Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Go)

• We’re looking for a Senior Engineer to join one of our core product engineering teams in shaping the future of digital banking
• You’ll collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering Leadership, and fellow engineers to build secure, resilient, and reliable banking solutions
• In this role, you’ll work with other senior members of Solaris to break down complex requirements and drive the design, implementation, delivery, and operation of complex, high-scale financial services solving critical business and technical challenges
• Design and deliver scalable and secure backend systems, from architecture to production
• Drive engineering excellence through a focus on code quality, system reliability, observability, and performance
• Collaborate with product and engineering peers to align technical decisions with business outcomes
• Take end-to-end ownership of systems, embracing the “You build it, you run it” philosophy from design to deployment and operations
• Contribute to and guide architectural decisions and the long-term technical strategy within your team
• Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range

Benefits

• Learning & development budget
• Remote working allowance
• Free online yoga
• Referral program
• Mental healthcare service
• Public transport allowance
• Partial lunch reimbursement
• Additional vacation days
• Glasses for laptop work
• Fruits and drinks at the office
• Volunteering days
• A thoughtful communicator and problem-solver, capable of aligning engineering efforts with business goals
• Comfortable working with AI tools, thinking critically about AI outputs, and contributing to a culture of responsible AI use. We expect you to demonstrate comfort with AI-assisted workflows and a willingness to continuously develop their AI capabilities as the technology evolves
• Strong experience building and operating cloud-native applications on GCP, AWS, or Azure
• The ability to drive cross-functional initiatives while balancing technical and product priorities
• Proven experience building scalable products with Java or Golang
• Demonstrated ownership of complex systems, with a mindset for operational excellence
• Strong experience building and operating distributed systems, with an emphasis on performance, reliability, and maintainability
• A solid understanding of security best practices for backend and cloud-based services
• We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team
• If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We’d love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us