Senior Backend Engineer - Payments

Description: Join Pleo as a Senior Backend Engineer on the Bank Infrastructure team, focusing on payment systems and integrations with banks and payment partners. Work on critical systems ensuring accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, with a culture valuing transparency, collaboration, and engineering excellence. Requirements: Hands-on experience with payment integrations, bank APIs, and financial messaging formats (e.g., ISO 20022, SWIFT, SEPA). Strong understanding of payment flows, resilient distributed systems, and server-side development (preferably in Kotlin or Java). Proficiency in relational databases (PostgreSQL), cloud environments (AWS, Kubernetes), and observability tools. Awareness of payment compliance and regulatory considerations is a plus. Strong problem-solving skills and experience with production payment systems. High proficiency with AI-enhanced development tools and a collaborative mindset. Benefits: Pleo card for work-related expenses. Catered lunches or lunch allowance on workdays. Comprehensive private healthcare options. 25 days of holiday plus public holidays, with an option to purchase additional days. Hybrid and fully remote working options available. Paid parental leave and access to mental health support.