Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Pleo as a Backend Engineer and contribute to the development of our exciting product in various domains, including Platform and Services, Partnerships, SMB, and Credit. You will be responsible for leading large projects, managing migrations, and building core components. We seek individuals proficient in server-side languages, cloud environments, relational databases, and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate is a master of their craft, possesses strong ownership, and excels in a collaborative environment. Pleo offers a unique culture emphasizing trust, transparency, and a strong customer focus. We provide competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• Know your way around Server-side languages (we mostly use Kotlin and TypeScript but we know you can learn new languages)
• Know your way around Cloud environments/ distributed systems/ microservices (AWS, Google Cloud, Kubernetes)
• Know your way around Relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL)
• Know your way around Testing frameworks (Cypress, JUnit, Testcontainers)
• Know your way around Observability and monitoring (Grafana)
• Know your way around DevOps culture and tools (GitHub Actions, Gradle, Terraform)
• Work in English with ease (it's our company language)
• Have experience solving complex technical challenges at scale
• Ensure a high bar for quality and reliability on your team
• Submit your application in English

Responsibilities

• Lead large projects such as product launches, managing migrations, and building core components used across the company
• Navigate ambiguity and manage scope
• Create a clear path forward for projects
• Care deeply about your customers
• Tackle complex challenges
• Build reusable components
• Contribute to shaping the future of our product
• Set the standard for the team, not just in code but in culture too
• Help to design the overall solution

Preferred Qualifications

• Never stop being curious and love learning about new languages/ frameworks/ working styles
• Coach others on your team to help them develop as engineers
• Advocate for a more thorough code review process than a quick scroll to the bottom of the page and a “LGTM!”
• Would be a person that they would actually like to have a coffee with (virtual or not)

Benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Lunch is on us - with catering in our Lisbon, Copenhagen and London offices or a monthly lunch allowance paid directly together with your salary in other markets 🍜
• Private health insurance to ensure you’re fit in body and mind to do your best work
• 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
• For our teams we offer remote working options
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
• We’re trialling MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and wellbeing support with great success so far ❤️‍🩹
• Access to LinkedIn Learning - acquire new skills, stay abreast of industry trends and fuel your personal and professional development continuously
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶
• All of us have a stake in Pleo’s success - ask us about our equity grant scheme