Senior Backend Engineer - FinTech Payments & Cross-Border

Bvnk Ltd; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,303,000 - 2,048,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid/Remote policy

Travel opportunities

Competitive salary

Job summary

BVNK is building a cross-border payments platform that blends crypto and fiat to move money faster and cheaper. We’re seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our team and help scale our backend services in a fintech environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend experience, strong Java and Spring Boot skills, and a track record building reliable APIs. You’ll work in a hybrid/remote setup with opportunities to travel and influence product direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience in FinTech.
• Proficient in Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience building and maintaining APIs and services.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Solid understanding of financial services, banking, payments, or crypto.
• Familiarity with distributed ledger technology is a plus.
• Data-driven with analytical decision-making.
• Willing to participate in on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product teams to iterate fast and deliver results.
• Translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Advocate for simple, effective solutions.
• Develop future-proof products with quality code.
• Contribute to engineering culture and standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

APIs

Problem solving

Fintech knowledge

Blockchain / DLT

On-call ready

Job description

BVNK is building a cross-border payments platform that blends crypto and fiat to move money faster and cheaper. We’re seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our team and help scale our backend services in a fintech environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend experience, strong Java and Spring Boot skills, and a track record building reliable APIs. You’ll work in a hybrid/remote setup with opportunities to travel and influence product direction.