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Senior Backend Engineer

Location

Germany

Posted

1 day ago

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0

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Senior Backend Engineer

SAP Fioneer

Role Description As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will build scalable and resilient systems that power modern financial services. You will work in a cloud-native environment and take ownership of services that directly impact our platform. This is a hands-on role for engineers who enjoy end-to-end responsibility and technical excellence. In this role, you will: - Design and operate cloud-native microservices within a modern, distributed architecture. - Work closely with product, architecture, and DevOps teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions. - Contribute to the technical direction and help foster engineering excellence across the team. Qualifications - Several years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong backend focus. - Deep expertise in Java and/or Kotlin and frameworks such as Spring Boot. - Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) and Kubernetes-based environments. - Strong understanding of distributed systems, software architecture, and design patterns. - Experience with databases and messaging systems such as PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, or RabbitMQ. Requirements - Design, build, and operate cloud-native microservices for our financial services platform. - Develop scalable and resilient backend systems using Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot. - Own features end to end, from technical design to implementation, testing, and production. - Enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices using modern DevOps tooling. - Mentor engineers and drive quality through code reviews, testing, and best practices. Benefits - Flexible work environment that encourages creativity. - Competitive compensation packages and progression opportunities based on merit. - Occupational pension provisions. - Support for health and wellbeing. - Various mobility options like bike leasing and transportation allowances. - Celebration rewards and jubilee recognition. - Relocation reimbursement.

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