Backend Engineer

We are a small, Fintech startup with a simple mission - to level the playing field in the financial technology space. The systems that power payments are expensive and complex. This often presents a barrier to innovative new companies. We are leveraging our skills and expertise in payment systems to make enterprise payment systems much more accessible.

We are driven by the belief that the quality of our product directly reflects the quality of our

people. The only way to build great products and services is to have people that care and,

more importantly, have control over what they do.

We are looking for an engineer who is eager to learn, take ownership, and grow into a key contributor towards building our current products and future products, based in Europe or South Africa.

Our systems operate entirely on cloud services and serverless architecture. We are looking for someone with strong fundamentals and a genuine interest in backend development, who is keen to grow their knowledge of Python, C#, .NET Core, and cloud technologies.

We tick all the boxes — we use great technologies, we’re fully remote, we build systems and processes from the ground up, and we actively embrace AI tools to enhance how we work and innovate. Most importantly, we create an environment where you can learn, grow, and make a real impact from day one.

If you care about what you build and want to grow alongside talented, driven people who feel the same, we’d love to hear from you.

As a Backend Engineer, you will contribute to the development of scalable, high-performing cloud-native products while learning from experienced engineers in a collaborative environment. You will help build scalable and high-performing systems and have the opportunity to work with modern technologies, including AI-driven tools and machine learning-based solutions where applicable.

Typical duties include:

• Assisting in the implementation, testing, and debugging of software features under the guidance of senior engineers
• Contributing to new features, updates, and maintenance of existing products
• Supporting the development of new features and products, including prototypes
• Communicating with a team that includes Product owners and engineers, to coordinate and document application development and testing
• Writing clean and maintainable code following the team's standards and policies
• Participating in code reviews and learning from feedback
• Contributing to technical discussions and documentation
• Creating and maintaining technical and product documentation

Required skills:

• Strong foundational knowledge of backend or server-side development concepts
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming principles
• Exposure to or willingness to learn .NET Core and/or Python
• Understanding of basic unit testing principles
• Interest in cloud technologies and modern backend architectures
• Basic understanding of APIs, web services, and databases (SQL or NoSQL)

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• Awareness of Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum)
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn
• Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative and work independently when required.

Highly Preferable:

• A diploma or a degree in a software-related field
• Academic experience involving machine learning, deep learning, or AI/LLM-based systems
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS)
• Familiarity with version control (e.g., Git)
• Basic understanding of containerization (Docker)
• Awareness of CI/CD concepts
• Awareness of microservices or serverless architecture concepts

Experience: 

• Graduate or 0 - 3months