Staff Full-Stack API Engineer (Back-End Focused)
Madrid Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home
We are seeking a Staff Backend-Focused Fullstack Engineer to play a crucial part in our Channels Core team. In this role, you will be working on scaling our main web application and developing tooling and processes to empower Ebury product teams to ship amazing features efficiently and independently while maintaining a unified, usable experience for our customers.
We're looking for the right attitude, work ethic, and entrepreneurial spirit to ask the hard questions. To be informed by data, but be led by a desire to solve our customers' problems. You should learn by default and be ever curious. You should be programming language, framework, and tool agnostic but have strong opinions (weakly held) on the right tool to solve our biggest problems.
What we offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Discretionary bonus based on performance.
- Continued personal development through training and certification.
- We are Open Source-friendly, following Open Source principles in our internal projects and encouraging contributions to external projects.
Responsibilities:
- Define and drive the next iteration of our platform channels, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
- Contribute to the long-term technical strategy beyond individual projects, offering comprehensive solutions that encompass various areas of the technology stack.
- Own our technical roadmap, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement.
- Make strategic technology decisions regarding project timelines, resource allocation, and technology adoption, contributing to the overall growth strategy of the engineering team.
- In line with our 'You build it, you own it' philosophy, we expect you to take full ownership of the products you build, embracing both their development and ongoing maintenance.
- Mentor and guide senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation, while setting an example of culture and performance.
- Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies, tools, and practices.
- The position may require being on-call at times.
About you:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of software development experience, with a proven track record of building high-performance, client-facing web applications.
- Proven track record of leading architectural design and implementation for large-scale systems.
- Strong knowledge of basic algorithms, object-oriented and functional design principles, and best-practice patterns.
- Experience with Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, RestAPIs.
- Experience with TypeScript, VueJS, TailwindCSS, PostCSS, Webpack, Jest, Cypress, Storybook.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS.
- Experience with IAM framework and related tools like Keycloak.
- Experience working in a platform team, providing essential tooling and processes that empower other development teams.
- Expertise in establishing standard APIs, integrating monitoring and alerting services, and seamlessly integrating with external systems to build and manage services.
- Deep understanding of distributed system concepts, microservices architecture, and cloud-based technologies to effectively contribute to cloud-native applications.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English for seamless international teamwork.
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About Us
Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.
Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1700 staff with a presence in more than 29 markets worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Vancouver to Auckland, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.
Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.
None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector.
At Ebury, we're committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. We're proud to have active employee networks and ESG initiatives that reflect our inclusive culture, including our Women's Network, LGBTQIA+ Network, and Veterans Network. These communities provide spaces for connection, mentorship, advocacy, and collaboration across our global teams.
We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future.
Please submit your application on the careers website directly, uploading your CV / resume in English.