Lead Backend Engineer - Financial Empowerment

Job Description

About the opportunity

You will join the Lending & Savings Segment in the Financial Empowerment Domain. Timing-wise, you are joining at a pivotal moment during which we are redefining our strategy to achieve scale and grow revenue in line with our growing global footprint. We are seeking a talented Lead Engineer to join our expanding teams and evolve our product, powered by a microservice architecture predominantly written in Java 8 and Kotlin, using Spring Boot. Our cross-functional teams are passionate about collaboration, sharing knowledge, and working with a high degree of autonomy.

Who we are

N26 has reimagined banking for today's digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do, and it's how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use. We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is our motivation. We are headquartered in Berlin with offices across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a team of over 1,500 employees.

As a Lead Engineer at N26, you will be encouraged to embrace the latest technological updates and work on complex, interesting problems daily.

1. Take technical leadership and ownership of back-end product development as part of the global customer experience team.
2. Build architectures and write code to meet user needs, from idea through development to operations.
3. Mentor and coach back-end engineers, fostering a DevSecOps culture and pragmatic engineering attitude.
4. Drive the team's agile build-it-ship-it mentality by delivering large-scale consumer products.
5. Lead back-end development initiatives and make all necessary technical decisions to progress quickly.

Minimum requirements

• 5+ years of experience in building digital products using Java and/or Kotlin.
• Experience designing and developing complex systems for continuous deployment in a cloud environment.
• Experience leading developers, mentoring tech teams, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with and enjoyment of working in Agile setups (e.g., Scrum, CI/CD, DevOps, Cloud).
• Proficiency in English and strong communication skills.

What we offer

• Career growth opportunities with one of Europe's most innovative disruptors.
• Benefits including a personal development budget, work-from-home allowance, wellness discounts, and public transport support.
• Flexible work arrangements with weekly in-office teamwork days and remote work options.
• Access to a Premium subscription on your N26 bank account, plus subscriptions for friends and family.
• Additional annual leave based on tenure.
• Autonomy and exposure to cutting-edge technologies within a diverse, supportive team.
• Relocation package with visa support if needed.

Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, cultures, genders, orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages. Our goal is to build talented, diverse teams that drive our success and empower our people. If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know. Learn more about our commitment to Equity & Inclusion on our website.