Overview

Think about your favorite neighborhood coffee shop or the small family restaurant down the road. Local merchants give communities their pulse, yet conventional financial tools constantly make their day to day operations harder than they need to be. At Teya, we exist to rewrite that script. We are creating an intuitive, modern financial platform tailored for independent businesses across Europe, uniting thoughtful software with genuine human support. We are looking for a thoughtful Backend Engineer to join our distributed team in this fully remote, worldwide opportunity. You will build resilient systems that power local high streets and help entrepreneurs handle their money with absolute confidence.

Key Responsibilities

Every day brings fresh challenges, but you will focus primarily on these areas

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that process merchant transactions quickly and safely.
Work alongside product managers, designers, and frontend peers to translate real merchant challenges into clean technical implementations.
Optimize database queries, application architecture, and server reliability to guarantee uninterrupted availability for businesses that rely on us daily.
Write clear tests, conduct thorough code reviews, and help raise engineering standards across our distributed organization.
Investigate production issues quickly and implement thoughtful fixes to prevent recurring problems.

Requirements

We care deeply about your technical craftsmanship and problem-solving mindset, and you will thrive here if you bring

Strong professional experience building backend systems and cloud services that handle real production traffic.
Solid proficiency in modern backend languages, accompanied by a sound grasp of relational databases and clean API design.
An instinct for simple, maintainable architecture rather than overly complex abstractions.
Excellent communication skills and the self-discipline required to collaborate effectively across different time zones.
Real empathy for local business owners and a practical desire to ship tools that make their lives easier.

What You'll Gain

We want you to do the best work of your career while staying healthy and balanced. Joining Teya means you receive

The freedom of a fully remote position that allows you to work from anywhere in the world.
Flexible working hours built on mutual trust, letting you adapt your day around your lifestyle and your team.
Comprehensive health insurance coverage to keep you and your loved ones protected.
Dedicated physical and mental health support through our partnership with MyFitness.
The opportunity to make a tangible, positive difference for local community businesses across Europe.