REMOTE EU
This is a core backend engineering role at a fintech company building global trust and compliance infrastructure. You will design scalable systems and APIs that sit at the heart of a high-trust product, shaping both the technical architecture and the engineering culture as the team grows.
What You'll Do
- Design and build backend systems that are clean, testable, and efficient.
- Architect scalable APIs and infrastructure capable of handling high-trust, high-volume requirements.
- Bring strong opinions on testing, quality, and long-term maintainability to every project.
- Tackle complex product challenges by thinking deeply about user needs and system behavior.
- Shape engineering practices and technical culture through collaboration and hands-on leadership.
What We're Looking For
- 5 to 7+ years of backend engineering experience building production-grade systems, APIs, or distributed services; the team skews senior and most hires land at 7+ years.
- Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go, or Java; Node.js and TypeScript experience is a strong plus.
- Experience designing and architecting scalable backend infrastructure for high-trust or regulated environments, such as fintech, payments, or identity.
- Production experience with relational databases (Postgres or MySQL).
- Experience with message queues or event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar); familiarity with Event Sourcing patterns is a bonus.
- Experience deploying and managing applications in containerized or cloud environments (Kubernetes, AWS, or similar).
- Strong systems thinking: ability to reason about long-term architectural implications, not just individual features.
- Clear communicator who enjoys breaking down complexity and collaborating closely with teammates.
