The Job in short
As Senior Engineer you take the product to the next level. You develop software, creating clean and maintainable code which helps with building an expanding product. Your tailor-made code seamlessly integrates our products with customers’ systems. You ensure our solutions are tested, accessible, extensible, maintainable, secure and perform well. You have great attention for detail, and can help principals and leads get a perspective on the full picture. In this role, you work in an empowered team of highly skilled software developers, QA engineers, scrum masters, and product owners. You get the opportunity to provide guidance to other Software Engineers, and you are encouraged to introduce your own ideas and challenge others.
Meet the job
You take the lead in the development of software, focusing on functional and non-functional aspects, and are responsible for the end deliverables of your squad.
You may work in any of our development teams, either building the products with our rnd squads to consulting with our customers and implementing projects in our customer success teams. You may take the role of team lead, having the responsibility to onboard, guide and coach new team members, and ensure that all the work within the scope of your workgroup is performed in accordance to the Backbase guidelines, and in alignment to the indications of the Principal Frontend Engineers of your department or value stream.
You develop web applications using a modern, responsive stack and tooling and work closely with the product owner, developers and QA engineers to shape the product, analyse requirements and ensure our software is high quality. You are expected to actively contribute to Backbase's way of working and public knowledge base, by creating and reviewing training materials and/or documentation.
You provide guidance to Frontend Engineers, and you collect and refine proposals from the team.
How about you
● Min 5 years of experience in a similar role;
● Bachelor in Information Technology, Computer Sciences or similar/related technical field, or equivalent practical experience;
● Excellent English speaking, writing and presentation skills;
● Your knowledge of Javascript (Angular / AngularJS), RxJs, CSS (SASS) and HTML is very good;
● You are happy to work with Bootstrap;
● You are comfortable working with web technologies; your knowledge in this area is up to date.
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.