Backend Engineer - Banking

Job Location: Hibrid in Bucharest, 2 days WFO

Domain: Private Bank

Recruitment process:

• HR discussion
  
• 2 X technical discussion

About the Organisation
We are a technology centre in Bucharest, Romania, delivering global technology products and services for a leading international financial institution. Our teams work on complex, large-scale digital banking platforms serving millions of customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement highly scalable, secure, and resilient backend solutions using Java 17+ and the Spring/Quarkus ecosystem.
• Develop, test, and document Java-based software components in accordance with requirements, contributing to all stages of the SDLC.
• Maintain high standards of software quality through good practices and thorough code reviews.
• Identify and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring system stability and performance.
• Write comprehensive unit tests for robustness, edge cases, and general reliability.
• Leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services to build, deploy, and manage scalable software solutions.
• Design, optimise, and manage complex schemas and queries in RDBMS, ensuring data integrity and performance.
• Collaborate with BAs, QAs, and stakeholders to jointly develop effective solutions.
• Provide support to ensure high-quality releases.
• Thrive in a scaled Agile working environment, collaborating with a global and diverse team.

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend software development, with a strong focus on Java/Node-based systems.
• Deep expertise in Java (Spring/Quarkus, Hibernate, JUnit) and NodeJS (ExpressJS, Jest); microservices architecture.
• Good understanding of design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Knowledge of data structures and collections.
• Proven experience designing and building scalable backend solutions and REST APIs.
• Strong experience with relational databases, including advanced SQL, schema design, and performance tuning.
• Good understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying applications on GCP or other major cloud providers.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, Git.
• Knowledge and experience with Agile values, principles, and methods.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• English fluent; German a plus.

What We Offer

• 24 days holiday + loyalty days + bank holidays.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work model.
• Private healthcare and life insurance.
• A truly diverse, global working culture.
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.