Senior Backend Engineer

To develop and deliver a production-ready banking platform across all verticals.

What you'll do

This role is part of a Backbase product team in R&D. It is a multidisciplinary team of experienced and highly skilled UX designers, software engineers, QA engineers, and technical writers. As part of the team, you will contribute to new and existing functionalities, proof of concepts, and technical improvements that will be implemented in the Engagement Banking Platform. Your autonomous team is responsible for the entire software development life cycle for the digital banking product suite: from idea to release.

We use agile methods in order to deliver new product increments through short cadences by closely cooperating with other departments as well as customers. You are expected to take ownership of what you build and proactively collaborate with architects, QA engineers and other team members to ensure implementation is done according to our technical vision and best practices.

Backbase provides a modern software solution developed in microservices architecture, ensuring financial institutions can build on the top of cutting-edge technology. As such, many modern principles have been adopted such as continuous integration and delivery. We have also adopted Agile practices that contribute to rapid delivery, with decisions being driven out of the team with autonomy rather than top down.

The underlying technology runs on the best of breed technology available today such as Spring Boot, Netflix OSS, coupled with our own in-house libraries to ensure consistent delivery to a highly regulated banking market. Our technology drives solutions in a variety of ways for customers, from cloud native, globally scaled deployments to on-premise managed application servers, demanding smart thinking and innovative solutions from our people.

Who you are

• You have a solid background in software development including design;
• You are able to communicate clearly and confidently across all levels to get buy-ins from technical stakeholders as well as from your team members;
• You have experience with Java, Spring, Maven, CI and CD;
• You have experience with microservices and modern container orchestration platforms, particularly Kubernetes (K8s), and containerized application deployment.
• Knowledgeable of relational databases;
• You have experience with non-functionals such as security, performance, scalability etc.;
• Experience in the banking domain or Fintech products will be considered an advantage.

Join our team at Backbase, we're known for our great work environment and providing opportunities for career growth. We’re also committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and growth. As a member of our team, you'll have the chance to work with some of the brightest and most talented people in the industry, as well as help shape the future of digital banking. Come join us and be part of something special.

Our Perks

• Option to take up private health insurance for you and your family members.
• Loan bikes and cycle equipment plus benefit from a generous tax allowance with our Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Pension scheme with a 4.5% contribution matched by Backbase.
• Discounted gym membership through our corporate fitness plan.
• Referral bonus incentive for bringing the best talent.
• Specific budget for your personal development.