Backend Engineer

Backend Engineer at DolarApp

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Salary: £67,500.00‑£80,000.00

What We\’re Looking For

As a Backend Engineer, you’ll design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high‑performing backend systems that power our innovative products. You’ll collaborate with a talented team to create solutions that drive financial inclusion and transform the way people manage their money.

What You\’ll Be Doing

• Focus on greenfield development and improvement of existing systems
• Build REST APIs, engineering microservices and evolving a number of systems that our business depends on (e.g., card payments, treasury management, transaction booking, crypto liquidity)
• Work with a technology stack based predominantly on Java 25 on the backend with PostgreSQL database
• Use Spring Boot for quick and quality delivery
• Develop business logic with a pragmatic approach, focusing on clean code, maintainability, fast turnaround with TDD, DDD, and continuous integration & delivery

What You\’ll Need

• 5+ years of experience in backend development, with fluency in Java
• Bachelor’s Degree (or above) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or other Engineering/Science disciplines
• Quick learner with an ambitious and results‑driven personality, with excellent communication skills (English fluency, verbal and written)
• Track record of building complex products that millions of people use in hypergrowth startups

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Sign‑on stock options bonus, so you become part of the success of the company
• Discretionary performance bonus (stock options)
• Paid annual leave
• Own the development process that will face on the customer’s impact
• Latest technology to work with
• Strong team that will help you improve your skills

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Engineering and Information Technology