Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin & Go)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our engineering leadership team. In this high-impact individual contributor role, you will leverage your deep expertise in Java/Kotlin and Go to architect and build scalable, enterprise-grade SaaS solutions.

You will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between architectural vision and technical execution, mentoring Junior engineers, and driving cross-functional initiatives in a complex cloud environment. If you are a polyglot engineer with a passion for modernizing stacks and solving difficult scale problems in the Fintech space, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Evolution: Drive the modernization of our stack, maintaining a strong foundation in Java/Spring Boot while spearheading new initiatives in Go (Golang).
• Cross-Functional Impact: cross-team and cross-feature initiatives, collaborating closely with Product, DevOps, and Frontend teams to deliver robust enterprise features.
• Hands-on Development: writing high-performance, maintainable production code.

Requirements

• Experience:
• 8+ years of total backend software development experience.
• 4+ years of experience specifically as a Senior Engineer, leading technical projects in an enterprise SaaS environment.
• Core Stack:
• Deep expertise in Java (and/or Kotlin) with a mastery of Spring Boot.
• Production experience with Go (Golang).
• Cloud & Architecture: Extensive experience architecting and maintaining large-scale, cloud-based web applications (AWS/GCP/Azure) with a strong understanding of microservices.
• Data Infrastructure: Strong understanding of database design (RDBMS & NoSQL) and data infrastructure optimization, as well in Elastic Search.
• Modern Web Ecosystem: Familiarity with the broader stack, including TypeScript, React, and GraphQL.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Soft Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• A collaborative, team-oriented mindset with the ability to navigate diverse stakeholder requirements.

Advantages (Nice to Have)

• Fintech Domain Expertise: Prior experience building financial technology products, payments systems, or trading platforms.
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NAST).
• Background in migrating monolithic applications to microservices.