Full Stack Developer Lead (AI - Partner Experience)

Who We Are

NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and movement becomes momentum. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world’s most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm—220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

Your Role in Our Mission

You will lead the Partnership Experience Squad, owning the systems that power FundedNext’s affiliate and partner ecosystem. From attribution tracking and commission engines to partner onboarding and payout workflows, you will drive the technical direction, delivery execution, and scalability of a financially critical platform that directly impacts partner growth, trust, and operational reliability.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Affiliate Platform & Partner Experience

• Lead development of the in-house affiliate and partner platform, including onboarding, tracking dashboards, payout visibility, commission statements, and campaign management tools

• Build scalable partner-facing experiences using PHP/Laravel and Next.js with strong focus on usability, performance, and operational reliability

• Improve partner workflows and platform adoption by reducing friction across onboarding, reporting, and payout experiences

Attribution, Tracking & Fraud Prevention

• Architect and maintain affiliate tracking infrastructure including attribution logic, conversion processing, postback systems, and deep-link tracking

• Build scalable server-side tracking systems designed for modern browser restrictions and cross-session attribution reliability

• Implement fraud detection systems to identify suspicious affiliate activity, tracking abuse, duplicate conversions, and payout manipulation

Commission Engine & Financial Systems

• Lead development of commission engines supporting CPA, revenue share, hybrid, and multi-tier partner structures

• Build auditable payout, reconciliation, and approval systems with strong emphasis on financial accuracy and traceability

• Ensure scalability and operational stability across financially sensitive backend workflows

Squad Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Own sprint planning, technical direction, delivery cadence, and engineering standards within the squad

• Collaborate closely with Partnerships, Finance, Product, and Operations teams to align platform capabilities with business goals

• Mentor engineers, establish scalable engineering practices, and drive maintainable architecture decisions across the stack

AI-Native Engineering & System Scalability

• Leverage AI-native engineering workflows using tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or similar AI coding agents

• Drive engineering productivity through AI-assisted development, debugging, code review, and workflow automation

• Build scalable event-driven systems capable of supporting high-volume partner traffic and financial transactions

What You Bring

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership or squad ownership responsibilities

• Strong expertise in PHP/Laravel, Next.js/React, and scalable backend system architecture

• Proven experience building affiliate platforms, attribution systems, referral engines, martech infrastructure, or partner ecosystems

• Deep understanding of attribution tracking, conversion pipelines, commission logic, fraud prevention, and payout workflows

• Strong database architecture and optimization skills using MySQL or PostgreSQL for financial and event-driven systems

• Experience leading technically complex customer-facing or partner-facing platforms in high-growth environments

• Strong stakeholder communication skills with ability to collaborate across Partnerships, Finance, Product, and Engineering teams

• Mandatory hands-on experience with AI-native engineering workflows and modern AI coding agents

Your X-Factor

• Strong ownership mindset when building financially sensitive systems involving commissions, attribution, and payouts

• Ability to balance backend scalability with intuitive partner-facing product experiences

• Product-minded engineering approach with strong attention to operational reliability and tracking accuracy

• AI-native development workflow with demonstrated productivity gains through agentic engineering tools

Your Journey after Applying

• 30 minute HR interview with the Talent Acquisition team member

• Assessment stage

• 45 minute Problem Solving Interview (with talent acquisition team & department front line manager)

• 60-minute Bar Raiser Interview (with head of department & talent acquisition lead)

Why Join NEXT

At NEXT Ventures, we believe the right talent fuels breakthrough innovation. If you're driven to connect great minds with big ideas and want to shape the future of fintech, we’d love to meet you. Join our team of bold thinkers where technology meets transformation.

Apply now and be part of our journey — the future is calling, and it starts with you.