Senior Software Engineer at Spendesk

Job Description:

We are on a mission to liberate businesses and people to do their best work.

We are an ambitious, international team with more than 30 nationalities represented today. We believe that people do their best work when they’re given the freedom to thrive and grow. Thinking big, bringing a positive attitude, and taking full ownership are three characteristics that thread our team together. Founded in 2016 Spendesk today serves thousands of businesses in Europe and the US, and we recently raised a further €100m investment bringing our series C funding to over €200m and in the process becoming one of Europe’s latest Tech Unicorns. Our team of 350+ Spendeskers is spread across four offices in Paris, Berlin, London and San Francisco, alongside many teammates working remotely from various cities in Europe. And we're growing fast. Come join us!

What will you do?

The banking team within Spendesk is in charge of everything thing related to money. From generating virtual cards, to making wire transfer, or maintaining balance for customer accounts. This critical part of the software requires secure and reliable solutions. Your work is to develop and maintain the API that offers banking service within Spendesk, and the back office that allows internal auditor to operate the banking platform. We expect engineers to be able to work on every part of the feature, specs, technical design, development, testing, documentation, and maintenance. You will be part of one of the 2 squads (4 Developers per squad) that hates the comfort zone, moves fast and deals with trade-offs all the time. Money doesn't allow approximation, in the banking squad we don't compromise over quality. Finally, your job is not only about writing code, we are looking for great team player. As money is at the heart of our system, you’ll get to work closely with anyone across the company and every decision you’ll make may have a huge impact.

Our stack

• Typescript
• Node.js for our backend and banking applications
• React/Redux on the frontend of the backoffice
• PostgreSQL for data storage, Redis and SQS for jobs and queues
• Terraform to define our infrastructure
• AWS to run all of this
• Github actions for CI

What we're looking for:

• At least 4+ years of experience in back-end development with respect to state-of-the-art practices
• Strong experience in designing distributed and secure systems
• Knowledge of modern JavaScript/ES6
• Experience with NodeJS on large scale backend applications
• Good knowledge in micro-services architectures
• Good knowledge in relational databases concepts and SQL
• Good knowledge in designing, building and maintaining APIs
• Comfortable with DevOps aspects
• Autonomy, fast-learning and proactiveness
• Good knowledge on testing best practices

As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.

Company Benefits

Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!

• Everyone’s an owner: competitive compensation & equity grants for all employees
• Spend what you need to do your best work; all employees get their own Spendesk card
• Work your way: flexible work & remote-friendly options
• Rest & recharge: 28+ vacation days per year (or more, depending on location)
• Continuous learning & development with free access to LinkedIn learning courses
• Mental health & wellness support through Moka.care & fitness benefits based on location
• Volunteer opportunities with our Vendredi partnership
• Transport reimbursements up to 100%
• And plenty of fun, with twice annual company offsites®ular team building events

Interview Process

• A video call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners to fully understand your career aspirations and answer any questions you have
• A series of videos calls with members of the team to align on what they will expect from you, and assess your technical skills and job fit
• A final video call with the Hiring Manager, Head-Of, or C-Level (CEO included) to review any remaining questions