Senior Kotlin/Java Engineer – Fintech Backend, Cloud

CloudDevs; Germany (OH); Remote; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation policy

Education budget

Monthly contribution for ‘Deutschland Jobticket’

Complimentary subscription to Scalable Capital’s PRIME+ Broker

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm is seeking a (Senior) Kotlin / Java Software Engineer to join their Client Technology Tribe. You'll work with motivated engineers to enhance client security and improve technology processes. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in backend technologies such as Java/Kotlin, AWS, and Docker, with a degree in a relevant field. This role offers flexibility, including remote work options, and a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Extensive backend experience in Java/Kotlin, JWT, Docker, Spring, AWS, Git.
• Strong analytical thinking in technical and product domains.
• Experience with end-to-end ownership building Microservices.

Responsibilities

• Implement change in the financial industry with motivated software engineers.
• Develop and maintain the Salesforce platform for improved efficiency.
• Write clean, testable, maintainable, and well-documented code.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

Docker

AWS

Spring

RESTful API

Education

University degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Git

GraphQL

Job description

(Senior) Kotlin / Java Software Engineer – Client Technology

Company Description

Scalable Capital is a leading digital investment platform in Europe. The company empowers everyone to shape their financial future. Scalable Broker makes it easy and affordable for clients to invest professionally in stocks, ETFs and other exchange-traded products and set up savings plans. Scalable Wealth, the digital wealth management service, offers clients professional investment in ETF portfolios and is also adopted as a white-label solution by renowned B2B partners. With the European Investor Exchange (EIX) Scalable Capital offers a stock exchange for retail investors in Europe. Over 27 billion euro is held on the platform by more than one million clients.

Scalable Capital was founded in 2014 and employs more than 500 people at its offices in Munich, Berlin, Vienna, and London. Together with the founding and management team around Erik Podzuweit and Florian Prucker, they are working on a new generation of financial services.

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Job Description

You will join the Client Technology Tribe which provides state-of-the-art security to our clients in all aspects of authentication and to maintain and enhance identification processes through KYC. We ensure a convenient and legally-secure T&C consent process, as well as GDPR-compliant data processing throughout the entire client journey. We are dedicated to developing and maintaining the Salesforce platform to improve our Marketing communication channels and client support process efficiency, and to maintaining and improving our public website.

Client Technology aims to simplify complexity for our clients and continuously improve their experience in any interaction with us. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that Scalable is regarded as the most trusted brand in finance.

• Work with highly motivated software engineers and academics implementing change in the financial industry
• Work with cutting edge technologies and be part of modern software development practices (e.g. agile and self-managed teams, continuous integration and deployment, test automation, cloud-based infrastructure and tooling)
• Engage with our cloud-native, DevOps-enabled infrastructure, utilizing AWS services like ECS, Fargate, and Lambda
• Write clean, testable, maintainable and well-documented code and treat security as a first class citizen
• Bring products to production and reveal real business value
• Be able to improve engineering excellence in the team

Qualifications

• A university degree in a relevant field of study (Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) or a comparable practical experience
• Extensive experience of backend experience in Java/Kotlin, JWT, Docker, Spring, AWS, Git, Docker, GraphQL, RESTful API, Databases (SQL, NoSQL)
• A passion for well architected, testable and documented code and an agile mindset
• Strong analytical thinking, both in the technical and in the product domain.
• Experience in complex software projects with end-to-end ownership building Microservices
• Practical experience in AWS or another cloud provider
• Good communication skills that are clear, open and concise, professional proficiency in English
• Previous experience with security topics and/or DevOps experience is a big advantage
• Background in the financial industry and financial software product development is an advantage

Additional Information

• Be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible Fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that have a substantial impact on the lives of our customers
• Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients
• Work from our centrally located offices in the heart of Munich or Berlin, nestled in lively neighborhoods filled with vibrant restaurants, cozy cafés, and a wide range of convenient amenities or choose to work remotely within Germany (if eligible for the job)
• Be productive with the latest hardware and tools
• Learn and grow by joining our in-house knowledge sharing or career development sessions and spending your individual Education Budget
• Learn and experience German culture first hand by joining our free German language classes
• International relocation support is provided if required
• Flexible vacation policy and the opportunity to work from abroad
• Benefit from an attractive compensation package and from the company pension scheme
• Monthly contribution of 50% for the ‘Deutschland Jobticket’
• Say goodbye to order commissions and say hello to your complimentary subscription of Scalable Capital’s PRIME+ Broker
• Enjoy flexible and discounted sports activities with Urban Sports Club