Backend Engineer - Investments & Savings

Skills

Location

You must be live (or willing to live) in: Berlin, Germany

Languages

Fluent English

Job Description

We're looking for a skilled Backend Engineer – Investments & Savings to build secure, real-time trading platforms spanning Crypto, Stocks, ETFs, and Managed Funds, driving engineering excellence in a fast-paced financial environment.

🎯 Responsibilities

  1. Write high-quality, performant code (primarily Kotlin) and maintain deep familiarity with the codebase.
  2. Handle deployment, bug fixing, and incident management independently, bringing features from concept to production.
  3. Collaborate with Product Managers during Product Discovery to ensure technical feasibility enhances user experience.
  4. Challenge the status quo by evaluating reasons and seeking simplicity in solutions.
  5. Identify and resolve knowledge gaps and technical issues proactively.
  6. Share insights and learnings from innovation initiatives with the team.
  7. Adapt to a dynamic environment with evolving requirements and responsibilities.

🛠️ Requirements

  1. Proven experience as a Software Engineer delivering features to production with minimal supervision.
  2. Success working in fast-changing environments where requirements may evolve quickly.
  3. A growth mindset with openness to feedback and a plan for continuous learning.
  4. Evidence-based approach to problem-solving, always pairing critiques with actionable solutions.
  5. Strong skills in backend development; Kotlin is used for new services.
  6. Experience with Distributed Microservices and Event-Driven Architectures (e.g., Kafka).
  7. Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and containerization (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker).
  8. Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog and ELK/OpenSearch.
  9. Resilience, proactive communication, and the ability to remove blockers independently.
  10. System improvement orientation, proactively addressing inefficient processes.

🔎 Interview Process

  1. Initial recruiter screen
  2. Online coding test (Codility)
  3. Pair coding session
  4. Systems design interview
  5. Behavioral interview

🤗 We offer

  1. Opportunities for rapid career growth in a high-impact domain.
  2. Personal development and work-from-home budgets.
  3. Discounts on fitness, wellness memberships, and language learning apps.
  4. Public transportation support.
  5. Premium account access for you and your friends/family.
  6. One additional annual leave day for each year of service.
  7. High autonomy and access to the latest tech alongside a diverse, collaborative team.
  8. Relocation package and visa support if needed.
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N26

N26 is The Mobile Bank. N26 has redesigned banking to make it simple, fast and contemporary. Today N26 is one of the fastest growing banks in Europe and has more than 1 Million customers across 17 European markets and over 430 employees.

Benefits and perks

  • +Get Stuff Done Days
  • +Career development
  • +Personalized Onboarding

Location

Carrer de l'Escar, 26, 08039 Barcelona, Spain