Lead Backend Engineer
FinAccelEast Jakarta, Indonesia
Posted January 6, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
FinAccel is a Southeast Asian fintech that uses deep data analytics on digital footprints to automate credit risk scoring and expand credit access. Its flagship product, Kredivo, offers a “Buy Now, Pay Later” solution that lets e‑commerce shoppers receive instant credit and repay over time, while merchants benefit from a 2‑click point‑of‑sale financing checkout. By combining big‑data‑driven underwriting with a frictionless checkout experience, FinAccel delivers fast, accurate credit decisions that drive higher conversion and customer loyalty. The company operates under Indonesia’s OJK regulation and is backed by leading regional investors, fostering a flat, ownership‑driven culture that rewards rapid problem‑solving and execution.
Job Description
Lead a software team to build features and solutions that support business priorities across distributed teams in a global environment. Apply engineering best practices to ensure high-quality outcomes, and work with counterparts from product and business teams to continuously innovate for customers.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of hands-on experience in developing, testing, and deploying large-scale applications in any language or stack.
- At least 1 year of experience in leading a team of engineers.
- Extensive experience in general-purpose programming languages, but willing to work in golang or python.
- Proficient in HTTP, Web Services, OAuth, and Restful APIs.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and computer science fundamentals.
- Strong data modeling experience in both Relational and NoSQL databases.
- Self-driven with a passion for learning new things quickly, solving challenging problems, and the drive to get better steadily without the need for constant/significant feedback.
- Excellent communication (written and spoken) and analytical skills with attention to details.
- Strong individual contributor, trusted problem solver and engages proactively in the team level initiatives to bring positive change from their involvement.
- Strong understanding of clean architecture, S.O.L.I.D principles and event-driven architecture. Experience with message broker services like SQS, Kafka, etc.
- Good experience with cloud-based systems and infrastructure services like AWS, GCP, etc.