Backbase has entered a new era of digital banking with the launch of the world’s first AI-Native Banking OS. This is not just a platform; it is a fundamental shift in how banks operate. By unifying digital channels, front-office workspaces, and back-office operations under a single Control Plane, we enable banks to run as one. Our OS coordinates execution across customers, employees, and AI agents, ensuring every action is authorized, governed, and context-aware. At Backbase, we are transforming the promise of AI into measurable business impact for over 120 leading financial institutions globally.
What you’ll do:Build enterprise-grade AI agents: You'll collaborate closely with clients to architect, build, and deploy robust AI agents capable of operating at scale.
Evolve agent development lifecycle: Adapt established software engineering practices to address the unique challenges of AI agents, specifically regarding non-deterministic behaviors, natural language integration, and LLM dependencies.
Accelerate generative agent development: Leverage modern tools like Cursor and Claude Code to speed up agent creation, while exploring the design of harness and self-optimizing systems that improve through real-world usage, user feedback, and self-play loops.
Shape the future of product & platform: Your team’s direct work with customers will guide the evolution of Backbase’s product & platform. You’ll surface unmet needs, prioritize initiatives, and collaborate with product, and platform teams to shape the future of AI agent development and Backbase’s product & platform.
What you’ll bring:
- 🚀 Experienced: Minimum 3 years in building agentic applications.
- 🧠 Technically Strong: Proficient in Python, with hands-on experience in Agentic AI frameworks, architectures, design patterns, knowledge-base, AI-search, retrieval-augmented generation, context engineering, evaluation, and guardrailing.
- 🧩 Agentic Thinker: Well-versed in modern AI agent patterns including MCP, A2A, ACP. You understand how to build modular systems where agents collaborate, reason, and adapt to context dynamically.
- 🌟 Startup Mindset: You're a self-starter—proactive, resourceful, curious, and comfortable moving fast.
- 🗣️ Excellent Collaborator: Strong communicator and documentation advocate who believes in sharing knowledge and building for scale.
Skills Required
- Minimum 3 years of experience building agentic applications
- Proficiency in Python
- Hands-on experience with agentic AI frameworks and architectures
- Experience with design patterns, knowledge bases, AI search, retrieval-augmented generation, context engineering, evaluation, and guardrailing
- Knowledge of MCP, A2A, and ACP agent patterns
- Ability to build modular systems in which agents collaborate, reason, and adapt dynamically to context
- Self-starter mindset; proactive, resourceful, curious, and comfortable moving quickly
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Commitment to documentation and knowledge sharing
Backbase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Backbase and has not been reviewed or approved by Backbase.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair in certain U.S. roles, with strong offers in senior engineering, solutions architecture, and sales tracks in higher‑paying markets. In some U.S. contexts, compensation is described as fair for the job.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as generous in the U.S., with separate sick time and paid holidays contributing to a supportive time‑off setup.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Hybrid/remote work programs, office perks like snacks, and learning‑budget messaging provide lifestyle flexibility and support beyond baseline coverage.
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What We Do
Backbase is a fast growing fintech software provider that empowers financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformation and effectively compete in a digital-first world. We are the creators of the Backbase Omni-Channel Banking Platform, a state-of-the-art digital banking software solution that unifies data and functionality from traditional core systems and new fintech players into a seamless digital customer experience. We give financials the speed and flexibility to create and manage seamless customer experiences across any device, and deliver measurable business results. We believe that superior digital experiences are essential to stay relevant, and our software enables financials to rapidly grow their digital business. More than 120 financials around the world have standardized on the Backbase omni-channel banking platform to streamline their digital sales and self-service operations across all digital touchpoints. Our customer base includes ABN AMRO, Bank ABC, Barclays, BPI, CheBanca!, Citizens Lightstream, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, HDFC, IDFC, KeyBank, Ila Bank, Me Bank, Navy Federal, PostFinance, RBC, RBS, Standard Bank, Societe Generale, Truist, U Bank and Westpac. Industry analysts Celent, Gartner, Forrester and Ovum recognize Backbase as an industry leader in terms of omni-channel banking platform capabilities, and award the company high marks for its deep focus on customer experience management and unparalleled speed of implementation. Forrester named us a leader in the Forrester Wave for Omni-Channel Banking and Ovum nominates Backbase as the market leading provider of next-generation digital channel banking platforms. Backbase was founded in 2003, is privately funded, with headquarters in Amsterdam (HQ Global) and Atlanta (HQ Americas) and regional operations in Boisse, Cardiff, Dubai, Kraków, Mexico City, New York, Toronto, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
