Lead Backend Engineer

Archer It Recruitment — Malta · Posted ~7 hours ago

Lead Full-time Hybrid

Skills

backend engineering microservices software architecture technical leadership distributed systems Microservices

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A lead backend engineer is sought to guide a talented engineering team while staying hands-on with modern architectures, microservices, and challenging technical problems. The role involves shaping technical strategy for large-scale financial technology platforms serving multiple markets. It offers substantial technical ownership, leadership exposure, and the opportunity to deepen expertise in enterprise software and digital transformation.

Highlights

Lead a talented backend team while remaining hands-on with modern architectures and microservices. Gain exposure to enterprise-scale financial technology, international markets, technical strategy, and large-scale software platforms.

Description

Lead Backend Engineer – Hybrid & Attractive Salary Lead a talented backend team while remaining hands-on with modern architectures, microservices, and complex engineering challenges.Drive the technical strategy behind cutting-edge e-banking and e-wealth solutions used across European markets. Gain exposure to enterprise-scale technology, European markets, and a leadership environment designed to accelerate your growth. You’ll join a well-established European company at the forefront of financial and digital innovation, building large-scale software products that power operations across multiple European markets, giving you the opportunity to expand your expertise, increase your technical impact, and accelerate your career within a truly international environment. With a strong focus on technology, innovation, and continuous digital transformation, the company is constantly evolving its platforms to meet the demands of a fast-moving financial landscape, empowering you to lead high-impact software development products, solve complex technical challenges, and gain valuable exposure to the European market. You’ll be leading a talented, collaborative backend software development team where great ideas, knowledge sharing, and creativity are part of the culture, enabling you to lead, coach, and inspire your team while staying hands-on with exciting technical challenges. Overall, this role will bring you great exposure to an environment that supports your growth, software development, and long-term career ambitions. In this role, you’ll lead a talented team of backend developers while staying hands-on with the technology this will allow you to be the driving force behind the team’s technical strategy, guiding engineers across different levels of seniority and spearheading the delivery of cutting-edge e-banking and e-wealth solutions. You will: Design and evolve scalable, enterprise-grade backend solutions that power innovative financial and digital products.Mentor and develop backend software engineers across different levels of seniority, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.Partner with DevOps and cross-functional teams to turn technical ideas into robust, impactful features and deliver them at scale.Encourage open communication, knowledge sharing, and new ideas while providing regular coaching and meaningful career development.Help recruit and onboard exceptional engineering talent, strengthening the team’s capabilities and technical impact. Skills/ Experience: 2+ years in a leadership positionProficiency with the latest .NET technologies Experience using caching technologies like Redis Familiar with systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ Salary/Remuneration: €70,000 - €75,000 (Depending on Experience) + Health insurance, Bonus, Flexible hours (Hybrid) & Parking For more information, contact Tania Branco confidentially on +356 2601 6722 I specialize in recruiting for the software development space in Malta. If you wish to discuss this or other opportunities, please feel free to contact me. About Archer – Archer IT Recruitment is a Specialist IT Recruitment Consultancy based in Malta