Help us Shape the Future of Digital Banking as a Backend Engineer!

DNB Bank ASA Norge; Oslo; On-site; NOK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop scalable cloud backend systems. You will work on AWS, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor others. Ideal candidates will have strong server-side development skills and a solid understanding of AWS services. This position offers competitive terms and opportunities for growth in an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Strong technical expertise in server-side development and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with AWS services like Lambda, SQS, and ECS.
• Fluency in English (oral and written); Norwegian is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate mission-critical backend systems on AWS.
• Shape architectural decisions and solve complex challenges.
• Mentor others and foster a collaborative engineering culture.

Skills

AWS services (Lambda, SQS, ECS)

Server-side development

Kotlin

Go

Python

SQL and NoSQL databases

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Monitoring

Education

Higher technical education

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Are you curious and passionate about building scalable cloud backend systems?

The Architecture and Engineering Section is now looking to strengthen our engineering capabilities with two Senior Backend Engineers with AWS experience to help us build secure, high-performing backend services that support DNB’s digital transformation and customer-facing applications. We’re looking for someone with Senior-level or Staff engineering experience, strong technical depth, and a strategic mindset - ready to lead complex initiatives across teams and domains.

About the teams: Our teams are passionate about delivering robust and scalable backend solutions. We have a culture of continuous learning, and you will have the opportunity to deepen your cloud and infrastructure skills. We use the latest cloud technologies to build APIs, event-driven services, and containerized applications. Our cross-functional teams include product owners, engineers, architects, and designers, working agile with full DevOps responsibility.

Your mission as a Senior AWS Backend Engineer and what kind of engineer are we looking for? As a Senior Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, building, and operating mission-critical backend systems on AWS. Working closely with your team and across domains, you’ll help shape architectural decisions, solve complex challenges, and ensure scalable, reliable solutions. You’ll contribute to shared standards, mentor others, and foster a collaborative engineering culture.

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a team setting - someone who communicates clearly, shares knowledge openly, and brings energy and ideas to technical discussions. You’re proactive, adaptable, and eager to help move projects forward together. From architecture to deployment, you’ll be part of a team that builds with purpose and learns continuously. To succeed in this role, you need to be comfortable in a high-paced environment, flexible and able to adapt to changes and shifting priorities.

Background and technical skills: We are looking for engineers with:

• A strategic mindset with strong technical expertise in server-side development and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience with AWS services such as Lambda, SQS, ECS, CloudFormation, CDK, API Gateway, load balancers, etc.
• Solid understanding of AWS networking (VPC, subnets, security groups, ACL)
• Proficiency in backend languages: Kotlin, Go. Python is a bonus
• Familiarity with MSK and EKS is beneficial.
• Experience with infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with GitHub, a DevOps mindset, and working with security are beneficial
• Familiarity with monitoring
• Higher technical education or equivalent professional experience
• Fluent in English (oral and written); Norwegian is a plus

Work location: Oslo or Bergen

What can we offer you? In addition to being part of a team of highly skilled professionals you will get challenging tasks that allow you to grow professionally in the company, competitive terms, a strong engineering culture, and good career opportunities in an informal environment. We have our own professional groups that you'll become part of, we have tech talks across the teams, and we bring in professionals internally in DNB and from outside the company who talk about future trends in technology. There are also opportunities to take part in JavaZone, NDC and meet-ups.

A job in Norway's largest financial group offers professional challenges in an exciting work environment with many opportunities. DNB strives to create an inclusive workplace where people thrive and feel comfortable. We believe that equality and inclusion boost innovative thinking and collective competency which contributes to create an attractive and flexible company equipped for a changeable business landscape.