Java Backend Engineer - Remote

Numbrs
Posted 4 years ago

Numbrs is a Swiss cutting edge technology company developing a smart wallet, which allows users to keep and use all their bank accounts, crypto wallets and loyalty cards in one place. Numbrs' smart wallet is available in Germany, United Kingdom and Spain.

Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), Numbrs develops breakthrough features that allow users to understand their finances like never before and ultimately improve their financial health.

Numbrs is one of the best-financed FinTechs in Europe and, with a valuation above $1 billion, one of the very few European FinTech unicorns.

We are building a remote team of multidisciplinary experts that are passionate about making a world-changing impact. We've built a hardworking and engaging remote culture that combines the best of scientific cutting edge technology with a product-focused environment, offering an ambitious balance of structure and flexibility.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced, dedicated, and well-organized Java Software Engineer to join our remote engineering team. This position will require someone who is adaptable in a changing environment and who is passionate about delivering high quality results in a fast-paced environment.

You will be a part of a team that is responsible for developing, releasing, monitoring and troubleshooting large scale micro-service based distributed systems with high transaction volume. You enjoy learning new things and are passionate about developing new features, maintaining existing code, fixing bugs, and contributing to overall system design. You are a great teammate who thrives in a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities.

About you

  • You find large challenges exciting and enjoy discovering problems as much as solving them.
  • You can thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a talent for delivering out-of-the-box ideas are essential
  • You deliver. You may enjoy thoughtful conversations about problems and perfecting designs, but in the end, you know that what matters is delivering a solution that works every time.
  • Resourceful, flexible and adaptable;no task is too big or too small.

Key Qualifications

  • A Bachelor's or higher degree in the technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong hands-on experience with Java (minimum 8 years)
  • Experience with high volume production-grade distributed systems
  • Experience with micro-service based architecture
  • Experience with software engineering best practices, coding standards, code reviews, testing and operations
  • Hands-on experience with Spring Boot
  • Professional experience in writing readable, testable and self-sustaining code
  • Knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker
  • Excellent troubleshooting and creative problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent written and oral communication in English and interpersonal skills

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience with Big Data technologies such as Kafka, Spark, and Cassandra
  • Experience with CI/CD toolchain products like Jira, Stash, Git, and Jenkins
  • Fluent with functional, imperative and object-­oriented languages;
  • Experience with Scala, C++, or Golang
  • Knowledge of Machine Learning

What we offer

  • An opportunity to work on the most exciting challenges in the financial and crypto industry.
  • Collaboration with some of the smartest and the most talented experts in technology
  • Growth potential. We rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact.
  • Fully remote company, at which every person is free to live and work wherever they want
  • Flexible time off 25+ holiday days