Lead Payments Engineer - Build Scalable Infra

Applied Intuition Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Greater London is seeking a deeply technical engineer to shape and develop payment products and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in building complex software systems, with a strong focus on backend production-grade environments. Responsibilities include leading initiatives, collaborating with teams, and mentoring engineers. The role offers competitive benefits and a hybrid work model, requiring office attendance three days a week for local applicants.

Benefits

Quarterly company bonus

Private health insurance

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Generous PTO policy

Half day Fridays

Work from home allowance

Pension plan with salary sacrifice option

Qualifications

• 7+ years building and maintaining complex software systems.
• 5+ years backend experience, with a focus on production‑grade systems.
• Hands‑on experience with critical production systems—high availability and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance payment products from scratch.
• Design and implement resilient, production-grade infrastructure.
• Lead technical initiatives within the Payments team.

Skills

Backend experience

Problem-solving skills

Strong communication

Collaboration skills

Ownership mentality

Can-do attitude

Tools

Node.JS

MySQL

Redis

ElasticSearch

Job description

A leading technology firm in Greater London is seeking a deeply technical engineer to shape and develop payment products and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in building complex software systems, with a strong focus on backend production-grade environments. Responsibilities include leading initiatives, collaborating with teams, and mentoring engineers. The role offers competitive benefits and a hybrid work model, requiring office attendance three days a week for local applicants.