Senior Software Engineer (dfm)

Solaris; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 100.000 - 125.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A tech company in Berlin is seeking a Senior Engineer to join their product engineering team. The role involves designing and delivering scalable backend systems, focusing on engineering excellence and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have proven experience with Go and/or Java/Kotlin and cloud-native applications. Benefits include a home office allowance and a learning budget. This inclusive workplace values diversity and offers a competitive salary.

Leistungen

Home office allowance

Learning and development budget

Transparent career support

Competitive salary

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience with Go and/or Java/Kotlin.
• Experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure cloud-native applications.
• Strong focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Aufgaben

• Design and deliver scalable and secure backend systems.
• Drive engineering excellence through code quality and system reliability.
• Collaborate to align technical decisions with business outcomes.

Kenntnisse

Building scalable products with Go and/or Java/Kotlin

Operating cloud-native applications on GCP, AWS or Azure

Building and operating distributed systems

Understanding security best practices

Driving cross-functional initiatives

Problem-solving and communication

Jobbeschreibung

Solaris is a tech company with a full German banking license. Our Banking-as-a-Service platform enables businesses to offer their own financial products. With our straightforward APIs our partners can access and integrate a wide range of solutions such as digital banking, payments, cards, identification and lending services. As a market leader we are driven by bringing transformational change to the financial services industry.

We love what we do and we love our team. We are 500 people from over 70 nationalities - a unique blend of techies, fintech enthusiasts, bankers and entrepreneurs from various industries. Our routines are built around genuinely valuing and exchanging different perspectives as well as actively sharing knowledge as we drive our business as a team. We believe and invest in personal growth.

We’re looking for a Senior Engineer to join one of our core product‑engineering teams in shaping the future of digital banking. You’ll collaborate closely with product owners, engineering leadership and fellow engineers to build secure, resilient and reliable banking. You’ll work with other senior members to break down complex requirements and drive the design, implementation, delivery and operation of complex, high‑scale financial services, solving critical business and technical challenges.

Your Role

• Design and deliver scalable and secure backend systems from architecture to production.
• Drive engineering excellence through a focus on code quality, system reliability, observability and performance.
• Collaborate with product and engineering peers to align technical decisions with business outcomes.
• Take end‑to‑end ownership of systems, embracing the “you build it, you run it” philosophy from design to deployment and operations.
• Contribute to and guide architectural decisions and the long‑term technical strategy within your team.

We’d Love to See

• Proven experience building scalable products with Go and/or Java/Kotlin.
• Strong experience building and operating cloud‑native applications on GCP, AWS or Azure.
• Strong experience building and operating distributed systems with an emphasis on performance, reliability and maintainability.
• A solid understanding security best practices for backend and cloud‑based services.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex systems with a mindset for operational excellence.
• The ability to drive cross‑functional initiatives while balancing technical and product priorities.
• A thoughtful communicator and problem‑solver capable of aligning engineering efforts with business goals.

Benefits

• Home office allowance
• Learning and development budget
• Transparent framework to support your career goals
• Competitive salary

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily meet every single item in the job description please contact us anyway. We’d love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

At Solaris we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know.

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Required Experience

Senior IC

Employment Type

Full Time

Experience

Years

Vacancy

1