Senior Backend Engineer, High-Scale Payments Platform

Mollie; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days working from abroad

Wellbeing Budget

26 holiday days

Birthday off

Commute options

Health Insurance

Hybrid working

Discounted Lunch

Annual Mollieverse event

Job summary

Mollie is seeking an Application Engineer II in Amsterdam to develop backend systems that support its core platform. This role involves significant ownership of projects and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance system reliability and performance.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of backend engineering experience, especially in Java, and will contribute to designing scalable solutions that impact over 300,000 businesses across Europe.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience with strong Java proficiency.
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale, high-volume systems.
• Background in financial systems or data-intensive applications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend systems and APIs at scale.
• Take ownership of features from architecture to production support.
• Identify and resolve complex issues across distributed systems.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Java proficiency

Experience with PHP

Familiarity with Go, C#, or Python

Understanding of distributed systems

Strong communication skills

Job description

Mollie is seeking an Application Engineer II in Amsterdam to develop backend systems that support its core platform. This role involves significant ownership of projects and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance system reliability and performance.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of backend engineering experience, especially in Java, and will contribute to designing scalable solutions that impact over 300,000 businesses across Europe.