Senior Backend Engineer Lisbon

Riskified; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 50 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid mode of work

Benefits package per month—per your 选择

Resumo da oferta

Riskified is hiring a Senior Backend Developer to drive scalable architectures for ML-enabled fraud and risk platforms in a fast-growing FinTech environment.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, collaboration with Product and Design teams, and deploying high-quality code in a CI/CD setup. Expect mentorship opportunities and a strong focus on scalable backend systems.

Qualificações

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 7+ years of hands-on server-side coding experience.
• Self-directed learning approach to software development.
• Dedication to clean, SOLID, and resilient code.
• Proficiency in Scala/Java, with practical work experience.
• Proficiency in SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with stream applications is advantageous.
• Experience mentoring and coaching fellow developers.
• Collaborative team player with excellent communication and ability to work autonomously.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop highly scalable architectures for machine learning systems and platforms.
• Engage with real-time and batch projects, using Scala/Node.js and technologies like Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker.
• Perform daily code deployments to production using CI/CD tools.
• Contribute to end-to-end development of Riskified's core offerings.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to design and implement new features across the product landscape.

Conhecimentos

Self-directed learning

Clean, SOLID code

Mentoring & coaching

Strong communication

Formação académica

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

Apache Spark

Kafka

Kubernetes

Docker

SQL/NoSQL

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Riskified empowers businesses to unleash ecommerce growth by taking risk off the table. Many of the world’s biggest brands and publicly traded companies selling online rely on Riskified for guaranteed protection against chargebacks, to fight fraud and policy abuse at scale, and to improve customer retention. Developed and managed by the largest team of ecommerce risk analysts, data scientists and researchers, Riskified’s AI-powered fraud and risk intelligence platform analyzes the individual behind each interaction to provide real-time decisions and robust identity-based insights. Riskified is proud to work with incredible companies in virtually all industries including Acer, Gucci, Lorna Jane, GoPro, and many more .

We thrive in a collaborative work setting, alongside great people, to build and enhance products that matter. Abundant opportunities to create and contribute provide us with a sense of purpose that extends beyond ourselves, leaving a lasting impact. These sentiments capture why we choose Riskified every day.

About the Role

Join Riskified’s dynamic payment fraud group as a Senior Backend Developer and contribute to our innovative and rapidly expanding department. In this role, you’ll thrive in an Agile setting, utilizing cutting-edge technologies to build impactful FinTech products. You’ll play a crucial role in expanding Riskified’s ecosystem, collaborating with both clients and internal teams to make a daily difference to our business.

At Riskified, we uphold the belief that developers should exercise complete ownership over their work. This responsibility covers everything from the initial phase of planning features, where collaboration occurs with Product and Design teams, to carefully choosing suitable technologies, designing code and architecture, conducting pull request reviews, and reaching the final step of deployment within a CI/CD setup. Overseeing post-deployment monitoring is also part of your duties.

Whether you enjoy writing complex business logic in the backend, take pleasure in writing clean and high-quality code, or tweaking the servers and infrastructure to perform well at scale, we encourage you to get your hands dirty end-to-end.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Conceptualize and develop highly scalable architectures for our machine learning systems and platforms.
• Engage with large-scale projects encompassing real-time and batch jobs, working across a spectrum of programming languages (Scala, Node.js) and technologies (Apache Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.).
• Execute daily code deployments to production, leveraging our advanced CI/CD tools.
• Play an important role in the end-to-end development of products that significantly enhance Riskified’s core offerings.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product management teams to ideate, design, and implement new features across the product landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of demonstrated hands-on experience in server-side coding.
• Possess a self-directed learning approach to software development.
• Dedication to crafting clean, SOLID, and resilient code.
• Proficiency in Scala/Java, supported by practical work experience.
• Proficiency in database technologies (SQL/noSQL).
• Familiarity with stream applications is advantageous.
• Proficiency in working effectively with common AI tools.
• Experience in and a passion for mentoring and coaching fellow developers.
• A collaborative team player with exceptional communication skills and the capacity to work autonomously.

We include transparent salary ranges to support fairness, clarity, and informed decision-making early in the process. The base salary range for this position is €50,000 - €75,000 gross annually for candidates based in Lisbon. Your actual salary will be determined based on your unique skills, experience, and competencies. If your expectations differ, please let us know - we’re always open to a conversation.
The base salary is one part of the total compensation package at Riskified. All full-time regular employees receive a bonus target and are eligible to receive stock-based awards. Also, our value proposition goes way beyond compensation: our perks and benefits package, culture, community, and learning and development programs are just some of the elements we provide to bring value to our employees.

Life at Riskified

We are a fast-growing and dynamic tech company with 750+ team members globally. We value collaboration and innovative thinking.

We’re looking for bright, driven, and passionate people to grow with us.

Some of our Lisbon Benefits & Perks:

• Hybrid mode of work
• Benefits package per month—per your choice, e.g., work-from-home equipment, gym membership, wellbeing activities, and more.

Riskified is deeply committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all individuals. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.