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Senior/Staff Backend Engineer - remote friendly

Qonto
Location
Paris
Posted
27 days ago
Department
Backend
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Strong backend engineering experience
  • Exposure to large-scale web application architecture and real production constraints
  • Ability to write tests and set up monitoring
  • Experience handling incidents methodically and performing root cause analysis
  • Ownership mindset to track impact after release and improve scope without being asked
  • Team player comfortable working in squad teams with PMs and Designers
What the job really is

As a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer at Qonto, you will be responsible for designing, building, deploying, and maintaining services that handle financial transactions for SMEs. You will work with a team to ensure service reliability, scalability, and resilience while also mentoring less experienced engineers and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Your role will involve using technologies like Go, Ruby, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL, among others, within a collaborative squad team structure.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Stack includes Go, Ruby, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and ELK which may require a learning curve if not familiar
  • Role involves significant responsibility with a focus on reliability and production constraints
  • The company emphasizes the use of AI tools, which may influence work methodologies
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