Senior Backend Engineer

About the Role You will join a European fintech startup building trust infrastructure as a Backend Engineer. You will design scalable systems that power high trust workflows and work closely with the engineering team to shape technical culture and long term architecture. What You'll Do • Design and implement clean, testable backend systems and APIs. • Architect scalable infrastructure capable of handling high trust requirements. • Champion testing, quality, and long term maintainability in every project. • Think deeply about user needs and system behavior to tackle complex problems. • Collaborate to shape engineering practices and contribute to technical direction. What We're Looking For • 5+ years of backend engineering experience with production systems. • Strong systems thinking and ability to reason about long term architecture. • Clear communicator who collaborates well with teammates. • Ability to learn quickly and work effectively in ambiguity with kindness and curiosity. • Experience with one or more backend languages such as Node.js or TypeScript, Python, Go, or Java, and familiarity with building production systems. • Experience designing scalable APIs and backend infrastructure for high volumes or high trust environments. • Production experience with relational databases, automated testing, message queues, and containerized/cloud environments (Kubernetes, AWS, etc.). • Background in fintech, payments, identity, or other regulated domains is a plus. Compensation & Benefits Base salary range: EUR 116,000 to 146,000 annually. The company uses a uniform leveling system with consistent pay across roles at the same level. No visa sponsorship is provided; applicants must already have the right to work in Europe. Location Work arrangement: fully remote within European time zones. Primary location: Austria. Originally posted on Himalayas