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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Pliant
- **Location:** Germany (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Relational Databases, Web Development, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Backend, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Terraform, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-software-engineer-backend-growth-eu-uk-remote-m-f-d-pliant-8347065

## About the Role

* Expertise in building testable, maintainable, and extendable architecture
 * Obsession with the best engineering practices
 * Knowledge of distributed architecture patterns and antipatterns
 * 5+ years of relevant experience with Java and Spring Boot
 * Proficiency with REST APIs
 * Proficiency with relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL)
 * Great automation testing skills
 * Experience with AWS and Docker

BONUS POINTS

 * Experience with Terraform
 * Basic knowledge of web development and React

## Description

We are hiring a (Senior) Software Engineer - Backend - Growth. As part of the Engineering department, you will join one of our cross-functional teams of frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and designers.

The Growth team is dedicated to developing and maintaining solutions that streamline customer onboarding, ensure robust Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) compliance, and manage credit risk effectively throughout the entire customer journey, from onboarding to relationship termination.

This is high-impact, high-scale engineering at the core of a fast-growing fintech, where precision, resilience, and smart execution directly shape how money moves for thousands of organizations. If you're excited about building robust financial infrastructure that operates at scale and under real-world constraints, this is where you'll make it matter.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

 * Conception, definition, and further development of our banking platform
 * Ensuring a scalable, maintainable, and secure microservice architecture
 * Implementation of integration and E2E tests


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