Backbase

(RD) Senior Engineering Team Lead

MadridPosted Jul 24, 2026

Requirements at a glance

(RD) Senior Engineering Team Lead at Backbase is a role based in Madrid. The posting mentions 5+ years of experience. It does not mention visa sponsorship. Key skills include Python, Swift, Kotlin, and Angular. Applications are submitted through Greenhouse.

Experience
5+ years (mentioned)
Visa sponsorship
Not mentioned in the posting
Application platform
Greenhouse

Skills in this posting

  • Python
  • Swift
  • Kotlin
  • Angular
  • Generative AI

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The Sr.ETL is the "Captain" of a single squad. This is a squad leader role focused on delivery predictability, technical excellence, and day-to-day execution. You are a Senior+ Engineer who manages people, not a manager who used to code; if you cannot open the IDE and debug a production issue, you cannot perform this role.

Meet the Job

  • Delivery Mastery: Optimize the team’s "Idea to Production" cycle time and strengthen delivery predictability.
  • BS Detector: Use your technical depth to spot unrealistic estimates, fragile designs, or risk blind spots.
  • Hands-on Leadership: Spend ~50% of your time on system design and ~20% on hands-on development like code reviews and unblocking technical issues. 
  • Conflict Resolution: Mediate interpersonal or cross-team conflicts early to protect team cohesion and delivery.
  • Talent Density: Team growth performance calibration, involved in hiring , and succession planning for your squad of 6–9 engineers.
  • Emergency Response: During critical incidents, jump in technically or coordinate the response effectively.
  • AI-Native Engineering: Lead the adoption of agentic tooling, LLM workflows, and AI automation within your team to accelerate the development lifecycle.

How About You?

  • You have 5+ years of experience and have shipped production code recently. Web, Mobile, Backend (Angular, Kotlin, Swift, Python, …)
  • You have an explicit desire or experience leading people but remain an active technical contributor.
  • You possess high emotional intelligence and resilience under pressure.
  • You are a strong unblocker who translates and synthesizes rather than just relaying messages.
  • You are based in Madrid and open to coming into the office once a week.

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