Senior Payments Backend Engineer - Paris or Remote FR

alma31; United States; Remote; USD 105,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

Gym partnerships

Maternity and paternity leave

Meal vouchers

Learning and development platform

Two weeks of full remote work per year

Profit-sharing

Employee savings plan

Sustainable mobility package

Mental health platform

Job summary

alma31 is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build payment infrastructure powering installments and deferred payments across Europe. You will design APIs and services in a regulated fintech environment, influencing architecture, reliability, and scalability.

You will work with cross-functional teams, lead incident response, and push for resilient, production-grade code. Remote-France and Paris-based permanent role with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience on large-scale systems.
• Strong Python and relational database skills; Python is the core stack.
• Fluency in French with solid working level of English.
• Methodical problem-solving with strong communication in cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop the APIs and backend components powering payments across European markets.
• Write production-grade, secure, high-performance code meeting financial-regulated standards.
• Collaborate with Product and tech leaders to evolve the architecture as the business scales.
• Lead incident response and performance troubleshooting for platform resilience.
• Contribute to cross-functional product delivery within your squad.

Skills

Python

Relational databases

French

English

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

alma31 is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build payment infrastructure powering installments and deferred payments across Europe. You will design APIs and services in a regulated fintech environment, influencing architecture, reliability, and scalability.

You will work with cross-functional teams, lead incident response, and push for resilient, production-grade code. Remote-France and Paris-based permanent role with competitive compensation and benefits.