Backend Engineer

8 hours ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Jack & JillExternal ATS Full time £80,000 - £1,200,000 per year

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Backend Engineer

Company Description: Emma- - VC-backed fintech SaaS empowering financial lives

Job Description:
Join Emma- as a Backend Engineer, working directly with the CTO to tackle scaling challenges, data processing, and new feature development for a rapidly growing fintech platform. You'll contribute to building the UK's leading finance app, impacting millions of users with your expertise in a high-performance, engineer-led environment.

Location: London, UK

Why this role is remarkable:

  • Work directly with the CTO on critical backend infrastructure, scaling, and data challenges for a leading fintech app.

  • Emma- is a high-growth, engineer-led company, backed by $8M+ from top investors like Connect Ventures and Kima Ventures.

  • Contribute to a product used by millions, with significant impact on financial well-being and opportunities for rapid professional growth.

What you will do:

  • Develop and scale Emma's backend infrastructure, addressing challenges related to data processing and system performance.

  • Implement new features and integrations, contributing to an intense product roadmap for the UK's #1 finance app.

  • Utilize a modern tech stack including TypeScript, gRPC, Vitess, MySQL, and Google Cloud Platform to build robust solutions.

The ideal candidate:

  • Possesses at least 5 years of professional software development experience, ideally with a focus on backend systems.

  • Thrives in autonomous, high-responsibility environments and holds themselves to high engineering standards.

  • Is driven to learn new skills, takes ownership of their work, and is excited by Emma's mission to revolutionize personal finance.

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