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Role: Senior Backend Engineer
Salary range: £80,000 – £90,000
Location: Hybrid, 2 days pw, London
Tech stack includes: Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll be building and scaling the core systems that power payments for thousands of small businesses across the UK. You'll work closely with the product, frontend, and operations teams to deliver secure, high-performance services that are reliable at scale.
Your work will directly impact how small businesses get paid — faster, cheaper, and with more control.
This is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing fintech with a mission to level the playing field for small business owners. You'll have significant influence over our architecture and technical decisions as we scale our platform.
Essentials for this role:
5+ years backend development experience, with Node.js and TypeScript
Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and microservices
Experience working with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and CI/CD pipelines
Security-conscious mindset, especially working with financial or sensitive data
Clear communicator with a collaborative, product-first approach
Desirables:
Experience with event-driven architecture and queues (e.g. SQS, Kafka)
Previous work with payment platforms, Open Banking, or fintech APIs
Understanding of data privacy and compliance (e.g. PCI-DSS, GDPR)
Experience in startup or high-growth environments
Interest in financial empowerment and supporting small businesses
Salary range: £80,000 – £90,000
Location: Hybrid, 2 days pw, London
Tech stack includes: Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll be building and scaling the core systems that power payments for thousands of small businesses across the UK. You'll work closely with the product, frontend, and operations teams to deliver secure, high-performance services that are reliable at scale.
Your work will directly impact how small businesses get paid — faster, cheaper, and with more control.
This is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing fintech with a mission to level the playing field for small business owners. You'll have significant influence over our architecture and technical decisions as we scale our platform.
Essentials for this role:
5+ years backend development experience, with Node.js and TypeScript
Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and microservices
Experience working with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and CI/CD pipelines
Security-conscious mindset, especially working with financial or sensitive data
Clear communicator with a collaborative, product-first approach
Desirables:
Experience with event-driven architecture and queues (e.g. SQS, Kafka)
Previous work with payment platforms, Open Banking, or fintech APIs
Understanding of data privacy and compliance (e.g. PCI-DSS, GDPR)
Experience in startup or high-growth environments
Interest in financial empowerment and supporting small businesses
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