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Head of Engineering, POS Application Platform

Moniepoint
Location
Remote, Portugal
Posted
12 days ago
Department
Pool: Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Minimum of 10 years of hands-on software engineering experience
  • At least 6 years leading engineering teams
  • Direct experience building software for Point-of-Sale terminal devices
  • Strong working knowledge of EMV standards and payment certification processes
  • Deep Android engineering expertise in Kotlin and Java
  • Proven experience building internal engineering platforms or shared libraries
Nice to have
  • Familiarity with terminal management systems and device observability tooling
  • Backend engineering experience in Java or Spring Boot
  • Experience working directly with OEM vendors on hardware specification and integration
  • Exposure to C or C++
What the job really is

As the Head of Engineering for the POS Application Platform at Moniepoint, you will lead the technical strategy and architecture for the platform that underpins all POS devices. Your role involves overseeing the development and governance of core platform pillars, ensuring engineering standards across various device types, and managing a team of POS engineers. You will also be responsible for enhancing platform reliability, developer experience, and driving the adoption of engineering standards across the organization.

Benefits
  • Attractive salary
  • Pension
  • Health insurance
  • Annual bonus
  • Learning and development-focused environment
  • Emphasis on knowledge sharing and training
Things to weigh
  • No specific salary listed
  • Role involves managing a platform team, which may require strong leadership skills
  • Experience at Series A or B stage startups may not reflect the scale required for this role
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