Java Backend Engineer (Mid/Senior)

Revolut; Town of Sweden (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolut in New York is seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join a team building scalable services. You will write clean, maintainable Java, design microservices, and contribute to risk, fraud detection and payments systems. The role emphasizes TDD, DDD, and fast delivery using Java, GCP, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, and more.

You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate across teams, and shape the future of fintech at Revolut.

Qualifications

• Fluency with Java
• 4+ years of experience in backend development
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, maths, physics, or similar field
• Quick learner with an ambitious attitude and results-driven personality
• Ability to work well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Fluency in English

Responsibilities

• Building mobile APIs
• Developing microservices to evolve our architecture
• Perfecting systems that our business depends on, like risk management, fraud detection, and payment processing
• Focusing on greenfield development and improvement of existing systems

Skills

Java

Backend development

Team player

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Physics

Job description

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 75+ 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 Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join a team that keeps frameworks lean and focuses on what matters: clean, maintainable code, shipped fast with TDD, DDD, and continuous integration and delivery.

Our stack includes Java 17/21, GCP, Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, NewRelic, PostgreSQL, Redis, Spock, jOOQ, and Flyway.

Up to shape what's next in finance? Let's get in touch.

What you’ll be doing

• Building mobile APIs
• Developing microservices to evolve our architecture
• Perfecting systems that our business depends on, like risk management, fraud detection, and payment processing
• Focusing on greenfield development and improvement of existing systems

What you’ll need

• Fluency with Java
• 4+ years of experience in backend development
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, maths, physics, or similar field
• To be a quick learner with an ambitious attitude and results-driven personality
• 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

• Proficiency with Kotlin or Scala
• A background in finance
• Experience in a startup or scale-up
• Experience in a product-focused environment