The job in short
We are looking for an experienced backend engineer to strengthen our team. As a backend engineer you will join a Product team in our Lending value stream within the R&D department and you will focus on Backbase Loan Origination which supports common unsecured lending products including overdrafts, credit cards, unsecured personal loans and unsecured small business loans.
As part of the team, you will contribute to new and existing functionalities, proof of concepts, and technical improvements that will be implemented in the Digital Banking Platform. Your autonomous team is responsible for the entire software development life cycle for the digital banking product suite: from idea to release. You are expected to take ownership of what you build and proactively collaborate with architects, QA engineers and other team members to ensure implementation is done according to our technical vision and best practices.
We offer a hybrid working model which is a location-flexible arrangement that allows people to combine on-site and off-site work.
Meet the job
With Backbase Digital Lending, banks can understand their customers better, anticipate their needs and maintain engagement after the loan payment.
We help bank customers easily share their financial information directly from the current account they might have with another bank or through their cloud-based accounting system. They can see all credit and non-credit financial products in one place, monitor new loan applications and request changes to the existing products through any channel. We use the latest AI/ML technology to analyse and auto-approve loan applications.
How about you?
- You have a solid background in software development including design;
- You are able to communicate clearly and confidently across all levels to get buy-ins from technical stakeholders as well as from your team members;
- Experience in the banking domain or fintech products will be considered an advantage;
- You have excellent communication skills in English, spoken and written;
- You have experience with Java, Spring, Maven, CI and CD;
- You have experience with microservices (Netflix OSS is a plus);
- Cloud and traditional application servers (WebSphere, JBoss, …);
- Knowledgeable of relational databases;
- You have experience with non-functionals such as security, performance, scalability etc.;
- Being a Full Stack developer is a huge advantage;
- You have a solid understanding of Enterprise Integration Patterns.
Top Skills
What We Do
Backbase is a fast growing fintech software provider that empowers financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformation and effectively compete in a digital-first world. We are the creators of the Backbase Omni-Channel Banking Platform, a state-of-the-art digital banking software solution that unifies data and functionality from traditional core systems and new fintech players into a seamless digital customer experience. We give financials the speed and flexibility to create and manage seamless customer experiences across any device, and deliver measurable business results. We believe that superior digital experiences are essential to stay relevant, and our software enables financials to rapidly grow their digital business. More than 120 financials around the world have standardized on the Backbase omni-channel banking platform to streamline their digital sales and self-service operations across all digital touchpoints. Our customer base includes ABN AMRO, Bank ABC, Barclays, BPI, CheBanca!, Citizens Lightstream, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, HDFC, IDFC, KeyBank, Ila Bank, Me Bank, Navy Federal, PostFinance, RBC, RBS, Standard Bank, Societe Generale, Truist, U Bank and Westpac.
Industry analysts Celent, Gartner, Forrester and Ovum recognize Backbase as an industry leader in terms of omni-channel banking platform capabilities, and award the company high marks for its deep focus on customer experience management and unparalleled speed of implementation. Forrester named us a leader in the Forrester Wave for Omni-Channel Banking and Ovum nominates Backbase as the market leading provider of next-generation digital channel banking platforms.
Backbase was founded in 2003, is privately funded, with headquarters in Amsterdam (HQ Global) and Atlanta (HQ Americas) and regional operations in Boisse, Cardiff, Dubai, Kraków, Mexico City, New York, Toronto, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
