Senior Backend Engineer

About the Role

You will join a European fintech startup building trust infrastructure as a Backend Engineer. You will design scalable systems that power high trust workflows and work closely with the engineering team to shape technical culture and long term architecture.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement clean, testable backend systems and APIs.

• Architect scalable infrastructure capable of handling high trust requirements.

• Champion testing, quality, and long term maintainability in every project.

• Think deeply about user needs and system behavior to tackle complex problems.

• Collaborate to shape engineering practices and contribute to technical direction.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience with production systems.

• Strong systems thinking and ability to reason about long term architecture.

• Clear communicator who collaborates well with teammates.

• Ability to learn quickly and work effectively in ambiguity with kindness and curiosity.

• Experience with one or more backend languages such as Node.js or TypeScript, Python, Go, or Java, and familiarity with building production systems.

• Experience designing scalable APIs and backend infrastructure for high volumes or high trust environments.

• Production experience with relational databases, automated testing, message queues, and containerized/cloud environments (Kubernetes, AWS, etc.).

• Background in fintech, payments, identity, or other regulated domains is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: EUR 116,000 to 146,000 annually. The company uses a uniform leveling system with consistent pay across roles at the same level. No visa sponsorship is provided; applicants must already have the right to work in Europe.

Location

Work arrangement: fully remote within European time zones. Primary location: Austria.