About Statertek

At Statertek, we believe great software is built by great teams.

Based in Limassol, Cyprus, we are a software development company designing, building, and maintaining the technology businesses rely on. From web platforms and mobile applications to payment systems and AI-powered products, we deliver innovative, scalable, and reliable software solutions for clients across Europe, the Gulf, and beyond.

Our engineers, designers, and QA professionals work together from the first sprint through production and beyond. We believe in collaboration, ownership, continuous learning, and building products that make a real difference.

We invest in talent, create opportunities for professional growth, and believe in promoting from within. Whether you are starting your career or bringing years of experience, you will have the opportunity to contribute, learn from talented colleagues, and see the impact of your work.

Then in metal, now in code.

If you are passionate about technology, enjoy solving complex challenges, and want to build software that matters, we would love to hear from you.

About the Role

Kairostek is seeking an experienced Payments Architect to lead the technical design, architecture, and overall engineering strategy for our crypto and fiat payment systems. In this role, you will define the architectural roadmap and oversee end-to-end technical delivery across our backend (Java) and frontend (React) engineering teams, ensuring the construction of a highly secure, scalable, and resilient payment platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Payments Engineering Leadership: Own the technical roadmap and engineering delivery for crypto and fiat payment systems, spanning backend (Java) and frontend (React)

• Team Leadership: Lead and grow dedicated backend and frontend engineering squads for payments; conduct 1:1s and build technical capability

• Architecture & Scalability: Define architecture for high-availability, secure, and scalable payment processing across crypto and fiat rails

• Payment Provider Integration: Oversee integration with crypto payment gateways, PSPs, banking partners, and blockchain networks

• Security & Reliability: Ensure payment systems meet security, fraud-prevention, and reliability standards for financial transactions

• Delivery Management: Drive sprint planning, release management, and CI/CD practices across payment squads

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Product, Compliance, and other engineering leads to align payment systems with business and regulatory needs

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in an engineering leadership role

• Strong hands-on background in backend development with Java (Spring/Spring Boot or equivalent)

• Solid experience with frontend development in React

• Proven experience building or operating payment systems, ideally spanning both crypto and fiat rails

• Strong understanding of distributed systems, transaction integrity, and high-availability architecture

• Experience with databases, message queues, and microservices architecture

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams across squads

Preferred Qualifications

• iGaming, fintech, or crypto/payments platform experience

• Familiarity with blockchain networks, wallets, and crypto payment gateways

• Experience with PCI-DSS or other financial compliance/security standards

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.

• Collaborative and supportive working environment.

• Professional growth, mentorship, and internal career development opportunities.

• Opportunity to work on real-world software products and international projects.

• Exposure to modern technologies, engineering practices, and innovative solutions.

• Cross-functional collaboration with experienced engineers, designers, and QA professionals.

• An environment that values ownership, initiative, and the impact of your work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Statertek is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful working environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

We welcome applications from qualified candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or background.

Explore our opportunities: career.statertek.com

Learn more about us: www.statertek.com