Senior Backend Engineer - Low Latency

Bitvavo; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitvavo, a rapidly growing Netherlands-based crypto exchange, is expanding its core backend teams to deliver low-latency services for a scalable customer experience.

As a senior backend engineer, you will collaborate with your Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer and the team to craft highly performant JVM services in Kotlin, address performance challenges, and participate in architecture decisions and incident rotations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of development experience, preferably in backend systems.
• Strong understanding of low-level JVM and OS concepts.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Engineering Manager and team to build high-performance, low-latency services.
• Address technical challenges with benchmarking and measurements for peak performance.
• Contribute to technology stack decisions and architectural design.
• Participate in incident rotations to resolve production issues.

Skills

5+ yrs dev exp

Kotlin

JVM

OS concepts

Design patterns

Tools

Aeron

Chronicle Queue

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

In 2018, Bitvavo launched the first version of its digital assets trading platform, to bridge the gap between traditional currencies and digital assets. By offering transparent fees, a wide range of assets and an easy to use platform, Bitvavo is making the currency of the future accessible for everyone.

In two years' time, Bitvavo has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe, with over one million users exchanging tens of billions of digital assets a year.

About the Opportunity

We are a rapidly growing engineering organisation making digital assets accessible to our customers. To meet the demands of our growing customer base and an increasing number of assets offered, we are expanding our core backend teams to drive innovation with focus on designing and implementing cutting-edge low latency services with an aim for enabling seamless customer experience.

What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborate with your Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer and the team to craft highly performant, low latency and high throughput services
• Dive into technical challenges, building solutions to guarantee peak performance across our systems with focus on measurements and benchmarking
• Actively participate in pivotal decisions on technology stacks and architecture
• Participate in operational rotations to resolve incidents in our production environment

What We Look For

• 5+ years of development experience
• Firm understanding of low level JVM & OS concepts with a strong grasp on the language, preferably Kotlin
• Solid understanding of programming design patterns and principles

Nice to Haves:

• Seeking a tech-startup/scale-up environment
• Knowledge about network protocol - TCP, UDP
• Familiarity with libraries such as aeron and/or chronicle queue
• Experience with event-driven microservices using Kafka
• Experience with the Kubernetes ecosystem and cloud platforms - we work on AWS

At Bitvavo, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, foster creativity, and lead to better outcomes. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates your unique contributions.

Bitvavo does not accept resumes from staffing, search, or recruitment firms without a signed agreement. If you send us a resume without such agreement, we may contact the candidate directly without any obligation whatsoever and no fee of any kind will be paid should we hire the candidate.

What We Offer

At Bitvavo, we believe in attracting, motivating and retaining talented people through market-competitive offerings that go beyond compensation alone. To learn more about our total rewards package and the benefits we offer, visit our Life at Bitvavo page.