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Hello! We're Teya. Teya is a payment and software service provider, headquartered in London serving small, local businesses across Europe. Founded in 2019, we build easy‑to‑use, integrated tools that enable our members to accept payments and boost business performance. We believe small, local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities and we’re here to fight for a future where they can thrive.

Your Mission

You’ll lead multiple engineering teams across our Acceptance domain, driving strategy, technical excellence, and culture. You’ll ensure our systems deliver outstanding reliability and performance, while empowering people and fostering a healthy, motivated engineering organization. You’ll partner closely with Product and Business leaders to turn Teya’s mission into scalable, high‑impact technology outcomes.

On a Day-to-day, You Can Expect To

• Lead and inspire multiple high‑performing engineering teams.
• Set direction for the Acceptance Engineering organization — aligning technology strategy with business goals.
• Foster a great culture where people feel valued, empowered, and excited to grow their careers.
• Drive reliability and efficiency in systems and processes, ensuring payments are fast, safe, and cost‑effective.
• Coach and grow leaders, strengthening management capability across your teams.
• Champion engineering excellence through solid architecture, operational rigor, and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Product, Operations, and other Engineering groups to deliver value at scale.
• Represent your org at senior levels, providing clarity, insight, and confidence in plans and performance.

Your Story

• Strong background as a software engineer – ideally started hands‑on before moving into leadership.
• 7+ years leading multiple software engineering teams or departments.
• Experience in high‑frequency, transaction‑heavy environments (fintech, payments, trading, etc.).
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, reliability, and scalability.
• Proven ability to build high‑performing, motivated teams with strong engagement and culture.
• Strategic mindset – able to balance long‑term vision with pragmatic execution.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in banking, acquiring, or payments is a major plus.

The Perks

• Flexible working hours tailored to you and your team.
• Physical and mental health support through GymPass and therapy, meditation sessions, and digital fitness and nutrition apps.
• Extended and improved maternity and paternity leave options.
• Cycle‑to‑Work Scheme.
• Health and Life Insurance.
• Pension Scheme.
• 25 days of Annual Leave (+ Bank Holidays).
• Office snacks every day.
• Friendly, comfortable, and informal office environment in Central London.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Equal Opportunity Employment

Teya is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or background, can thrive and do their best work. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.