At Koalafi, we believe in a world where no one has to put an important purchase on hold. That’s why we’re making it easier for more people to pay for big purchases over time.
Over 17,000 retailers rely on us to match their customers to a payment plan clearly and quickly, all while reflecting well on their brand. Their 2M+ customers love us because we provide a flexible way for them to make payments, and give them an opportunity to improve their credit. Our 200+ Koalafi teammates enjoy inspiring and challenging work that accelerates their careers.
Interested in learning more about how we’re transforming the financing experience and joining our team?
As the Tech Lead of our mobile team, you’ll collaborate with designers, product managers, and other engineers to architect and implement features that deliver real value to our customers and solving problems. You will be responsible for building a new system from the ground-up to unlock new business value for our industry-leading point of sale financing products and services. You will be able to wear multiple hats touching everything from security, performance, monitoring and building for scale.
You’ll work in an agile environment, driving innovation, solving complex problems, and influencing the direction of our mobile platform. If you are passionate about building mobile-first, user-centric applications and thrive in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Key Responsibilities:
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Engineering Leader: Serve as the technical leader, mentoring junior engineers, conducting code reviews, and ensuring adherence to best coding practices.
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Technical Vision & Strategy: Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to define and execute the technical roadmap, ensuring scalability, performance, monitoring and security.
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Strong Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues quickly and efficiently.
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Excellent Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Required:
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5+ years of professional experience in systems development.
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Proficiency in modern programming languages such as GoLang, Java, C# , Kotlin, or TypeScript
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Proven experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs.
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Mobile Experience: Experience working with iOS and/or Android platforms
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Leadership Experience: Previous experience in a technical lead or senior developer role, mentoring teams, and leading architecture decisions.
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Cloud Experience: Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
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Database Skills: Basic understanding of SQL or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB.
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Security-Focused: basic understanding and experience for API security standards (OAuth, JWT, etc.)
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CI/CD & Automation: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and deployment tools.
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Preferred:
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Proficiency in Golang.
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Database Skills: Strong understanding of databases include query optimization and scaling.
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Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, etc.) to monitor distributed systems.
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Security-Focused: Deep understanding of API security standards (OAuth, JWT, etc.), data encryption at scale.
Why choose Koalafi: A career at Koalafi means opportunities to tackle exciting challenges every single day. We take pride in a culture of innovation, trust, and ownership. You'll get outside your comfort zone, build meaningful relationships, and most of all, take charge of projects that ultimately help people get the things they need most.
Who we are & what we value:
- We focus on what’s most important
- We set clear expectations and deliver
- We embrace challenges to reach our full potential
- We ask, “How can this be better?”
- We move fast together
Benefits:
At Koalafi, you will have a direct impact on our products and help shape the company’s success. We offer competitive compensation & benefits packages to keep you at your best:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 20 PTO days + 11 paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement with company matching
- Student Loan & Tuition Reimbursement
- Commuter assistance
- Parental leave (maternal + paternal)
- Inclusion and Associate Engagement Programs
Top Skills
What We Do
At Koalafi, we understand that big dreams start with simple transactions. That’s why we built the first nationwide platform that makes it possible for merchants to offer all of their customers, whether they have excellent or no credit, a wide range of pay-over-time plans through a single application. With the help of Koalafi’s advanced technology and analytics, delightful experiences, and world-class support, thousands of merchants nationwide have grown their businesses, and more of their customers can finally dream bigger.
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