Lead Developer

Location: Madeira, Portugal

About Us

Muse gives financial control to business owners by providing a 30-day financial forecast and access to cash quickly for any shortfalls. 

Muse seamlessly links into 10 accounting packages and over 40 bank accounts to give a 30 day visual to a business owner within minutes. with access to cash quickly through invoice finance. 

We are a fast-growing company and looking for smart, entrepreneurial team members to help drive our business forward and disrupt the traditional alternative finance market.  There is a lot to do to help SMEs get the attention and finance they need.  We hope you join the Muse movement!

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a skilled and passionate full-stack developer, based in Madeira, Portugal who can take the lead on various current and future projects aimed at creating a best in class app and service. As a key member of the team on our journey to success, you will be confident in the recommendations you make for project architecture and be able to communicate technical requirements to non-technical team members.

This is the perfect role for a full-stack developer who has experience working on a range of projects and is looking to work with an aspirational start-up with team members based worldwide, as well as mentor future development hires. The ideal person for this role will be excited to take ownership of the technology, look to make their mark on a high-growth startup and take increasing responsibility within the company.

How you’ll contribute

The main responsibilities for the role will include:

• Building systems from scratch, converting vision into reality
• Knowing the best technology to use for a wide variety of projects
• Overseeing support and maintenance of the Muse app
• Ensuring that our tech is top quality and future-proofed for scaling
• Supporting the hiring and growth of our internal development team

You should apply if have:

• Experience with the Flutter UI software development kit
• Strong knowledge of OOP
• Five years’ experience of backend development for complex mobile and web applications
• A strong understanding of JavaScript, as well as Node.js and Typescript development
• Experience using Firebase and Google Cloud
• Proven experience of architecture concepts and design patterns
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• CI/CD delivery and standard Git/Gitlab workflow experience
• Experience of end-to-end secure SDLC including TDD

You should also have experience:

• Conducting your own entrepreneurial projects in the past
• Working for at least three years in a dynamic/startup environment
• Leading multiple mobile and web development projects
• Working with a cross-functional team

You will be a perfect fit with the team if:

• You are comfortable and unapologetic to rewrite the rulebook
• You are transparent and favour making data-driven decisions
• You have an entrepreneurial growth mindset
• You are action and solution-orientated
• You are driven to do right by the customer

To apply email your CV and cover letter to info@getmymuse.com