Backend Engineer

Role Summary

This is a core backend engineering position at a fintech company building global trust infrastructure — turning complex, months-long compliance and business identity workflows into near-instant experiences. You'll sit at the heart of a senior, talent-dense engineering team, designing the systems and APIs that power a high-trust, regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and build clean, testable, and efficient backend systems and APIs.
• Architect scalable infrastructure capable of handling high-trust and high-volume requirements.
• Champion testing, quality, and long-term maintainability across every project.
• Tackle complex product challenges by thinking deeply about user needs and system behavior.
• Shape engineering practices and technical culture through active collaboration and leadership.

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of backend engineering experience in production environments; most of the team is at 7+ years.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language — Node.js/TypeScript is the team's primary stack; Python, Go, or Java also considered.
• Experience designing scalable APIs and distributed backend services.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases (Postgres or MySQL) in production.
• Familiarity with message queues or event-driven architectures (e.g. RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar).
• Experience deploying and managing containerised or cloud-based applications (Kubernetes, AWS, or equivalent).
• Background building in regulated or high-trust domains such as fintech, payments, or identity.
• Strong systems thinking — able to reason about long-term architectural implications, not just individual features.
• Clear communicator who thrives in ambiguity and enjoys deep collaboration.
• Nice to have: experience with Event Sourcing, Express, or working in early-stage environments where technical culture is actively shaped.
• European timezone availability is required.
• Base salary range: €116,000 – €146,000 , determined by level with no individual negotiation — everyone at the same level earns the same. Visa sponsorship is not available.
• Fully remote, open to candidates across European timezones. The team meets in person approximately every six weeks for a company-wide offsite.