering the professional growth of the most senior technical people.
Lead design reviews for complex software projects and/or critical features, probing assumptions, illuminating pitfalls, and fostering shared understanding.

What We're Looking For

8+ years of professional software development experience.
Ability to solve problems in code using data structures and algorithms and be able to analyze the time and space complexity of those solutions.
Proven ability to document and communicate technical decisions to a diverse audience.
Professional experience leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, scaling) of multiple new and existing systems.
Professional experience growing peer engineers through mentorship and guidance.
Ability to work with problems of extreme ambiguity and lead others through ambiguous situations.

Technical Stack

Java
Kotlin
Golang

Team & Environment

You will work with a community of Principal Engineers and tech leaders.

Benefits & Compensation

Flexible working hours.
Physical and mental health support through partnership with GymPass (free access to over 1,500 gyms in the UK, 1-1 therapy, meditation sessions, digital fitness and nutrition apps).
Extended and improved maternity and paternity leave choices.
Cycle-to-Work Scheme.
Health and Life Insurance.
Pension Scheme.
25 days of Annual Leave (+ Bank Holidays).
Office snacks every day.
Friendly, comfortable and informal office environment in Central London.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position based in London.

Teya is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or background can thrive and do their best work.