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Backend Lead

🌏 Worldwide

RabbitMQ

Management

Python

Django

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Design

Redis

NoSQL

Backend

Backend Lead

from 🌏 Worldwide


Welcome to Torrero — an all-in-one platform for cutting-edge white-label casino, sportsbook solutions, and B2B aggregation. Built on a foundation of trust, scalability, and compliance, we provide a wide range of gaming and payment solutions for international markets.

As the company grows, we are strengthening our payment and fintech direction and are looking for an experiencedPython Tech Lead / Backend Lead who can take ownership of backend development, technical decisions, and team delivery within a complex payment environment.


About the project

We are looking for aPython Tech Lead / Backend Lead to join and lead the backend development of our payment-related products.The project involves payment processing, integrations with payment providers, merchant and wallet management, transaction flows, balances, risk controls, reporting, and internal back-office tools.

Our tech stack includes:

Python, Django, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis

The role combines hands-on backend development, architectural ownership, technical leadership, and close collaboration with product, QA, and business stakeholders.



What you will be doing: 

  • Lead backend development for payment-related products
  • Make architectural and technical decisions
  • Design scalable backend solutions for complex payment flows
  • Take ownership of backend delivery and technical quality
  • Coordinate developers and help with task decomposition
  • Review technical solutions and code
  • Participate in provider/payment method integrations
  • Work on transaction processing, balances, limits, risk controls, reporting, and back-office functionality
  • Monitor production stability and performance
  • Identify technical risks and propose improvements
  • Work closely with Product, QA, and business stakeholders
  • Ensure that implemented solutions are reliable, maintainable, and scalable



Your expertise: 

  • 7+ years of commercial backend development experience
  • Strong hands-on experience withPython 3.x and Django
  • Proven experience as aTech Lead / Backend Lead / Lead Developer
  • Experience managing or coordinating backend development work
  • Strong experience in designing and developingcomplex, high-load backend systems
  • Deep understanding of transactional integrity, idempotency patterns, and race condition prevention 
  • Strong understanding of:
    • system architecture
    • integrations
    • distributed systems
    • queues and asynchronous processing
    • databases and data consistency
    • performance optimization
  • Experience withPostgreSQL
  • Experience withRabbitMQ / Redis or similar tools
  • Experience with monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar) 
  • Expected hands-on involvement at the start: around 50–60%, including coding, architecture, code reviews, and technical decision-making. 
  • Ability to review code, guide developers, and maintain engineering standards
  • Ability to decompose complex business requirements into clear technical tasks
  • Strong ownership, independence, and responsibility
  • Fluent Russian
  • Intermediate+ English


FinTech / Payments experience — mandatory

We are specifically looking for candidates with experience in fintech or payments, especially in companies related to:

  • EMI licensed companies
  • Payment Facilitators / PayFac
  • PSPs
  • Acquiring
  • Payment institutions
  • Card processing

The ideal candidate should understand not only backend development, but also the logic of payment products: transactions, providers, merchants, wallets, balances, settlements, commissions, limits, and operational risk.


We expect from you: 

  • Strong technical judgment
  • Ability to balance speed and quality
  • Hands-on mindset — this is not a purely managerial role
  • Ability to lead by example
  • Clear communication with developers, product, and QA
  • Systematic approach to solving complex problems
  • Responsibility for the final result, not only for assigned tasks
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong attention to detail, especially in payment-related logic



Will be a plus: 

  • Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases
  • Experience with microservices or modular architecture
  • Experience with payment provider integrations
  • Experience with reconciliation, settlements, commissions, rolling reserves, chargebacks, refunds
  • Experience with risk management systems
  • Experience in iGaming payments
  • Experience building internal back-office systems
  • Experience mentoring or growing developers
  • Understanding of PCI DSS requirements and their impact on payment systems is expected. 



We offer: 

  • Fully remote work
  • Flexible working hours
  • Competitive compensation
  • 28 paid vacation days per year
  • 3 paid sick days per year without medical certificate
  • Seniority leave
  • Birthday day off
  • Real career opportunities and professional growth
  • International team
  • Opportunity to influence architecture and technical direction of a growing payment product



Hiring stages: 

  • Introductory call
  • Hiring manager interview
  • Technical interview
  • Technical assignment / architecture discussion
  • Reference check
  • Offer
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