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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Paris or Remote France)

extra holidays - extra parental leave - fully flexible
Remote: 
Full Remote
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
Work from: 
France

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field., Minimum of 8 years working with large-scale backend systems., Proficiency with Python and relational databases., Experience in building payment or financial solutions is a plus..

Key responsabilities:

  • Create APIs and backend components for payments.
  • Write maintainable code ensuring high quality, security, and performance.
  • Evolve architecture to meet business needs with product team collaboration.
  • Lead production issues and performance troubleshooting.

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Alma Fintech: Finance + Technology Startup https://getalma.eu/
201 - 500 Employees
About Alma
Alma is on a mission to become the European leader on dynamique Buy Now, Pay Later market. In 4 years, we have done a lot : we sold our B2B2C solution to more than 10 000 merchants, and served over 1 million French consumers. The Alma team grew from 2 to 400 people and we raised a 210M€ series C in early 2022 to help us accelerate further. But there is still a lot to build.At Alma, we know that finance is a business enabler and that our payment solutions bring great added value to merchants and customers across Europe (already live in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain).For merchants, our solutions of installment payment and deferred payment are excellent ways to increase customers' loyalty and satisfaction, as well as generating up to 20% extra sales revenues without any risk, Alma handling it for them.For customers, the buying experience is enhanced (4.6/5 on Trustpilot) and Alma grants them the possibility of handling their budget easily. They pay later, Alma pays merchants right away.For both merchants and customers,Our strength lies in the simplicity, efficiency and Our goal is to create the most fluid, delightful and seamless experience for both merchants and customersOur engagement? We help people not to buy more, but better. To purchase the products of their choice, at their own rhythm. With confidence and control.
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Job description

About the job

Alma shapes the fintech landscape. We strive to serve and empower consumers and merchants by developing innovative solutions that redefine their purchase experience.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to work with our Foundation teams, which are responsible for developing our payment systems and offering the best user experience to merchants and consumers alike.

Depending on your interests and expertise, you’ll collaborate with one of these product teams:

- Consumer Experience: Focused on crafting seamless, user-friendly solutions, such as our web checkout platform and the self-service consumer portal.

- Merchant Experience: Empower merchants with self-onboarding tools and performance dashboards that provide actionable insights and transparency.

- Core Finance: Safeguard financial accuracy by managing real-time cash flow tracking and ensuring the integrity of our financial systems.

- Risk Management: Estimate the risk of funding a consumer's purchase or dealing with a merchant.

- Payment Lifecycle: Manage the entire payment lifecycle, from creation to post-purchase operations such as paying early or delaying installments.

 

 

About the mission

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, your main missions are: 

  • Create APIs and backend components that enable payments for thousands of merchants and millions of consumers
  • Write maintainable code that meets the highest quality, security, and performance standards expected of a regulated company processing billions of euros
  • Evolve the architecture to meet growing business needs in close collaboration with the product team and other technical leaders
  • Take the lead in production issues and performance troubleshooting, upgrading our product to achieve greater reliability in the long run

Our technical stack includes: Python, Docker, React, GCP, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis, PubSub, Datadog

About you 

You will be the ideal candidate for the role if you have:

  • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Experience: 8 years minimum of relevant work experience with large-scale backend systems (internships and apprenticeships experience excluded). 
  • Ability to influence how businesses and products are developed.
  • Proficiency with Python and relational databases. Please note: we're open to all backend programming languages for this role (however, as our product is built in Python on the backend side, experience with Python is greatly appreciated!)
  • Languages: Fluent in French and a good level in English.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team.
  • Experience in building payment or financial solutions is a plus!

About the recruitment process
Find more information in the Interview Guide

  • Interview with Talent Acquisition (30 mins)
  • Interview with Engineering Manager (60 mins)
  • Take-home Coding test, following by a remote feedback session (30 mins)
  • Live System Design interview (60 mins)
  • Team Fit interview (60 mins)

Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Industry :
Fintech: Finance + Technology
Spoken language(s):
English
Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

Hard Skills

Payment SystemsCustom AttributesApplication Programming Interface (API)Python (Programming Language)DatadogPostgreSQLKubernetesgRPCRelational DatabasesDocker (Software)RedisFinancial AdvisingPayment Systems

Other Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Communication
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