OrderYOYO

Lead Software Engineer – Payments

Cologne, DE

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago

Distributed SystemsAzureCI/CDCompliancePerformance ManagementTest AutomationLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringUnderwriting

About the role

Personal development is central to how we work - engineers are encouraged to grow technically, take responsibility, and help shape how our products and platforms evolve.
We help restaurants succeed online by providing branded websites, mobile apps, and tailored marketing solutions, giving them full control of their business.
By removing high commission fees charged by third-party platforms, we empower restaurants to grow sustainably.

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of payments engineers - providing hands-on technical guidance, regular feedback, and clear paths for career development.
Own hiring and team-building for the payments engineering function, partnering with recruiting to define role profiles, run interviews, and bring in strong talent.
Build a team culture where payments knowledge is documented and shared, not tribal - through design reviews, standards, and mentoring.
Balance hands-on technical contribution with people-management responsibilities, staying close enough to the codebase to lead by example and unblock the team. Technical & Domain Ownership
Own the strategy for PSP and partner integrations, with close attention to tri-party / sub-merchant implications where applicable.
Oversee dispute/chargeback and fraud-handling touchpoints across internal workflows and PSP tooling, and drive collaboration with Ops on runbooks and escalation paths.
Partner closely with Product, Legal/Compliance, Finance, and Support to convert requirements into safe, testable production behaviour.

Proven experience leading, mentoring, or people-managing a team of software engineers - including hiring, performance management, and career development.
Production experience with payment flows (auth/capture/refund, webhooks, reconciliation) and "money correctness" patterns such as idempotency keys, double-entry thinking, and auditability.
Comfort working in an Azure-first environment (APIs, queues/eventing, monitoring), with strong CI/CD and automated testing practices.
Experience scaling or restructuring an engineering team through periods of growth or organisational change.
Experience with sub-merchant, marketplace, or Payfac-like operating models (KYC, underwriting, settlements, fee deductions).
Familiarity with dispute tooling, card scheme rules, 3DS/risk rules, or fraud platforms.
Experience partnering with Legal, Compliance, or Finance leadership on regulatory or audit requirements.

At OrderYOYO, company culture comes first.
We create a positive, inclusive environment where people are trusted to do their best work and take ownership of what they build.
Through our partnership with AppSmart, the market leader in POS and in-store systems, we've become the largest restaurant-focused platform in Europe.
What We Offer • Competitive salary. • A remote role - work from wherever you do your best work, with quarterly in-person gatherings at one of our global offices. • High ownership and autonomy, with a direct hand in shaping the team you lead. • A clear leadership mandate, with scope to grow further into broader engineering management responsibilities. • The opportunity to lead work on revenue-critical production systems. • A strong focus on security, reliability, and engineering best practices. • A collaborative, international engineering team. • Real emphasis on learning, mentoring, and long-term growth - for you and for the people you lead.

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