Senior Backend Engineer - Securities Trading

Bitvavo; Amsterdam; Remote; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitvavo is expanding its backend team in Amsterdam to design and implement high‑quality services for the trading platform. You will work with engineering leadership to tackle scalability, performance, and reliability for a broad set of assets and customers.

The role emphasizes event‑driven microservices, JVM/Kotlin expertise, and active involvement in architecture decisions, while contributing to incident handling in production.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with trading products in retail space.
• Expertise in event-driven microservices architecture, particularly with Kafka.
• Strong proficiency in JVM languages, preferably Kotlin.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with your Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer and colleagues across the organisation to craft high quality software used by our customers.
• Dive into technical challenges, building solutions to guarantee peak performance across our systems.
• Actively participate in pivotal decisions on technology stacks and architecture.
• Participate in operational rotations to resolve incidents in our production environment.

Skills

Kotlin

JVM languages

Event-driven microservices

Design patterns

Backend development

Trading products experience

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Job description

• FullTime

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 financial instruments accessible to our customers. To meet the demands of our growing customer base and an increasing number of assets offered, we are expanding our teams to drive innovation with focus on designing and implementing cutting-edge services for the financial markets.

What You’ll Be Doing

Collaborate with your Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer and colleagues across the organisation to craft high quality software used by our customers

Dive into technical challenges, building solutions to guarantee peak performance across our systems

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

Experience with trading products in retail space.

8+ years of software development experience.

Expertise in event-driven microservices architecture, particularly with Kafka.

Strong proficiency JVM languages, preferably kotlin

Familiarity with Kubernetes and a solid understanding of design patterns and programming principles.

If you are passionate about backend development, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to contribute to the success of a leading cryptocurrency exchange, we invite you to apply for the Senior Backend Engineer position at Bitvavo.

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. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or any other characteristic. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates your unique contributions.

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.