Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (EU-based, Fixed Term 5 Months)

Mitek Systems; Madrid; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare options

Stock plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Mitek is a global leader in digital and biometric identity authentication. This remote-first position involves developing and enhancing software across our identity and mobile deposit solutions, with an emphasis on scalable Go back-end services and React front-ends.

The role supports a flexible, virtual-first culture with opportunities for collaboration across international teams and office locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 5+ years of back-end development experience.
• Proficient in Golang and front-end JS/React.
• Experience with AWS services (S3, SQS, ECS, EC2, Lambda).
• Infrastructure as code (CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Proficiency with Git and CI/CD tooling.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Evolve and improve software for our products and services.

Skills

Vanilla JavaScript

React

Go (Golang)

AWS

Terraform

Git

English (spoken/written)

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Docker

Jenkins

CloudFormation

Terraform

Job description

Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital & biometric identity authentication, fraud prevention, and mobile deposit solutions. Our verified identity platform and advanced image capture solutions are built on the latest advancements in biometric recognition, artificial intelligence, computer vision and machine learning, and trusted by over 7,500 organizations worldwide. We are headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Visit us at www.miteksystems.com.

At Mitek, we believe that teams are more resilient, effective, and innovative when they benefit from a wide range of ideas, lived experiences, and perspectives. The strength of our organization is deeply rooted in the people who power it.

We know that a workforce reflecting the richness of our communities and customers helps us better serve their needs. These lived experiences influence our decisions, shape our products, services, and help us grow with intention. When it comes to talent, our goal is clear: to discover exceptional individuals and to ensure they discover us. We prioritize drive, skill, experience, and ambition in everything we do for our clients.

We are Virtual 1st! Whether you choose to work remotely from your home office or in-person from one of Mitek's offices, our practices, processes and tools are designed to enable your success. At Mitek, the Future of Work is about flexibility and preference wherever and whenever we are working.

As a member of Mitek's team you will be working on products and solutions that will help to transform mobile banking and the identity authentication markets. Your role will be to evolve and improve software for our products and services.

Who You Are (Soft Skills & Attributes):

• Data-driven and innovative mindset. You eagerly try new things and learn from your experiences. Logical and creative problem-solver, with the ability to summarize issues simply and effectively. Clear and concise communication. You effectively set expectations and raise issues as needed. Strong team player with a positive attitude, with the ability to adapt to changes. Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies. An engineer who lives our core values of Delivering, Learning, and Caring.

What You'll Need (Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field. Relevant experience with Vanilla JavaScript and front-end SPA frameworks (React). Knowledge, skills and abilities typically associated with 5+ years of relevant back-end programming experienceGood working practice in Golang languageExperience writing unit tests, integration tests and performance tests. Also writing clean, maintainable, and production hardened code. Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as S3, SQS, ECS, EC2, and Lambda would be preferrableExperience with cloud provisioning with infrastructure as code using CloudFormation, Terraform and/or similar. Proficiency with Git. Proficiency with spoken and written English.

What Would Be Nice (Preferred Skills & Experience):

• html/css, experience with template engine (e.g. freemarker, thymeleaf, etc.) Redux, Typescript and Non-Relational Databases, MongoDB, DocumentDB, RavenDB. Npm or similar package managers. Cypress or similar front-end functional testing tools. Experience developing solutions for deployment within Docker containers, CI/CD procedures (Jenkins) and implementation of distributed systems based on a serverless technology or micro-services architecture. Bash scripting and Java, Groovy and Python programming languages. Experience using Agile methodologies and practices.

We take pride in enabling career growth in an environment of innovation and teamwork. Our commitment to all Mitekians is to do meaningful work that matters. Our culture is defined by delivering our best to our customers by providing high value solutions and impactful outcomes, by continuously challenging convention, and by caring for each other through collaboration and celebrating our successes. We are committed to creating competitive, equitable compensation & benefits programs and career development opportunities.

Benefit offerings – may vary based on geographic location

• Wellness: Universal, supplemental, and private healthcare plan choices based on country specifics
• Financial future: retirement/pension plan contributions, MTK stock plan participation
• Income protection: life event & disability coverage
• Paid time off: generous annual leave, company holidays, volunteer time off
• Learning: e-learning license, tuition reimbursement, hackathons
• Home office setup allowance
• Additional/optional benefits: pet insurance, identity theft protection, legal assistance

We sincerely appreciate your interest in Mitek. We know your time is valuable and look forward to the potential of speaking with you further!

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Fixed-term 5 months contract, with possible extension