(Senior) Software Engineer - Backend - Growth *EU/UK remote* (m/f/d)

Pliant; Spain; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Attractive remuneration

OS choice: Windows or Mac

Flat hierarchy and transparent culture

Talent development in a dynamic team

Mobility benefit

Wellhub Membership

Company card with lunch allowance

Job summary

Pliant is hiring a (Senior) Software Engineer - Backend - Growth. You will join a cross-functional team of frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and designers to build a scalable banking platform and maintain robust AFC compliance.

The Growth team focuses on onboarding, risk controls, and credit-management throughout the customer journey. This role offers remote flexibility within a fast-growing fintech, with high-impact work and exposure to cutting-edge payments infrastructure that

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong REST API design and implementation.
• Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Proficiency with AWS and containerized deployments (Docker).
• Strong automation testing skills and CI/CD mindset.
• Knowledge of distributed architecture patterns and anti-patterns.

Responsibilities

• Conception, definition, and further development of our banking platform.
• Ensure a scalable, maintainable, and secure microservice architecture.
• Implementation of integration and E2E tests.

Skills

Java/Spring Boot

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

AWS

Automation testing

Distributed architecture

Tools

Docker

Terraform

React (basics)

Job description

ABOUT US

Pliant is a modular B2B payments platform that combines commercial card issuing, payment accounts, FX, and spend management in one system — adapting to existing setups rather than requiring customers to replace them.

Businesses across industries such as travel, e-commerce, and insurance use Pliant to manage complex payment workflows with cards, backed by credit lines Pliant underwrites itself.

Fintechs and software platforms embed Pliant's payment infrastructure into their own products, from API-based Cards-as-a-Service to fully white-label solutions. Banks use Pliant's Card & Spend OS, the customer-facing interface, on their own infrastructure to run card programs.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant serves 5,000+ businesses and 40+ partners across Europe and the United States. A principal member of Visa and Mastercard, Pliant issues commercial cards in 13 currencies across 32 countries — under its own European e-money license and with licensed partners in the UK and US.

Learn more at www.getpliant.com

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring a (Senior) Software Engineer - Backend - Growth (m/f/d). As part of the Engineering department, you will join one of our cross-functional teams of frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and designers.

The Growth team is dedicated to developing and maintaining solutions that streamline customer onboarding, ensure robust Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) compliance, and manage credit risk effectively throughout the entire customer journey, from onboarding to relationship termination.

This is high-impact, high-scale engineering at the core of a fast-growing fintech, where precision, resilience, and smart execution directly shape how money moves for thousands of organizations. If you're excited about building robust financial infrastructure that operates at scale and under real-world constraints, this is where you'll make it matter.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Conception, definition, and further development of our banking platform
• Ensuring a scalable, maintainable, and secure microservice architecture
• Implementation of integration and E2E tests

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Expertise in building testable, maintainable, and extendable architecture
• Obsession with the best engineering practices
• Knowledge of distributed architecture patterns and antipatterns
• 5+ years of relevant experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Proficiency with REST APIs
• Proficiency with relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL)
• Great automation testing skills
• Experience with AWS and Docker

BONUS POINTS

• Experience with Terraform
• Basic knowledge of web development and React

WHAT WE OFFER

• The opportunity to work in a growing team with big responsibilities that thrives on a strong exchange of knowledge and excellence
• Attractive remuneration
• Your choice of preferred OS, Windows or Mac
• Flat hierarchy and transparent communication in a relaxed, professional atmosphere
• Opportunity to develop your talent in a dynamic team with ambitious goals
• Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
• Monthly mobility benefit
• Wellhub Membership
• Company card with a monthly allowance for lunches, coffee, etc. with co-workers

Pliant is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities, and are committed to an inclusive hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.

At Pliant we use the Ashby AI Criteria to assist with looking over resumes against our job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by our Talent Team and Hiring Team.

A human is behind these processes. Ashby does not automatically reject candidates or make final hiring decisions. Our teams review all results and make the final hiring decision with every candidate that applies.