Senior Java Backend Software Engineer

Our client is a fast-growing, Berlin-based fintech company founded by an award-winning team. The client is innovating in next-generation Embedded Finance. We enable financial products for banks, Fintechs, and non-financial services companies. We build a platform that is connected to a growing number of financial product providers (bank accounts, cards, investment solutions, loans, insurances, and value-added services) and deliver these services on a unified APIbasis as well as via our embeddable front-end components. Client`s solution is the one-stop shop for Embedded Finance.

We are seeking an experienced backend developer to join us as a consultant, available to address immediate, high-priority projects on an as-needed basis. You’ll work with us to develop and optimize modules, microservices, and integrations for our API-based backend system, which connects to third-party financial services, standardizes them, adds value-add features (such as data analysis to identify customer needs), and delivers them through our developer portal or front-end team’s APPs. You’ll collaborate with a skilled, lean, and modern engineering team that values transparency and trust. This role offers exposure to the rapidly growing fintech industry and the chance to influence the future of a dynamic start-up recognized as a top 50 most innovative startups in Europe by TechRound and – according to Mastercard – is the best Fintech business model in Europe 2024. You should be able to work independently, deliver high-quality results on tight deadlines, and manage multiple urgent tasks as they arise. Work will focus on general platform development and customer-driven enhancements to meet immediate needs.

Small startup team.

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

• Develop software solutions to address urgent business needs in the fintech space, leveraging established design patterns and coding standards.
• Build secure, durable, scalable, and accessible solutions while proactively mitigating production support issues. 
• Operate within Agile Software Development processes and methodologies.
• Deliver high-quality code and configurations under tight timelines.
• Ensure software quality through automated regression testing, unit tests, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with QA and Operations to facilitate rapid integration into test and production environments.
• Provide project leadership on short-term development efforts, organizing and guiding a team of developers as needed.
• Lead technical discussions, encouraging a culture of technical excellence and identifying key opportunities for innovative solutions.
• Coach and mentor other developers on an ad hoc basis to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Participate in iterative prototyping based on project requirements, ensuring quick, high-quality turnarounds.

Candidate Requirements

Strong engineering background, motivated by technical challenges, and capable of hands-on development work.

•  5+ years of development experience across all phases of development - from design through production. 
• Proficient in Java development, Spring Boot, REST APIs,  NoSQL databases, microservices, and messaging.
•  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or MIS preferred, or equivalent experience.
•  Fluent in English and a strong communicator. 
• Team-oriented, but comfortable working independently in a consulting capacity.
•  Familiar with agile development methods and able to adapt quickly to urgent project needs.
• Previous experience in fintech or digital banking is a plus, but not essential.

 Stack:

• Java (Java 21 to be preferable)
•  Spring Boot
•  Spring Data
•  Maven
•  ActiveMQ
•  Apache Camel
•  Redis
•  MongoDB
•  Docker 
• Kubernetes
•  Google Cloud Platform 
• AWS