Oracle Lead Developer

Location: Bucharest (hybrid: 2 days in-office / week)

We are specialized in advanced digital transformation solutions for the financial services industry. Based in Romania and Moldova, we empower banks and financial institutions to innovate and optimize their digital platforms, including internet banking, mobile banking, digital onboarding, and lending solutions. Combining deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology, we deliver customized, efficient, and secure digital products that enhance user experiences and drive business growth.

Your role:

As a senior member of our engineering team, you'll play a key role in shaping the functionality, structure, and performance of our banking platform. Your contributions will have strategic importance, influencing both technical direction and delivery quality.

Specifically, you will:

• Lead the design and development of technical blueprints, which serve as the foundation for scalable, secure, and maintainable software components
• Translate business needs into detailed technical architectures, ensuring they align with banking standards and best practices
• Review and validate implementation of blueprints by junior and mid-level developers
• Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and continuous knowledge-sharing across squads
• Proactively improve our architecture to support better integration, performance, and modularity
• Work closely with product owners, business analysts, and infrastructure teams to ensure end-to-end alignment on system functionality

Our blueprint approach:

Blueprints are a core part of how we work. Blueprints are detailed technical design documents that define the behavior, structure, and flow of a feature or integration before any code is written.

As a senior team member, you will:

• Author and review blueprints, ensuring clarity, technical soundness, and maintainability
• Train and mentor junior developers on how to interpret and implement from blueprints
• Use blueprints as a central tool for communication, estimation, and quality control within squads.

Our tech stack:

We are a backend-heavy platform built for performance, reliability, and integration in banking systems.

Infrastructure: Cloud (private & hybrid), Linux, VirtualBox

Database & Platform: Oracle DB, PL/SQL, Apex, Tomcat, Apache

Languages & Tools: SQL, PL/SQL, Git, Visual Studio Code\

Ways of Working: Blueprint-driven development, Pair Programming, Agile squads.

How you fit in:

Were looking for someone whos not just a strong developer, but a leader, a mentor, and a systems thinker:

• 7+ years of experience in backend software development, ideally in financial or enterprise systems
• Expertise in Oracle PL/SQL and high-volume database applications
• Proven experience in system architecture, technical design, and integration with third-party systems
• Strong background in writing and implementing blueprint-level documentation
• Excellent understanding of clean code principles, performance optimization, and secure development practices
• Previous experience mentoring engineers and reviewing large codebases
• Strong communication skills in both Romanian (C1+) and English (B2+)
• Bonus: Experience in banking or other regulated industries.

Recruitment process:

Applications will be subject to a first screening. The suitable candidates will be invited to complete a questionnaire that evaluates their general knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, problem-solving and critical thinking abilities. Candidates who pass the questionnaire will be asked to participate in a coding challenge to test their endurance and developer skills during an extensive assessment.

Any candidate that scores at least 70% in our coding challenge is rewarded for their effort.

Why you should join us:

Were more than just a tech team - were a passionate community dedicated to pushing the boundaries of digital banking. We work on exciting, impactful projects that challenge us to grow, learn, and shape the digital future of finance. Here, your contributions are valued, your successes celebrated, and your professional journey supported.

If you share our vision, have the skills, and are ready to take on the next chapter of your career, wed love to meet you.