Technical Lead - Consumer Experience

Koalafi is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead for the Consumer Team to drive the technical direction and execution of the systems that power our consumer web experience. This leader will guide a team of engineers responsible for payment processing, modernizing legacy systems, building scalable services, and delivering the tools that enable consumers to meet their financing needs with Koalafi.

As Tech Lead for the Consumer Team, you’ll shape the systems and team that power Koalafi’s consumer experience. You’ll direct and guide engineers through design and delivery, work closely with product, risk, and operations, and stay hands-on in the codebase. You’ll grow as both a people and technical leader while continuing to code and mentor others.

• Define and execute the technical roadmap for consumer services and APIs

• Architect, build, and modernize backend and frontend systems using React, Golang, and AWS

• Guide design reviews and promote best engineering practices within the team

• Shape quarterly roadmaps that balance ambitious modernization with high-impact features

• Mentor engineers through pairing, feedback, and thoughtful one-on-one guidance

• Partner with product, operations, and risk to align business goals with technical execution

• Nurture a high-performing, collaborative engineering culture grounded in ownership and accountability

• Improve system reliability, observability, and scalability for high-volume financial transactions

• Integrate AI tools into daily development to streamline code analysis, refactoring, and feature builds while ensuring system reliability

• Champion automation, testing, and deployment practices that drive speed and confidence

• Collaborate on technical design reviews and ensure architectural consistency across services

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience

• 3+ years of prior management experience

• Experience leading technical efforts or small teams guided by data-driven decisions

• Track record of turning complex technical visions into phased, achievable roadmaps

• Proficiency in React and Golang, with the ability to provide legacy system support in C#/.Net

• Strong database skills in schema design and performance optimization (SQL Server, Postgres)

• Comfort working across frontend, backend, and serverless technologies (TypeScript, AWS)

• Strong understanding of containerized services and event-driven systems

• Proven ability to balance technical depth with business impact and clear communication

• Bonus: prior experience in fintech, payments, or e-commerce

• We focus on what’s most important
• We set clear expectations and deliver
• We embrace challenges to reach our full potential
• We ask, “How can this be better?”
• We move fast together