Senior Backend Engineer - Core Systems

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Barcelona, Cataluña
In-Office
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
About the opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build high-performing, high-throughput, and configurable platforms that form the backbone of our financial systems. These foundational platforms are critical to the entire organization, enabling teams across the company to release innovative products to our customers with speed and reliability.. 

Our Core Systems domain is dedicated to creating robust and scalable Core Systems that power the future of financial services. We believe in pushing technological boundaries, solving complex challenges, and fostering an environment where cutting-edge innovation is at the heart of everything.

This is a hybrid role based in our Berlin or Barcelona offices.

In this role, you will:

  • Collaborate closely with your Tech Lead on architecting new features and seeing them through to completion.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain software in a thriving environment.
  • Have opportunities to mentor junior members in the team by relentlessly guarding code quality through pull requests and helping them when they have questions.
  • Stay up to date with the latest trends in technology and you are not afraid to propose some findings during our Get Stuff Done Days.
  • Work within your cross-functional team to uphold the highest technical standards right across the product

What you need to be successful:

  • Experience in developing software using a JVM language and Spring Boot in large-scale production systems (note: experience of Kotlin would be a plus).
  • Sound understanding of microservice architecture.
  • Knowledge of both relational and non-relational databases, preferably Postgres.
  • Appreciation of working in a modern cloud architecture, preferably with AWS.

Traits:

  • Actively help yourself (and others) be successful.
  • Continuously learn and challenge the status quo.
  • Think globally, act locally.
  • Strong bias for action.
  • Give and receive open, direct and timely feedback. 
What’s in it for you:
  • Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors 🚀.
  • Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation. 
  • As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.    
  • Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.  
  • A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and family statuses. 
  • A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.
Who we are

N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do. 

We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.

Sounds good? Apply now for this position.

Equal Opportunities:

We recognize that our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring to our workforce. We strive to build talented and diverse teams to drive our business success and empower our people to reach their full potential.

We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages. We're committed to creating an inclusive workspace where everyone feels valued and respected, free from harassment and discrimination. If there's anything you need to make the application process work for you, please let us know by reaching out to [email protected]

Visit our website to learn more about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at N26.

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HQ: Berlin
1,600 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

N26 AG is Europe’s leading digital bank with a full German banking licence. Built on the latest technology, N26’s mobile banking experience makes managing money easier, more secure and customer friendly. N26 is headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities. Founded by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal in 2013, N26 has raised close to US$ 1.8 billion from some of the world’s most renowned investors.

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