Hello! We’re Cashea 👋, and we're on a mission to bring optimism back to Venezuelans 🇻🇪 by building innovative financial products. Since our launch in 2022, we've been dedicated to democratizing financial inclusion through cutting-edge technology. In that time, we've grown to serve over 6 million customers, developed a range of products for both consumers and merchants, and become a trusted name in Venezuela—winning both minds and hearts 💛.
About the role:
As a Engineering Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the backend architecture and ensuring the success of our technical initiatives. You will be responsible for guiding your squad on architectural decisions, establishing best practices, and ensuring the team executes with technical excellence. Your leadership will be critical in driving innovation, performance, and reliability for our backend services.
Overall you will
Act as the Engineering lead within a squad, guiding the team on architectural decisions, best practices, and technical execution
Collaborate closely with frontend technical leads, ensuring smooth integration between backend and frontend services
Lead the technical strategy for backend development, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
Own the architecture and design of backend services, establishing best practices and guiding the team on complex technical decisions
Develop and maintain robust, high-performance backend services using Node.js and NestJS (Express)
Drive technical innovation by researching and implementing new technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance development processes
Ensure system reliability and performance through well-structured testing, monitoring, and logging strategies
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to align technical solutions with business goals
Mentor and coach backend developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
Establish and enforce coding standards and best practices for backend development
Oversee deployments and production operations, ensuring high availability and fast issue resolution
Participate in hiring processes, helping to attract and assess top engineering talent
Qualifications:
5+ years of experience 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, security, and performance optimization
Advanced knowledge of relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, including database modeling, performance tuning, and query optimization
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 skills, with a proven ability to mentor and develop engineering teams
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and squads
Problem-solving mindset, analytical thinking, and ability to navigate complex technical challenges
Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with autonomy and ownership
Spanish and English proficiency
Desirable Skills:
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with messaging and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, PubSub)
Exposure to serverless computing and cloud-native development patterns
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in backend development
- At least 2 years in a leadership or technical lead role
- Strong expertise in Node.js and NestJS with Express
- Deep understanding of RESTful API design, security, and performance optimization
- Advanced knowledge of relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, including modeling, performance tuning, and query optimization
- Experience implementing unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks
- Expertise in microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms preferably GCP, and infrastructure as code
- Strong leadership skills and proven ability to mentor and develop engineering teams
- Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills
- Problem-solving mindset, analytical thinking, and ability to navigate complex technical challenges
- Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with autonomy and ownership
- Spanish and English proficiency
- Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with RabbitMQ, Kafka, or Pub/Sub
- Exposure to serverless computing and cloud-native development patterns
What We Do
Cashea is a fintech company operating a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) platform for purchases from partner merchants. Its mobile-based service provides purchase pre-approval and interest-free installment plans, enabling consumers to acquire products and services immediately while paying over time. The company expands access to consumer credit through fully digital, zero-interest financing for everyday retail purchases delivered through participating retail partners in Venezuela.
