AB
Posted 5 days ago
Backend Engineer
Albert Bow
📍 London
Banking and Financial Services
Job description
<p>We’re partnering with a fast‑growing global fintech building the next generation of on‑chain payments, banking, and investment infrastructure. This is a rare opportunity to work on mission‑critical backend systems used by millions of customers worldwide — where scale, performance, and security genuinely matter.</p><p>If you thrive in high‑availability environments, love clean backend architecture, and enjoy solving real‑world scalability problems, this role will stretch and reward you.</p><p><br><br>All candidates should make sure to read the following job description and information carefully before applying.<br></p><p>As a Backend Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and building robust APIs and microservices that power both consumer and business products across web and mobile platforms.</p><p>You’ll work with modern backend technologies, collaborating closely with frontend, mobile, product, and design teams to deliver secure, scalable systems in production.</p><p>Core engineering principles here are maintainability, performance, and security — not buzzwords, but non‑negotiables.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Designing, building, and maintaining backend services and APIs</li><li>Delivering new platform features and continuous enhancements</li><li>Building high‑performance, scalable microservices</li><li>Integrating with web and mobile applications</li><li>Working across the full SDLC: planning → design → implementation → deployment → support</li><li>Writing high‑quality, production‑ready code</li><li>Helping the team stay current with evolving backend and infrastructure tooling</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Requirements:</p><p>This role prioritises strong backend fundamentals over surface‑level experience.</p><p>Essential:</p><ul><li>Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent practical experience)</li><li>Significant hands‑on backend engineering experience</li><li>Strong experience with Node. xwzovoh js (JavaScript) and/or Golang</li><li>Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)</li><li>Familiarity with non‑relational stores (e.g. Redis)</li><li>Strong grasp of web semantics</li><li>Experience using version control systems</li><li>Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and basic automation</li><li>Strong communication skills and ability to work cross‑functionally</li><li>Fluent English (written and spoken)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>If you’re a backend engineer who cares deeply about code quality, system design, and impact, and you want to work on systems that handle real value at scale — we’d love to connect.</p>