Senior Backend / Platform Engineer (f/x/m)

spotixx GmbH; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Attractive compensation

Flexible hybrid work model

High ownership in a growing fintech

Flat structures

Collaborative team culture

Zusammenfassung

spotixx GmbH, located in Frankfurt, is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and operate our technology for the regulated financial sector. You will work with Google Cloud and develop backend services in Python while ensuring security compliance.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in backend engineering, strong skills in Terraform and CI/CD, and is fluent in both German and English. Enjoy a flexible hybrid work model and a collaborative team environment!

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in backend or platform engineering, with production experience on Google Cloud.
• Strong Python and clean API and service design.
• Hands-on data engineering on BigQuery.
• Solid DevOps practice: Terraform, CI/CD, containerized workloads.
• Practical depth in cloud security and IAM: identity, access control, audit logging.
• Fluent German (C1 or higher) and fluent English.

Aufgaben

• Build and operate platform on Google Cloud.
• Own Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, plus CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop backend services in Python and design clean APIs.
• Build production data pipelines on BigQuery.
• Shape scalable, maintainable platform architecture.

Kenntnisse

Backend or platform engineering

Python programming

API design

Data engineering on BigQuery

Terraform and CI/CD

Cloud security and IAM

Fluent German (C1 or higher)

Fluent English

Tools

Google Cloud

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Jobbeschreibung

spotixx is a Frankfurt-based European FinTech building technology for the regulated financial sector. Since 2019, we have grown into a team of 60+ professionals with deep roots in the German and European banking landscape, shaped by years of hands-on experience in fraud investigation and financial crime prevention.

We specialize in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and fraud detection, enabling secure, compliant data exchange between financial institutions. Using data science and AI, we are helping shift the industry toward collaborative intelligence and more effective prevention.

As a self-funded company, we focus on sustainable growth and real impact. With offices in Frankfurt and Wilhelmshaven and strong inbound demand, we are expanding our team. If you want to work on meaningful problems, grow with the company, and be part of a flexible, hybrid work environment, spotixx offers the opportunity to do just that.

Tasks

Build and operate our platform on Google Cloud (BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud Scheduler, Artifact Registry, Secret Manager).

• Own Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, plus CI/CD pipelines and clean promotion across dev, test and production.
• Develop backend services in Python, design clean APIs, and integrate with internal and third‑party systems.
• Build production data pipelines on BigQuery: partitioning, cost and performance tuning, scheduled queries, batch and streaming workloads.
• Shape a scalable, maintainable platform architecture with clean separation of concerns.
• Work within security and IAM standards suited to regulated financial institutions: GCP IAM, RBAC and SSO, audit logging, Binary Authorization, VPC Service Controls.

Requirements

• 5+ years in backend or platform engineering, with production experience on Google Cloud.
• Strong Python and clean API and service design.
• Hands‑on data engineering on BigQuery.
• Solid DevOps practice: Terraform, CI/CD, containerized workloads.
• Practical depth in cloud security and IAM: identity, access control, audit logging.
• Fluent German (C1 or higher) and fluent English.
• Big plus: background with regulated financial institutions or a comparable regulated setting.

Benefits

• Attractive compensation
• Flexible hybrid work model, allowing you to split your time between our office in Frankfurt and working from home
• High ownership and real impact in a growing fintech
• Flat structures and short paths from idea to action
• A collaborative, international team culture

We welcome applications from all qualified people, as diversity enriches us. Your perspective matters: regardless of gender, age, origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equally qualified.