Backend Engineer

Thunes Ltd.
Madrid, Spain
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
7 years minimum
Compensation
€104,000.0
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Code Review Computer Programming Continuous Integration Relational Databases Event-Driven Programming PostgreSQL Message Broker
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MySQL Pair Programming Scrum Methodology RabbitMQ Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) Software Engineering Wechat Backend Event Driven Architecture Information Technology Apache Kafka Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Golang Programming Languages

Job description

Members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network include gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks. Thunes’ Direct Global Network differentiates itself through its worldwide reach, in-house Smart Treasury Management Platform and Fortress Compliance Infrastructure, ensuring Members of the Network receive unrivalled speed, control, visibility, protection and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments globally. Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 12 locations, including Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, London, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco, Sao Paulo and Shanghai. For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/ About the Role Our client’s technology runs 24/7 across the globe, which means reliability, security, and massive scalability are core to everything the Engineering team builds., + Build and maintain highly available services, mostly exposed through APIs

  • Take part in the design, implementation, and production release of new products for internal and external stakeholders
  • Deliver high-quality code: testable, secure, readable, scalable, and well documented
  • Understand, apply, and champion Agile practices (code reviews, sprint planning, pair programming, daily stand-ups, etc.)
  • Contribute to the evaluation of new technologies and initiatives
  • Ensure platform scalability and performance, ship new features, and continuously improve development processes, o Financial Services o Software Development

  • Employment Type Full-time

  • Job Functions o Information Technology

  • Skills o Go (Programming Language) o PostgreSQL o Microsoft Azure o Amazon Web Services (AWS) o MySQL o Event Driven Programming o Application Programming Interfaces (API) o Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) o Apache Kafka Inscribirse en esta oferta Recibir ofertas similares por correo electrónico Al crear una alerta, aceptas nuestros Términos y condiciones y Política de privacidad, y el uso de cookies.

Requirements

  • A highly autonomous, motivated, and curious profile with a genuine appetite for learning
  • Someone who fully “owns” their code: writing, testing, and deploying it, potentially several times a day
  • Comfortable working on technology used 24/7 worldwide, with all the reliability and security that implies
  • Strong communication skills to interact with technical teams across different countries ️ Experience & Skills

  • 7+ years of experience
  • Strong proficiency in Golang
  • Experience with event-driven architecture and message brokers: AWS SNS/SQS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ
  • Experience with relational databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL
  • Proven experience designing and developing web solutions and APIs
  • Genuine interest in the FinTech industry and its innovations
  • Passionate about Agile practices (TDD, CI/CD, etc.)
  • Experience with high-transaction-volume platforms is desirable
  • Solid experience with Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS)
  • English level C1 required Recruitment Process
  1. Talent Acquisition interview (same person throughout the process)
  2. Interview with the Lead + a Senior team member, discussion on experience and background, plus a take-home exercise
  3. Exercise presentation, evaluating your reasoning and problem-solving approach

Benefits & conditions

  • Salary: 85K
  • Bonus: 15% of fixed salary (50% company performance / 50% individual performance)
  • Insurance: Health coverage (family included) + Life insurance
  • Hybrid work: 4 days/week in office (Monday & Friday mandatory), flexible hours
  • Time off: 25 vacation days + 2 additional wellness days + 2 community/volunteering days
  • Learning & Development budget included Why join our client?

  • A fast-growing company with strong internal mobility opportunities
  • Minimal legacy work, access to new projects rather than maintenance
  • Ambition to stay at the cutting edge of technology
  • Strong freedom of choice in the technologies used
  • A culture of learning and feedback, in a truly international environment: 40+ nationalities across 5 continents
  • Seniority Level Mid-Senior level

  • Industry

About the company

Thunes is the Smart Superhighway for money movement around the world. Thunes’ proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 130 countries and more than 80 currencies. Thunes’ Network connects directly to over 7 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts worldwide, via more than 350 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay and many more.

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