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Big banks were slow, their products weren't fit for purpose, and small business owners often couldn't access what they needed. We set out to fix that.\nToday we're a financial platform - not just a credit card company. We offer a best-in-class business credit card, SME-focused spend management platform, a savings product that hit £1 billion in funds within its first year, and a growing suite of tools and financial products that make running a small business easier. \n1,000+ employees, £20bn in annual card spend, 200,000+ customers, 17,000+ Trustpilot reviews averaging 4.7 stars, and we're profitable. We’ve done a pretty good job so far, but we’re just getting started! \nThis is a Hybrid role, working from our Porto (Matosinhos) Offices 2 days per week.\nSalary: €70,000 - 85,000\nWhat You’ll Be Doing \nWe're looking for an Engineering Team Lead to lead one of our product engineering teams here at Capital on Tap.\nThis is a people-first leadership role. 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You won't be heads-down in the codebase every day, but you'll understand the trade-offs your team is navigating architecture decisions, technical debt, build vs buy and contribute meaningfully to those conversations.\n\nWhat We're Looking For\nLeadership first. You've managed engineers before and have a point of view on what good looks like. You know how to have hard conversations, give developmental feedback, and motivate people.\nTechnical foundation in .NET. Our backend is C#/.NET Core and you'll need enough depth to earn trust with your engineers, review decisions, and spot risks. You don't need to be across every layer of the stack you need to be honest about what you know and curious about what you don't.\nProduct mindset. You think about engineering in the context of business outcomes, not just technical correctness. You can push back on scope, advocate for quality, and translate between engineering and non-technical stakeholders.\nComfort with ambiguity. 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