Backend Engineers @ Platform team - Massive throughput, strict latency, and high availability r[...]

Sprint and Partners; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-of-market Amsterdam compensation

Hybrid work

Growth budget

Supportive, low‑ego engineering culture

Visa sponsorship + relocation + 30% ruling for exceptional engineers

Job summary

A fast-growing fintech platform is seeking Backend Engineers to join their Platform Engineering team in Amsterdam. This role involves solving complex technical challenges related to reliability, performance, and developer experience. Candidates should possess strong fundamentals in software development, and be comfortable with designing and operating core systems and automation tools. The position offers a top market salary, hybrid work options, and support for visa sponsorship and relocation.

Qualifications

• Software Engineer excited to move into Platform or Platform/DevOps Engineer with a strong software background.
• Comfortable owning complex problems from design to operation.
• Collaborative, pragmatic, and passionate about learning and helping others succeed.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve core systems with massive throughput, strict latency, and high availability requirements.
• Build self‑service tooling and platform foundations that empower product teams to ship safely and autonomously.
• Automate infrastructure end‑to‑end using Terraform and cloud‑native tooling.
• Improve deployments, runtime environments, and observability across all services.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, share knowledge, and help elevate engineering standards.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Golang

Kubernetes

Terraform

Distributed systems

Networking

Systems design

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python

Go (Golang)

Kotlin

Job description

Backend Engineers @ Platform team - Massive throughput, strict latency, and high availability requirements - Top market salary - Amsterdam / Hybrid | Visa + 30% ruling

A fast-growing fintech platform with a huge, highly active user base is expanding its Platform Engineering team. We’re looking for engineers with strong software fundamentals who enjoy solving deep technical challenges in reliability, performance, and developer experience.

What You’ll Do

• Design and evolve core systems with massive throughput, strict latency, and high availability requirements.
• Build self‑service tooling and platform foundations that empower product teams to ship safely and autonomously.
• Automate infrastructure end‑to‑end using Terraform and cloud‑native tooling.
• Improve deployments, runtime environments, and observability across all services.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, share knowledge, and help elevate engineering standards.

Tech Environment

Python, Kotlin, Golang • Kubernetes • Terraform • Modern cloud‑native architecture • Strong distributed systems, networking, and systems design fundamentals are key.

Who You Are

• Software Engineer excited to move into Platform, or Platform/DevOps Engineer with a strong software background.
• Comfortable owning complex problems from design to operation.
• Collaborative, pragmatic, and passionate about learning and helping others succeed.

Why Join

Top‑of‑market Amsterdam compensation • Hybrid work • Growth budget • Supportive, low‑ego engineering culture • Visa sponsorship + relocation + 30% ruling available for exceptional engineers.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Science, Information Technology, and Other

Industries

Software Development, IT System Custom Software Development, and Information Services