Java Team Lead

Sunbit builds financial technology for real life. Our technology eases the stress of paying for life’s expenses by giving people more options on how and when they pay. Founded in 2016, Sunbit offers a next-generation, no-fee credit card that can be managed through a powerful mobile app, as well as a point-of-sale payment option available at more than 25,000 service locations, including auto dealership service centers, optical practices, dental offices, veterinary clinics, and specialty healthcare services. Sunbit was included on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list. The financial technology company has also been named Sunbit as a Most Loved Workplace®, Best Point of Sale Company, and a Top Fintech Startup by CB Insights.

We use cutting-edge innovations in financial technology to bring leading data and features that allow individuals to be qualified instantly, making purchases at the point-of-sale fast, fair, and easy for consumers from all walks of life. We create value focused on our core values; we work tirelessly to ensure that Sunbit becomes available to everyone, everywhere.

We invite you to #UnleashyourCuriosity and join our ever-growing R&D organization.

What You’ll Do:

The Merchant-Ops squad is responsible for various domains and products that manage and support our merchants and their ongoing relationship with us. The team develops mobile applications, web platforms, and backend services, and is comprised of skilled backend, frontend, and data engineers.

As the Merchant-Ops Squad Lead, you will be responsible for the team's technical leadership, domain design, and day-to-day execution. You will collaborate closely with product managers and business stakeholders to define priorities and deliver impactful solutions that align with key business goals. We are looking for someone who can drive end-to-end ownership, balance business needs with strong engineering practices, and help shape the direction of our products.

Responsibilities:

Among your key responsibilities, you will lead a highly skilled team that architects and builds scalable systems that serve our customers and partners.

• Lead the technical architecture and system design for merchant-facing products
• Guide a multidisciplinary squad of frontend, backend and data engineers through implementation, delivery, and iteration
• Work closely with product managers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Ensure development aligns with business objectives, long-term system health, and Sunbit's engineering standards
• Conduct and lead design reviews, code reviews, and performance optimization efforts
• Drive a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Oversee system reliability, monitoring, and incident response within your domain

Requirements:

• 2+ years of leadership experience, guiding engineering teams and making architectural decisions
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong focus on scalable architecture and system design
• Proficiency in modern system architecture with large-scale and high performance.
• Impact driven - use data to make sure every task moves the needle and utilize your resources to maximize the team's impact.
• Team player with strong communication skills and someone who thrives working in a fast-paced environment.
• Creative, solution-oriented, and able to maintain a ‘can do’ attitude, with the ability to work efficiently under pressure and uncertainty. Adapt quickly to changing business needs.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• B.Sc in computer science or equivalent.
• Fluent in English.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with software development in Kotlin or Java.
• Experience with Frontend technologies.
• Experience with mobile technologies.
• Leading a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of AWS or similar cloud platforms.
• Expertise in the Spring Framework.
• Proficient in both relational (e.g., MySQL) and non-relational databases (e.g., MongoDB).
• Familiarity with message queue technologies such as Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ, or similar.

Recruitment Fraud Disclaimer

We’ve been made aware of fraudsters impersonating Sunbit employees during the hiring process. Please note that all official communication will come from an @sunbit.com email address, through our applicant tracking platform @sunbit.comeet-notifications.com or directly via LinkedIn. We will never ask for your age, Social Security number, bank account details, payment of any kind, or other unrelated personal information during the application process. Our hiring process always includes interviews, either by phone, zoom, or in person, before any offer is made. If something feels suspicious, please contact us at hr@sunbit.com to confirm. We ask that you contact hr@sunbit.com only about potential instances of fraud. hr@sunbit.com does not reach our recruiting team directly. Your application directly through the posting is the best way to ensure that your candidacy is reviewed by our team. Due to the volume of applications, we will not respond to nor forward emails about your candidacy that are sent to hr@sunbit.com directly, and your email about your application will be deleted from our systems.