Senior Fullstack Engineer

PPRO; München; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid structure with 3 days on-site

€1,000 annual learning budget

Insurance: accident, disability, bAV,

Enhanced family leave

Gym membership assistance

Mental Health Platform

Pet-friendly office

Job summary

PPRO seeks Senior Fullstack Engineers (m/f/d) to drive core technical decisions and deliver scalable solutions. You will mentor colleagues, understand business context, and address constraints to create pragmatic software for local payments platforms.

In a hands-on environment, you’ll work with React, Kotlin/Java, and AWS, while maintaining a strong focus on code quality and cost-efficient cloud usage. Hybrid work and growth opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience with Java/Kotlin and JS/TS.
• Proficiency with Spring Boot and React.
• Strong AWS experience with cost management.
• Experience with event-driven microservices (Anti-corruption layer, Event Sourcing, CQRS).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end software development processes from requirements to deployment.
• Contribute to team culture and continuously improve development processes.
• Use the latest technologies (React Query, gRPC) to solve real problems at scale.
• Take end-to-end operational responsibility for team-owned components.
• Share expertise and architect creative solutions while advancing best practices.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

JS/TS

Spring Boot

React

AWS

Event-driven

CQRS

Tools

React Query

gRPC

Terraform

Kinesis

SNS/SQS

Lambdas

Job description

• Event-driven + Microservice architectures (Anti-corruption layer, Event Sourcing, CQRS)

At PPRO, we simplify access to local payments - providing a local payments platform that empowers giants like PayPal, Stripe, and Microsoft to connect with billions of consumers worldwide. We are on an ambitious, fast-paced mission to 3x our growth by 2028 - and we’re just getting started. Our magic lies in our team of proud payments nerds. Spanning over 50 nationalities across 10+ global locations, our diverse cultures aren't a checklist; they are the competitive advantage driving our innovation. This is a people-first, high trust environment where you’ll have the autonomy to make a massive impact, own your work end-to-end, and grow through broad exposure, meaningful challenges, and continuous learning. We get things done, challenge respectfully, put the customer first, and recognise that our biggest successes are those we create as a team. If you’re ready to leave your footprint on global commerce, join us.

The Purpose

Senior Fullstack Engineers (m/f/d) at PPRO drive core technical decisions, solving complex technical problems, whilst participating in decisions on architecture and technical direction. Supporting and mentoring engineering colleagues within a hands-on environment. A strong understanding of business context, customer needs, and technical constraints is essential to designing and implementing pragmatic, scalable solutions that address the right problems and deliver sustainable value.

Your Impact In This Role

• Own end-to-end software development processes, from requirements to deployment in our production systems for our key products and services (e.g. accounting and reporting systems)
• Be an integral part of the team’s culture and ways of working, continuously improving development processes and practices together with your colleagues based on data, feedback, and changing business needs.
• Use the latest technologies (e.g. React Query, gRPC) to solve real problems for our customers at a massive scale
• Take e2e operational responsibility for the team-owned components
• Share technical expertise and architect creative solutions while advancing team best practices

What Would Make You a Great Fit

• Ability to collaborate and grow dynamic and autonomous environments, whilst in a small, agile team.
• Impact-oriented, collaborative, empathetic, focused, curious, well-organized, having a continuous improvement mindset and strong sense of responsibility
• Experience leading design solutions from scratch to impact, heavily supporting them hands-on
• Working proficiency in English
• Confident AI-augmented development experience with a focus on a solution quality and cost-efficient usage (Ideally Claude Code)
• Accounting/Fintech Domain: Experience with—or a strong interest in—the complexities of accounting systems or ledgers is a distinct advantage

Technical Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience working with Java/Kotlin and JS/TS
• Modern frameworks (Spring Boot, React)
• Strong AWS experience, including efficient cost-management (SNS/SQS, Kinesis, Lambdas; Terraform is a plus)
• Event-driven + Microservice architectures (Anti-corruption layer, Event Sourcing, CQRS)

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remote for up to another 30 days per year
• Learning and Development - We offer a €1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth - because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role.
• Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including accident insurance, disability insurance, direct insurance (bAV) and travel insurance.
• Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.
• Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet.
• Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.
• Our office - Located on St.-Martin-Straße, one stop from Ostbahnhof on the 3 and 7 S-lines. The office is situated in a modern and spacious building with fully multimedia-equipped meeting rooms for up to 30 people. The 4th floor features a kitchen and a lunch area, providing a comfortable space for meals and breaks.
• Pet-friendly office - Because work is better with your paw-tners by your side.

Our Principles

• We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.
• We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent.
• We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.
• We make things better: We boldly explore new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.
• We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.

Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion

Payments only work when they reflect how different people actually pay, and we build teams the same way: our people span more than 50 nationalities, and that mix is exactly what makes us good at this. So if you're reading this and wondering whether you tick every box, apply anyway. We're far more interested in what you'll bring than a perfect match on paper.

We welcome applicants of every background, identity, and experience, and we make sure our hiring process is accessible to everyone. If you need an adjustment at any stage, just let us know: we're happy to help.

A Few More Things

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