Team Lead (Software Engineering) – Cash & Investments
Join EIS Ltd as a Team Lead for the Cash & Investments team. You will guide a distributed team of 10 engineers to build and expand services that manage and reconcile premium inflows, orchestrate multi‑currency treasury moves, and automate complex investment transactions on a cloud‑native, event‑driven coretech platform.
Department : Product and Technology
Location : Remote (Spain)
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high‑performance engineering team delivering microservices for cash management and investment modules
- Own quarterly OKRs, delivery forecasts, and production health; track velocity, DORA metrics, and customer satisfaction
- Drive operational excellence with multi‑cloud event‑sourced services on Kubernetes
- Ship containerised services on AWS or Azure using Terraform and Argo CD; embed observability, cost tracking, and automated runbooks
- Champion secure‑by‑default patterns and compliance readiness
- Partner with product, architecture, and other SMEs to translate complex requirements into crisp backlog items
- Hire globally, craft growth plans, and foster psychological safety so engineers innovate and take smart risks
- Represent the team in steering committees, cross‑team workgroups and program planning meetings
- Use generative AI techniques (retrieval, chunking, indexing, knowledge) and adopt GenAI practices into SDLC to increase robustness
- Stay up‑to‑date with the latest trends and technologies in AI and backend development
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
5+ years building distributed systems; 2+ years leading engineers (people or tech‑lead)Deep JVM expertise plus SQL and event‑streaming (Kafka or equivalent)Cloud operations on AWS or Azure, including IaC (Terraform), Kubernetes, container registries, observability, monitoring, and incident responseProven record shipping SaaS with CI / CD, automated testing, and data‑driven delivery metricsStrong coaching mindset and clear written / spoken communication across time zonesBasic understanding of frontend technologies (Typescript, React) to support backend integrationStrong problem‑solving skills and ability to work independentlyExcellent communication and teamwork skillsPreferred Qualifications
Exposure to multi‑agent or real‑time data processing frameworks (Kafka Streams, Flink)Hands‑on experience with LLMs, RAG, MCP and other GenAI techniquesBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fieldJob Benefits
Work with top talent and great colleagues in a scaled agile multi‑cultural environmentBuild world‑class InsurTech product powered by microservices, reactive, cloud, continuous deliveryOwnership opportunities and impactful decision makingGlobal mobility opportunities and industry leading compensation packagesHealth insurance and flexible work‑from‑home arrangementsAccess to the latest Apple MacbooksPlease note that we will only proceed with applications that have valid working permits in the location stated in the vacancy description.Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior Level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industry
Insurance
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