Senior Java Backend Engineer — FinTech Microservices

Revolut; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolut is seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join a fast-growing technology team in London. You will build scalable backend services, develop microservices, and contribute to mission-critical systems for payments, risk, and fraud prevention.

The role emphasizes clean, maintainable code, TDD, and CI/CD with a modern stack including Java 17/21, Kubernetes, and cloud services. You’ll collaborate across squads in a dynamic, product-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Fluency with Java and strong backend development experience.
• 4+ years of backend development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, maths, physics, or similar field.
• Ambitious attitude with results-driven mindset.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, collaborative team.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build mobile APIs and robust backend services.
• Develop microservices to evolve our architecture.
• Support risk management, fraud detection, and payment processing systems.
• Focus on greenfield work and improving existing systems.

Skills

Java

Team player

Communication skills

English fluency

Ambitious attitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, maths, physics, or similar

Tools

Kubernetes

GCP

PostgreSQL

Redis

jOOQ

Flyway

Grafana

Prometheus

NewRelic

Job description

Revolut is seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join a fast-growing technology team in London. You will build scalable backend services, develop microservices, and contribute to mission-critical systems for payments, risk, and fraud prevention.

The role emphasizes clean, maintainable code, TDD, and CI/CD with a modern stack including Java 17/21, Kubernetes, and cloud services. You’ll collaborate across squads in a dynamic, product-focused environment.