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We’re Teya.\nTeya was founded on a simple belief: local businesses deserve better.\nThey are the cafés, restaurants, salons, shops and entrepreneurs that bring character to our high streets, create jobs and keep communities moving. Yet for too long, financial services has made life harder for them - with clunky tools, poor support and complexity that gets in the way of running a business.\nTeya exists to change that.\nWe’re building a financial platform for local businesses across Europe - one built around simple tools, thoughtful design and real human support. Our Members rely on us to help them run their business with confidence, and that responsibility shapes the way we work.\nWe move fast. We care about quality. We stay close to the detail. And we believe great performance and genuine hospitality should go hand in hand.\nIf you want to build meaningful products, solve real problems and make a genuine difference for local businesses, we’d love to hear from you\nYour role\nAs a Staff Engineer and Tech Lead for the ePOS team at Teya, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our product experience that merchants across Europe rely on every day. You’ll lead a small group of engineers, owning technical delivery while staying close to the code and contributing to coding and architecture when needed.\nThis role blends deep, hands-on technical work with emerging people leadership. You’ll guide your team through complex engineering challenges, mentor and coach engineers through their growth, and foster a culture of technical excellence. You’ll also partner closely with stakeholders across product, engineering and the wider business, and with a strong mobile-focused wider team, to deliver reliable, high-quality features. 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