Team Lead (Golang, FinTech, Europe)

About the Company:

A FinTech startup based in Mexico on a mission to transform the digital banking landscape in LatAm. The company has recently closed a major investment round.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a skilled Team Lead to take ownership of the brand-new backend engineering team, responsible for launching services in the new region. You’ll have the unique opportunity to build something from scratch while simultaneously having time-proven internal practices to base your strategy on.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the team end-to-end: hire talent, plan workload, handle task decomposition, and optimize internal processes.
• Manage team performance and day-to-day execution, ensuring timely project delivery aligned with business goals.
• Tackle complex technical challenges, conduct code reviews, and maintain a high standard of end solutions.
• Participate in architectural and system design decisions, contributing to the development of backend services in Golang.
• Establish the technical foundation for expansion into a new region, joining before launch and scaling the platform based on best practices from the existing market.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams.

What You Have:

• 3+ years of experience leading teams in a fast-paced environment (preferably, building something from the ground up).
• 4+ years of experience as a Golang developer.
• A nice blend of architectural expertise, people management skills, and project delivery experience.
• A self-starter attitude — you excel at cross-team communication, you thrive on process optimization, and you don’t shy away from tech/team-related challenges.
• Willingness to be a spokesperson for your team’s interests and advocate for your decisions.
• A big-picture mindset — product scaling isn’t just a buzzword for you, flexibility is a quality you’re proud of, and life-long learning is your philosophy.
• Good level of spoken English (B1+) and Russian (fluent).

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary + bonuses in EUR.
• Fully remote work from European timezones (flexible hours).
• Relocation assistance to one of the hubs.
• Company-provided equipment.
• Personal development plan compensation (training and language learning).
• Healthcare and Wellness budget.
• Paid vacation (20 days), including flexible national holidays.
• Paid sick leave (10 days).
• Growth opportunities.