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Tech Lead – Product Engineering

Salv

📍 Tallinn or Tartu, Estonia
💰 Competitive salary with equity

Job Description

About Salv
Salv is a fintech compliance company fighting financial crime through technology and information sharing. Our founding team has experience at startups including Wise and Skype. We're ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified.

Role Overview
We're seeking a technical leader for our anti-money laundering SaaS platform. You'll help banks and fintechs beat financial crime by building systems processing millions of transactions across global networks.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and evolve architectures for distributed systems with emphasis on scalability and reliability
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices
• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex systems
• Mentor team members and make technical decisions
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers

Required Qualifications
• 6+ years in software engineering or backend development
• Expertise in Spring Boot 3, Kotlin, or Java 17+
• Advanced PostgreSQL knowledge including performance optimization
• Proficiency in clean code, SOLID principles, and test-driven development
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS
• Strong team leadership and mentoring capabilities

Desired Skills
• Elasticsearch familiarity
• Hexagonal Architecture and Domain-Driven Design knowledge
• Fintech or AML/fraud detection experience
• Observability and monitoring background
• Start-up/scale-up experience
• AI/ML interest for anomaly detection

Tech Stack
Spring Boot 3, Kotlin, Java 17+, React, Jest, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Ansible

Benefits
• Competitive salary with generous equity options
• Remote work flexibility (aligned with team objectives)
• Mission-driven team environment
• Professional growth opportunities
• Security-focused organization (ISO 27001 certified, SOC 2 Type 2 compliant)

Location Requirements
Must be Estonian tax resident. Position based in Tallinn or Tartu, Estonia.

Job Details

Location

Tallinn or Tartu, Estonia

Salary Range

Competitive salary with equity

Category

Engineering

Posted

November 17, 2025

Expires

January 16, 2026

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