Lead Software Engineer – Payments

ORDERYOYO Lead Software Engineer – Payments Remote · Quarterly team gatherings in one of our global offices · Competitive salary About the Role At OrderYOYO , payments sit at the heart of everything we do. Every order placed, every restaurant paid, and every dispute resolved runs through the systems this team owns and operates. We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer – Payments to own the next stage of our payments platform's evolution — as a hands-on technical leader who can grow and manage a team of payments engineers, set the technical direction for a business-critical domain, and support our transition to a more scalable operating model across online ordering and in-store platforms (POS, Kiosk, and payment terminals). You'll play a central role in shaping how OrderYOYO handles money — from authorisation and settlement to disputes and merchant invoicing — while building and developing the people who make that possible. Role Mission Lead the people, architecture, and delivery behind OrderYOYO 's payments platform — enabling KYC onboarding, deductions, settlement/payout timing, dispute flows, and merchant invoicing — while growing a high-performing engineering team and raising the bar on reliability, security, and engineering quality in one of our most business-critical domains. Core Responsibilities People Leadership & Team Development Lead, mentor, and grow a team of payments engineers — providing hands-on technical guidance, regular feedback, and clear paths for career development. Own hiring and team-building for the payments engineering function, partnering with recruiting to define role profiles, run interviews, and bring in strong talent. Run day-to-day people management: 1:1s, goal-setting, performance reviews, and career progression conversations for direct reports. Build a team culture where payments knowledge is documented and shared, not tribal — through design reviews, standards, and mentoring. Represent the payments engineering team in leadership a