Senior Backend Engineer

Yapily; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to enhance its backend infrastructure for financial services. The role requires strong Java experience, knowledge of microservices, and teamwork. Benefits include flexible work arrangements, private medical insurance, and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Hybrid working environment

Enhanced Paternity and Maternity leave

Private Medical Insurance

Mental health support

Life Assurance and Income Protection

Company Pension Scheme

Annual Learning and Personal Development budget

Cycle To Work Scheme

Employee Referral Scheme

Monthly social budget

Daily office snacks

Dog friendly office

Qualifications

• Experience in Java and Spring Framework.
• Ability to debug distributed systems.
• Design and list pros and cons of RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance backend infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to refine specs.
• Participate in code reviews for quality assurance.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Kubernetes

Microservices

RESTful API design

Distributed systems debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field (5+ years experience)

Job description

Yapily is on a mission to enable innovative companies to create better and fairer financial services for everyone, through the power of open banking.

In the fast-paced world of FinTech open banking, where innovation meets financial services, we are seeking a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our team in Spain. You will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing our backend infrastructure to support our growing suite of financial services.

Join us in shaping the future of open banking, and making a real impact in the financial industry.

Learn more: https://www.yapily.com/company/about-us

• Build and maintain highly scalable and secure web applications, services, and APIs
• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to gather and refine specifications and requirements
• Collaborate with Support and CSM functions to troubleshoot and debug customer issues
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality, promote knowledge sharing, and ensure high development standards across the organisation.
• Write well-structured, reliable, efficient and easily maintainable code
• Learn about Open Banking and PSD and the different things you can build with the APIs provided

About you

• You have experience with Java and Spring Framework
• You have experience with Kubernetes and micro services
• You can comfortably debug a distributed system e.g. using distributed tracing
• You can design a RESTful API and list all the pros and cons of your design
• You have an API-first product mindset: you care about customer outcomes and you like to listen to their use-cases before diving into code
• You can drive an initiative on your own, and you are also able support your team’s goals
• You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. (5+ years of working experience)
• You are driven and curious. You ask questions and you strive to understand.
• You understand that the team will have different strengths. You’re happy to learn from them and to share your expertise.
• You are comfortable with the pace, ambiguity, and the need to be a self-starter that comes with working in a start-up.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays) in the UK
• We also offer an additional holiday day after 1 years service, up to the value of 5 days over 5 years
• We’re serious about work/life balance and operate hybrid working, giving you the flexibility to work from home, working from our amazing office space or work abroad for up to 30 days per year ‘Nomad Working’
• We offer enhanced Paternity and Maternity leave
• Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance through BUPA
• Mental health support through an award winning provider
• Life Assurance and Income Protection (UK only)
• Company Pension Scheme
• £200 annual Learning and Personal Development budget
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme which offers £1,000 per employee referral
• We have a monthly social budget to support getting together over pizza
• Daily snacks provided in the office
• Dog friendly office

OUR VALUES

We obsess about quality

• Our customers have entrusted us with a critical function in a regulated industry…and we take that responsibility seriously. We always assume ownership and hold ourselves accountable.

We are curious

• Our innovation is powered by our collective growth mindset. We’re lifelong learners who challenge assumptions, experiment, and iterate.

We act with integrity

• We’re guided by our mission and earn and maintain trust by doing what’s right, even when it’s not easy.

We are do-ers

• We reject indifference and agility is our strength.
• We’re motivated by challenges, and biassed towards action.

We problem-solve together

• We’re diverse people in diverse places, and know the best solutions are born out of collaboration. We win, lose, and learn…together.