Technical Lead - Fintech

About Nivoda

Nivoda is leading global B2B jewellery marketplace, Nivoda’s growth trajectory has skyrocketed over the past 12 months, and we continue to expand across new regions at an unprecedented pace. Our DNA centers on understanding our customers' needs and offering them a seamless experience. With a growing team based in major cities worldwide, including London, New York, Hong Kong, and Mumbai, Nivoda is becoming the go-to marketplace for the global jewelry industry.

We aim to be bold, innovative, and relentless in our pursuit of excellence as we transform an industry steeped in tradition.

About the Role

At Nivoda, we are determined to empower Jewelers to sell more effectively. Besides we offer them flexible payment solutions through Buy now, Pay later credit offerings by our FinTech Team. 

As Tech Lead of the lending division called Nivoda Capital of FinTech Engineering Team, you will play the Tech Leader role in our mission to lead Talented team , Architect world class Credit decision-making platform with our business stakeholders aimed at enhancing customer’s cash flow and Bring Innovative Tech solutions to moderate credit risk.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop world class Nivoda Credit Risk and Transaction Monitoring Platforms with help of Engineering Leaders and highly motivated teams with Business consciousness 

• Lead technical decisions, projects, and roadmaps within the Capital Risk Team. You will shape and own Nivoda Capital Tech solutions for managing and serving Credit Risk policy.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and stakeholders to define technical requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.

• Ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and quality guidelines throughout the development lifecycle.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, providing timely support to internal teams and external customers.

• Stay up to date on emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance Nivoda's platform.

Your qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 3+ Years Tech Leadership experience predominantly in building / Architecting resilient and scalable platforms or systems. 

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Tech Lead, with a strong ownership track record of leading successful projects from inception to delivery.

• Strong knowledge of any of the Backend languages Node.js / Python, with experience in designing database schemas and queries and streaming data tools such as Kafka.

• Solid understanding of GraphQL API design principles, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.

• Proficiency in building Cloud Native Distributed systems in any cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex technical challenges.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Prior Experience in building Underwriting/Risk or Credit decision platforms would be a bonus.

What we offer:

• Remote working in an established team.

• Exposure to C-Suite at an extremely fast-growing company.

• Work on cloud-hosted applications utilising major AWS services.

• Unlimited holiday allowance.

• Exciting greenfield projects including FinTech (credit, payments, reconciliation).

• Chance to join and contribute to a company during its exponential expansion phase.