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# API Engineer

- **Company:** Ebury
- **Location:** Madrid, Spain (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Databases, Django Web Framework, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Open Source Technology, Redis, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Web Applications, Okta, Git, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Api Design, Terraform, Software Version Control, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-api-engineer-ebury-8052915

## About the Role

We're looking for the right attitude, work ethic, and entrepreneurial spirit to ask the hard questions. To be informed by data, but be led by a desire to solve our customers' problems. You should learn by default and be ever curious. You should be programming language, framework, and tool agnostic but have strong opinions (weakly held) on the right tool to solve our biggest problems., * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

 * 5+ years of software development experience, with a proven track record of building high-performance, client-facing web applications
 * Knowledge of basic algorithms, object-oriented and functional design principles, and best-practice patterns
 * Experience with Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, RestAPIs
 * Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS
 * Experience with IAM framework and related tools like Keycloak
 * Strong understanding of system architecture, API design, and building scalable services, including incorporating monitoring, alerting, and integrating complex external systems.
 * Strong knowledge of Linux systems, cloud infrastructure, networking, and databases
 * Proficient understanding of code versioning with Git
 * Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English for seamless international teamwork

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Backend-focused Engineer to play a crucial part in our API team. In this role, you will be working on scaling our main web application and developing tooling and processes to empower Ebury product teams to ship amazing features efficiently and independently while maintaining a unified, usable experience for our customers., * Contribute to the development of the next iteration of our platform channels, collaborating both in the development and delivery of new products but also in the improvement and maintenance of existing ones

 * Collaborate with your team members and engineering leaders to design new services and components using our Request For Comments (RFC) process
 * In line with our 'You build it, you own it' philosophy, we expect you to take full ownership of the products you build, embracing both their development and ongoing maintenance
 * We look for developers that can build and run services. Therefore, you will be comfortable with containerising your code, and adding monitoring and alerting to your services
 * Quality is important to us; we expect your code to be testable and well covered with unit and integration tests
 * We use CI/CD pipelines and IaC tools for the deployment of services and infrastructure. From time to time, you might need to contribute to it
 * Mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, collaboration and innovation, while setting an example of culture and performance
 * The position may require being on-call at times, Ebury only accepts applications via official Ebury channels. We will only contact you from an @ebury.com domain. Always check the emails you receive from us, and note that we will never request payment for any part of the recruitment process. Stay safe and report suspicious activity.
Notice to Recruitment Agencies and Search Firms:
Ebury does not accept unsolicited resumes, CVs, or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies or search firms without signed written Ebury recruitment terms in place for a specific role. Any unsolicited applications will be considered the sole property of Ebury. Ebury will not be responsible or liable for any placement fees or costs associated with unagreed candidate submissions or subsequent hires.
AI Transparency Statement:
Ebury uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated tools to help streamline certain parts of our recruitment process, however, these tools are strictly for administrative efficiency. All hiring decisions, including application reviews, shortlisting, and final selections are evaluated and conducted by human talent acquisition professionals and hiring managers.


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