Senior Backend Engineer - Payments

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Barcelona, Cataluña, ESP
Hybrid
Senior level
Fitness • Software • Sports
The Role
Lead the design and development of scalable backend microservices and event-driven systems for payment and financial services. Write maintainable code, enforce testing and CI/CD best practices, provide technical mentorship, and collaborate with Data, Product, and DevOps teams. Monitor and optimize services using observability tools while contributing to backend and DevOps standards across the organization.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are bsport. The place to be!

bsport is an all-in-one platform combining boutique fitness and advanced technology. Our platform helps our partners manage their bookings, payroll, marketing and more, to streamline operations and boost their commercial success.

Since we launched in 2019, we have already achieved the following:

  • We’ve built a community of over 7 million users 🤝

  • In December 2024 we have finalised the biggest Series B (€30 million)🏆

  • Grown our team to more than 200 employees 🚀

  • Experienced strong worldwide growth (75% YoY) and rapid geographical expansion (+20 countries)

We’re continuing to grow to become the #1 tech partner for boutique studios in Europe and the rest of the world!

Join us to write the next chapter of your career!

About the role:

Joining our "Financial Services" team means playing a crucial role in shaping the success of our engineering department by providing all the tools for bsport to become client's financial partner. Your team’s focus areas will include:

  • Provide a scalable payment and invoicing engine to our clients (500k€/day payment stack)

  • Bill our clients and manage the access of bsport features based on various geographies and client profiles

  • Expand bsport financial offering (payment methods, payroll services, financial agents) to various client types and geographies

🎯 What will be your impact:

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will:

  • Lead the design of complex features and event-driven architectures that handle high-volume data and ensure a balance between immediate product requirements, technical feasibility, and high availability.

  • Write robust, efficient, and maintainable code and implement best practices for code reviews, testing, and continuous integration & delivery.

  • Provide technical leadership and share knowledge with less experienced engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation.

  • Work closely with Data, Product, and DevOps teams to deploy and maintain cutting-edge solutions and align technical strategy with business goals, ensuring each release adds measurable value.

  • Continuously monitoring and improving the performance of backend services using Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, and Sentry.

  • Participate in our cross-team Backend & DevOps chapters, providing innovative solutions and improvements to our stack (Grafana, Kibana, PostgreSQL, AWS, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Django, Django Rest Framework), advocating for best practices in observability, monitoring, and alerting to ensure systems run at peak efficiency.

🌟You would be great fit if you have:
  • You have substantial experience in any current Object-Oriented backend language (familiarity with Python and Django is a plus)

  • You have a significant experience in a compliance-heavy industry (Accounting, payment, Health-tech...)

  • You have experience working at scale, serving dozen of millions of users

  • You are comfortable on managing systems and data model that federate multiple third parties (ex: integrate multiple payment service provider …)

  • You love domain-driven development, but understand how to make trade-offs with it.

  • You understand both how powerful and how dangerous AI-assisted workflows can be, and want to redefine the barriers of what is doable

  • You are not afraid of taking ownership to build exceptional products, including on design and product decision.

  • You are professionally proficient in English

  • You take ownership and pride in building exceptional products

  • You’re detail-oriented, organized, and an effective communicator

  • You thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments and enjoy being challenged

🌈🌍 Diversity is one of our most valuable assets, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to help us build a more inclusive, equitable team.

If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply-curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn are just as important to us as specific skills.

What We Offer

We believe great work comes from happy, supported people-that’s why we offer meaningful perks designed to promote balance, growth, and connection.

💵 Attractive compensation package
Competitive salary packages based on your experience and role.

💻 Work-Life harmony
Hybrid model with 3 days in the office per week

🌎 Work from anywhere
Enjoy up to 15 days of remote work from abroad each year.

❤️ Private health insurance
We offer fully-funded Alan private health coverage so you can focus on what matters most.

💪🏽 Exclusive fitness perks
Stay active with a specially discounted access to Wellhub.

🍔 Flexible remuneration
Enjoy tax reductions thanks to Alan Flex

🌍 Diverse fun loving team
Multicultural colleagues, after-work events, team-building & more.

Skills Required

  • Substantial experience with a current object-oriented backend programming language
  • Significant experience in a compliance-heavy industry such as accounting, payments, or health technology
  • Experience challenging and improving implementations from data models through networking
  • Experience working at scale, serving tens of millions of users
  • Professional proficiency in English
  • Familiarity with Python and Django
  • Experience with domain-driven development
  • Strong ownership, attention to detail, organization, communication, and adaptability
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The Company
200 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

bsport is a fitness-technology company headquartered in Barcelona and Paris, with offices in Berlin and London. It develops a digital platform supporting athletes, coaches, and sports organizations, while serving partners across multiple countries. The company aims to create a high-quality product that helps address the evolving challenges of the fitness world and supports modern fitness experiences for its international customer base.

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