Team Lead

About ESKA Finance:

Hi, we’re ESKA Finance. We revolutionize how microbusinesses purchase cars and commercial vehicles by providing them with nearly instant, simple and hassle-free financing solutions. With a unique blend of expertise in both finance and vehicles, we truly understand our customers’ needs and gear our products accordingly.

We were done with traditional banks ignoring the needs of micro-entrepreneurs, so we decided to do things differently. Entrepreneurs and rebels ourselves, we created ESKA to empower small businesses with big dreams. Where banks see problems - we see opportunities. Where they generate inefficiencies and paperwork - we innovate and introduce AI-driven solutions. What takes them weeks, we do in minutes. All of that to fuel our customers’ growth and help them turn their dreams into reality.

We develop innovative technologies that provide underbanked and overlooked borrowers with better access to credit. 

Like what you’re hearing? Gear up and join us on this exciting ride to a revolution in SME lending.

 

About You and ESKA Finance: 

We are looking for a skilled Team (Tech) Lead to join our team, bringing extensive experience in IT architecture with ability to make strategic decisions and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in React, Node.js, and system design, with a proven ability to architect efficient front-end and back-end systems and mentor engineers. This role requires a passion for delivering high-quality, user-centric products and a commitment to driving operational excellence through collaborative, scalable software solutions.

As a key member, you will lead development cycles from inception to deployment, ensuring our systems are optimized for scalability and performance. You will shape and execute the technology strategy. We are looking for an experienced professional with a strong background and deep understanding of FinTech and the ability to automate processes for maximum operational efficiency.

You can reach a CTO position within 2 years in this role. Of course if you prove your managing and technical skills and abilities to deliver results fast and under pressure.

 

Build your own team:

Manage a team of 3 to 5 Engineers and manage the outsourced teams

You will lead and shape ESKA’s technology strategy, aligning engineering resources, quality, and infrastructure to meet short- and long-term business goals and foster growth. 

 

Responsibilities:

• Participate in all aspects of  software development, including design, implementation, and deployment

• Take ownership & anticipating significant technical projects, managing dependencies both internally and externally, to realize the engineering and product visions. 

• Architect and provide guidance on building end-to-end systems optimized for speed and scale

• Hire and manage the tech team

• Analyze manual processes and automate them whenever possible to ensure a smooth operation of workflows

• Collaborate with product management, quality assurance, customer support, and fellow software engineers to deliver features that meet our customers’ needs

• Research and prototype new technologies that can improve pipelines and build processes

 

Requirements: 

• Masters degree is required

• 5+ years of experience in FinTech

• Experience successfully operating in a multi-module architecture

• Strong technical leadership with multiple teams

• You care about the architecture & overall picture than implementing the logic of the product

• Comfortable in all areas of the product life cycle - analysis, design, coding, testing, and troubleshooting

• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs

• Knowledge of React, Node.js, and Javascript, Python

• Excellent debugging and optimization skills

• Unit/integration testing experience

• Broad knowledge of software engineering: languages, frameworks, techniques, and industry trends

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities and deadlines.

• Ability to commit 24/7

• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences

You have a track record in delivering results in a fast-scaling business and hence be comfortable with change and uncertainty. 

Our proposition:

Performance-based bonuses in addition to your fixed salary.

The chance to grow with us and to build a successful company together.

Startup atmosphere with fast decision-making processes, in which your ideas are always welcome.

Cool office in the heart of Paris (with a gym on site).

A monthly company meeting with pizza and drinks to share successes, challenges, and progress.

A special annual company trip.

 

If you are looking for a work-life balance, if you want a home office, if you are not ready to shoot for the stars - please, don't waste our time and yours, don't apply. 

But if you have courage and enough energy to move the mountains - contact us. Together we will challenge FinTech lending!

 

We believe:

Diversity is a competitive advantage. We celebrate our differences, and are better when we have a variety of experiences, viewpoints, and backgrounds. That is why we finance immigrants. 

 

Compassion is a strength. We care about our customers and our dealers and look to build long-term relationships with them.

 

Simplicity is a key feature. We work hard to make our forms and processes as painless and intuitive as possible.

 

Financial opportunity belongs to everyone. We work every day to improve lives by extending this opportunity.