Team Lead, Engineering – Gift & Loyalty (Mexico)

Join DataCandy and Lead the Future of Customer-Driven Growth!

At DataCandy were not just writing codewere redefining how businesses connect with their customers through gift card and loyalty solutions. Our products empower merchants to turn every interaction into momentum for growth. Guided by our values of putting people first solving impactful problems and building a better future were on a mission to revolutionize how small businesses thrive.

Your Role: Team Lead Engineering Gift & Loyalty

Are you a seasoned developer whos ready to step into technical leadership Do you thrive in environments where innovation mentorship and collaboration go hand in hand As a Team Lead at DataCandy youll blend your expertise as a senior developer with the responsibility of guiding empowering and inspiring a high-performing team. Youll set the standard for technical excellence while fostering a culture of trust collaboration and continuous improvement.

Your Focus

• Technical Leadership:
  
  • Contribute hands-on through coding design and reviews using PHP Symfony JavaScript and SQL.
    
  • Lead architectural design to deliver robust scalable and maintainable solutions that balance speed and quality.
    
  • Troubleshoot complex challenges and champion clean coding standards automated testing (PHPUnit Cypress) and modern DevOps practices.
    
  • Contribute to the technical roadmap driving modernization and long-term maintainability.
    
• Team Leadership:
  
  • Guide your team through agile ceremonies (stand-ups sprint planning retrospectives demos) to ensure alignment and momentum.
    
  • Partner with Product Owners to translate business needs into actionable development tasks.
    
  • Shield the team from distractions remove blockers and foster a collaborative environment built on trust and psychological safety.
    
  • Ensure predictable delivery of high-quality tested code while continuously refining team processes.
    
• Planning & Delivery:
  
  • Break down complex projects into technical tasks with realistic commitments.
    
  • Track progress provide visibility into risks and timelines and collaborate with other team leads to improve cross-team initiatives.
    
  • Drive continuous improvement in practices processes and technology adoption.
    
• Performance & Growth:
  
  • Provide timely constructive feedback and coach team members toward their career goals.
    
  • Identify skill gaps and advocate for training or learning opportunities.
    
  • Lead by example with strong problem-solving skills technical expertise and a commitment to excellence.
    

Who You Are

• Experienced: 8 years in software development with deep expertise in PHP Symfony (or similar) MySQL and Doctrine ORM.
  
• Tech-Savvy: Skilled in JavaScript (jQuery AngularJS or similar) and testing frameworks like PHPUnit and Cypress.
  
• Strong Leader: Proven experience mentoring or leading teams with a passion for developing talent and fostering collaboration.
  
• Agile Minded: Solid understanding of Scrum or Kanban with the ability to facilitate ceremonies and keep the team focused.
  
• Problem-Solver: Analytical detail-oriented and always looking for ways to raise the bar.
  
• Growth-Oriented: Embraces feedback innovation and continuous learningfor yourself and your team.

Perks & Benefits

• Compensation tied to market data
• We reward for contribution
• Flexible Time-off
• Were committed to career development
• Work from home

Our Mission

By joining Paystone you are joining a team that is future-focused and driven by our mission of creating Customer Driven Growth.

By helping our clients create better experiences for their customers and in turn motivating their happy customers to share their experiences with others our platform creates the momentum for our clients to gain more happy other words we win when our customers do.

Curious

Good! We want all the curiosity we can muster. Innovation stems from observation and questioning so be eager be innovative and be ready to raise the bar.

Come check us out!!

About Us

Paystone is a leading North American payment and software company redefining the way merchants engage their customers and grow their businesses. The companys seamlessly integrated suite of automated payment processing customer loyalty gift card solutions and now reputation marketing is used by brands such as Irving Oil The Source Global Pet Foods Kernels Popcorn and many of the MTY Food Groups restaurant brands. Paystones solutions are used at over 30000 locations across Canada and the United States which collectively process over 10 billion dollars a year in bankcard volume. We employ over 200 employees and serve as the technology partner of choice for hundreds of partners across North America.

**Paystone is an equal opportunity employer. Should you require any accommodations due to disability please let us know at the time you are selected for an interview.**