Senior Backend Engineer - Product (Remote)

Finom; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options program

Work & Swim Cyprus program

Remote/hybrid across Europe

Job summary

Finom, a European fintech startup, seeks a Senior Backend Engineer in the Netherlands. You will own backend initiatives, design scalable financial infrastructure, and collaborate with product, frontend, and ML/AI teams to deliver value for hundreds of thousands of businesses across Europe.

You will emphasize maintainable code, security, and end-to-end ownership in a product-minded, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional backend development with a product engineering mindset.
• Excellent knowledge of .NET and C#.
• Hands-on experience architecting and evolving distributed systems in production.
• Proven ability to collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers from other disciplines.
• Strong business acumen – you understand how your work connects to company objectives.
• Clear, concise communication in English across technical and non-technical audiences.
• A builder's mentality: you care deeply about shipping great products, not just writing great code.

Responsibilities

• Own the backend initiatives with a product-minded approach, delivering end-to-end solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend and mobile engineers to design robust architectures.
• Discuss trade-offs, explain technical constraints to stakeholders, and mentor teammates.
• Ensure high quality through automated tests, reviews, and security best practices.
• Move proactively to improve team processes and customer outcomes.

Skills

.NET/C#

Distributed systems

Cross-functional teamwork

English communication

Business sense

Product-minded

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Kubernetes

GCP

Job description

About Finom

Finom is a European tech startup headquartered in Amsterdam, and we’re on a journey towards revolutionizing the financial landscape for entrepreneurs worldwide. Our mission is to develop an all-in-one financial B2B solution that integrates banking functions, accounting, financial management, and invoicing into a seamless, mobile-first platform.

We recently closed a €115 million Series C equity round (around $133 million), bringing our total funding to approximately $346 million. This significant investment follows a $105 million growth funding round from General Catalyst, a long-term backer since 2021 known for supporting companies like Airbnb, HubSpot, KAYAK, and Stripe.

Finom's platform goes beyond traditional banking, offering invoicing and a growing suite of features, including AI-enabled accounting, aiming to simplify financial management for entrepreneurs. We're actively expanding our reach across key EU markets like Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain.

At Finom, we’re not just redefining the entrepreneurial experience — we’re empowering our employees to make a real difference. Your work matters, and your impact extends far beyond product metrics. We nurture innovation and an inspiring work environment where bold ideas thrive, prioritizing thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and our business as a whole.

Maintaining our start-up spirit, we prioritize thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and, of course, our business.

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thinks like a product builder, thrives in a collaborative, cross-functional environment, and is passionate about creating robust, scalable financial infrastructure. You'll be part of a domain team where various engineering crafts (Backend, Frontend, Mobile, ML/AI engineers, and QA) work together to own and evolve a shared product area that delivers real value to hundreds of thousands of businesses across Europe.

About You and What You'll Do:

You're pragmatic, learn quickly, and have a proven track record of shipping products that matter. You communicate clearly across disciplines and genuinely enjoy the dynamics of a cross-functional team where everyone contributes to solving the same customer problems. Above all, you're curious – about the product, the users, the business, and how your technical decisions impact all three.

As a product-minded backend engineer, you don't just implement tickets. You understand the "why" behind what you're building, challenge assumptions when needed, and proactively identify opportunities to create better outcomes. You're comfortable discussing trade-offs with product managers, explaining technical constraints to business stakeholders, and collaborating with frontend and mobile engineers to design elegant end-to-end solutions.

You have deep expertise in .NET and C# with a strong appreciation for maintainable, scalable code, and distributed architectures. But more importantly, you know when to apply that expertise and when simpler solutions serve the product better. You've built data-intensive applications before and understand the concepts of working in a regulated environment.

You take ownership not just of your code, but of the outcomes. You move without being prompted, whether that's jumping into a customer issue, improving team processes, or mentoring colleagues. You're curious about adjacent domains – you might peek at the frontend code, ask questions about the ML models, or dive into analytics to understand how features perform.

Quality is non-negotiable for you. Automated testing, thorough code reviews, and security best practices are fundamental to how you work. You balance technical excellence with pragmatism, always keeping the end user and business goals in mind.

Your experience includes:

• At least 5 years of professional backend development with a product engineering mindset
• Excellent knowledge of .NET platform and C#
• Hands-on experience architecting and evolving distributed systems in production
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with product managers, designers, and engineers from other disciplines
• Strong business acumen – you understand how your work connects to company objectives
• Clear, concise communication in English across technical and non-technical audiences
• A builder's mentality: you care deeply about shipping great products, not just writing great code

Our tech stack

• Backend: .NET/C#, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Kubernetes, GCP.
• You'll work alongside teams using React (Web), Swift (iOS) / Kotlin (Android), Python/ML frameworks, and modern test automation tools (Playwright, Appium).

Recruitment flow:

• Recruiter Interview
• First Technical Interview
• System Design Interview
• Team Fit Interview(peer interview)
• Offer

What You Will Get In Return

Make a genuine impact on the product

Join our upward trajectory, and grow with us. We provide the resources and opportunities for continuous personal and professional development, empowering you to make a genuine impact on our evolving product.

Work in the EU

Embark on this exciting journey with us and enjoy the flexibility of traveling and working remotely or in a hybrid model across Europe.

Become a stock options holder

Unlock your inner entrepreneur and align your aspirations with ours through our Stock Options Program. This exciting opportunity is available to every team member, from junior team members to our founders.

Receive unwavering support and care

Finom stands by you at every step, embodying our commitment to your well-being and success reflected in our modern, friendly, and eco-conscious corporate culture. We offer constant support and care to ensure your Finom experience is successful and fulfilling.

Work & Swim program

Immerse yourself in our exclusive Work & Swim Program. Spend one month in a comfortable corporate apartment in enchanting Cyprus. It's the ideal opportunity to strike the perfect work-life balance while enjoying breathtaking Mediterranean views.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Finom, we're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We embrace diversity and invite applications from all walks of life. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.