Platform Engineer (Java)

Revolut; Portugal; Presencial; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Revolut is seeking a senior Platform Engineer to contribute to core backend systems, from event stores to transactional infrastructure used across the engineering team. Your work will impact multiple teams and require thoughtful system design and high‑throughput coding.

You will shape critical platform components, collaborate across disciplines, and drive scalable improvements to support Revolut's global fintech reach. Fluency in English and a strong engineering mindset are essential.

Qualificações

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, maths, physics, or similar field.
• Production fluency in Java, or expertise in Kotlin, Scala, Python, or Go with readiness to work primarily in Java.
• Track record of building core systems or foundational platforms used by other engineers.
• Distributed systems experience at a meaningful scale.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and organisational skills.
• Fluency in English.

Responsabilidades

• Build and scale our core backend systems.
• Write high-throughput, concurrent code at production scale.
• Work on problems that affect multiple teams across Engineering.
• Review code and help other engineers with system design.

Conhecimentos

Backend engineering

Java proficiency

Distributed systems

Team collaboration

Communication

English fluency

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in computer science, maths, physics, or similar

Ferramentas

Java

Kotlin

Scala

Python

Go

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 80+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About The Role

Our Technology team builds the systems and experiences that keep Revolut moving. From the infrastructure behind our innovative app to the features used by millions of people around the world, they bring sharp thinking, speed, and a focus on meaningful impact to everything they do.

We’re looking for a Platform Engineer to contribute to our core backend systems, from the event store to the underlying transactional infrastructure that other members of the Engineering team work on.

Whatever you ship at this layer ends up being used across the whole company, so a small improvement here can save a lot of time for the team later.

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What You’ll Be Doing

• Building and scaling our core systems
• Writing high-throughput, concurrent code at production scale
• Working on problems that affect multiple teams across Engineering
• Reviewing code and helping other engineers with system design

What You'll Need

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, maths, physics, or similar field
• Production fluency in Java, or expertise in another backend language (Kotlin, Scala, Python, Go etc) and a readiness to work primarily in Java
• A track record of building core systems or foundational platforms that other engineers built on top of
• Distributed systems experience at a meaningful scale
• The ability to work well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• A background in fintech or other high-volume transactional environment
• Experience in a startup or scale-up
• Event sourcing in production
• Open-source contributions to frameworks, libraries, or developer tooling

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

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