About Unlimit
Unlimit is the global fintech powerhouse behind the world’s largest proprietary payments infrastructure.
Founded in 2009, Unlimit operates across 17 global offices with 700+ experts, seamlessly integrating 1,000+ payment methods into a single platform. From London to São Paulo, we empower businesses to scale across borders with a unified suite of financial tools — including payment processing, alternative payment methods, multicurrency business accounts, card issuing, banking-as-a-service, and crypto on- and off-ramps.
Our mission is to break down financial barriers and enable seamless money movement across borders. We give forward-thinking businesses the tools to accept, send, and manage payments effortlessly, wherever they operate.
About The Job
We are looking for a hands-on Team Lead to head our Web Development team. You will be responsible for the core ecosystem: unlimit.com, crypto.unlimit.com, and accounts.unlimit.com. Your mission is to lead a team of engineers in building high-performance, secure web interfaces while driving technical excellence and modern AI-native workflows.
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Responsibilities- Technical Leadership & Architecture: Design and evolve the architecture of our web applications (Next.js/React/PHP), ensuring high performance and scalability.
- Team Management: Oversee the full employee lifecycle: from hiring and onboarding to mentorship, goal setting (OKRs), and Performance Reviews.
- Engineering Excellence: Manage technical debt, prioritize refactoring, and implement CI/CD best practices (GitLab). Conduct code reviews to maintain high quality.
- Strategy & Processes: Participate in quarterly planning, estimate resources, and refine our "Way of Working" to ensure timely delivery of features.
- Business Collaboration: Act as a technical expert for Product Owners and stakeholders, deconstructing complex business requirements into clear technical roadmaps.
AI-Native Skills- AI Governance: Experience implementing AI assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Dev) into the team’s workflow to increase development velocity.
- Strategic AI Adoption: Ability to identify tasks for automation vs. critical areas requiring "Human-in-the-loop" control.
- Prompt Engineering for Leads: Proficiency in crafting complex System Prompts for AI agents to generate documentation or architectural diagrams.
Requirements- 5+ years of experience in Web Development (Frontend-heavy with solid Backend understanding).
- Proven experience leading a development team (3+ people) in a fast-paced environment.
- Deep knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks (React/Next.js/Angular).
- Solid experience with PHP for backend logic and API integrations.
- Strong understanding of web security, performance optimization, and SEO.
- Experience with Docker, GitLab CI/CD, and Jira/Confluence.
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Join Unlimit Team now!
Unlimit is an equal opportunity employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.