Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Argent, a leading crypto company, as a Backend Engineer and contribute to the development of our platform. You will participate in all stages of the product lifecycle, from design to operations, working with Java microservices and AWS infrastructure. We are a remote-first company operating across Europe, prioritizing autonomy and flexibility. This role requires 5+ years of experience in software engineering, strong computer science fundamentals, and Java expertise. We offer competitive benefits, including flexible work arrangements, equity in a high-growth startup, company trips, generous parental leave, and top-tier equipment.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience as a software engineer developing cloud-native solutions
• Strong computer science, security and networking fundamentals
• Java (Spring Boot, J2EE) expertise
• Cloud infrastructure experience on AWS
• A test driven development approach to deliver high quality code
• A keen interest in the Cryptocurrency space

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of our platform, taking part in all stages of the product life cycle from design to operations
• Analyze Product “Pitches”, architect solutions, and work with the team to estimate and plan the delivery cycles, staying ahead of technological and ecosystem developments that can have an impact in the way we work and operate our service
• Provide Level 2 support to our Customer Support teams when technical expertise is required to solve a case

Preferred Qualifications

• Deploying, monitoring and scaling apps in a production environment
• Professional Blockchain / Cryptocurrency experience
• API design, management and security
• Working with data at scale (data engineering pipelines, serverless, etc.)
• Open source software and contributions

Benefits

• Work anywhere in Europe. The best part? No commute!
• Work flexibly and autonomously. Shape your work day to suit you so that you have plenty of time to care for kids or cats, and - most importantly - yourself
• Equity in a high growth startup backed by the investors of Spotify and Slack
• Trips across Europe! For one week every quarter we meet in person as a company to explore new solutions and to have fun. So far we’ve stayed in Nice, Toulouse, Brussels, Lisbon and Barcelona. Ideas for our upcoming trips are welcome!
• Generous parental leave
• Equipment - tech setup of your choice