(Senior) Software Engineer - Backend - Growth *EU/UK remote* (m/f/d)

ABOUT US

Pliant is a modular B2B payments platform combining commercial card issuing, payment accounts, FX and spend management for businesses and AI agents.

Businesses across travel, e-commerce, insurance and AI-native technology use Pliant to manage complex payment workflows, while fintechs, software platforms and banks use its infrastructure to build and operate their own commercial payment offerings.

Pliant's API-first platform also enables AI agents and applications to access regulated payment infrastructure with permissions, controls and auditability built in.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant serves businesses and partners across Europe and North America. A principal member of Visa and Mastercard, Pliant issues commercial cards in 13 currencies across 32 countries under its European e-money license and through regulated partners in the UK and US.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring a (Senior) Software Engineer - Backend - Growth (m/f/d). As part of the Engineering department, you will join one of our cross-functional teams of frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and designers.

The Growth team is dedicated to developing and maintaining solutions that streamline customer onboarding, ensure robust Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) compliance, and manage credit risk effectively throughout the entire customer journey, from onboarding to relationship termination.

This is high-impact, high-scale engineering at the core of a fast-growing fintech, where precision, resilience, and smart execution directly shape how money moves for thousands of organizations. If you're excited about building robust financial infrastructure that operates at scale and under real-world constraints, this is where you'll make it matter.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Conception, definition, and further development of our banking platform

- Ensuring a scalable, maintainable, and secure microservice architecture

- Implementation of integration and E2E tests

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

- Expertise in building testable, maintainable, and extendable architecture

- Obsession with the best engineering practices

- Knowledge of distributed architecture patterns and antipatterns

- 5+ years of relevant experience with Java and Spring Boot

- Proficiency with REST APIs

- Proficiency with relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL)

- Great automation testing skills

- Experience with AWS and Docker

BONUS POINTS

- Experience with Terraform

- Basic knowledge of web development and React

WHAT WE OFFER

- The opportunity to work in a growing team with big responsibilities that thrives on a strong exchange of knowledge and excellence

- Attractive remuneration

- Your choice of preferred OS, Windows or Mac

- Flat hierarchy and transparent communication in a relaxed, professional atmosphere

- Opportunity to develop your talent in a dynamic team with ambitious goals

- Flexibility and possibility to work remotely

- Monthly mobility benefit

- Wellhub Membership

- Company card with a monthly allowance for lunches, coffee, etc. with co-workers

Pliant is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities, and are committed to an inclusive hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.

At Pliant we use the Ashby AI Criteria to assist with looking over resumes against our job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by our Talent Team and Hiring Team.

A human is behind these processes. Ashby does not automatically reject candidates or make final hiring decisions. Our teams review all results and make the final hiring decision with every candidate that applies.