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Job DescriptionWe’re hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to join the Treasury Management team. You will help set technical direction and deliver resilient backend systems that help customers optimise liquidity, forecast cash flow, and automate treasury processes.What Treasury Management doesTreasury Management helps companies optimise and automate how they manage cash.Liquidity management: get visibility and control over cash using real-time balance and cash flow dataForecasting: help finance teams understand what their future cash position could look like (spend projections and cash flow forecasting)Automation: reduce manual finance work through transfer rules (automation and scheduling) and alertsTreasury capabilities: deposits and parts of multi-currency money managementIntegrations & dependencies: integrate with external providers and work closely with other Pleo teams to deliver end-to-end treasury capabilities, with correctness and reliabilityWhat you’ll be doingIn this role, you will be a force multiplier for backend delivery and technical strategy.Drive initiatives to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services (we primarily use Kotlin)Own and evolve service architecture, APIs, and data models in a financial domain with a high bar for correctnessBuild and maintain integrations with external providers that enable treasury capabilities (for example, deposits), and continuously improve reliability and how we run systems in productionCollaborate across teams to deliver end-to-end outcomes, and lead the technical part of cross-team initiativesSet technical direction for key parts of the Treasury backendAnalyse system performance and implement improvements to ensure high reliability and scalabilityRaise our engineering bar for correctness through strong engineering practices:Code reviews, incident follow-ups and post-mortems, and thoughtful ownershipSafe change management (backwards compatibility, feature flags, migrations, rollout plans)Resilient workflows (idempotency, reconciliation, safe retries)Proactively identify and reduce technical debt and help guide the team through technical challenges and migrationsSupport other engineers through pairing, reviews, and technical guidanceContribute hands-on in code. You should expect to be coding a meaningful part of the time.You’ll bring solid experience withDesigning and maintaining backend systems, ideally in domains with strong requirements for correctness and reliabilityObservability and owning systems in production (monitoring, alerting, incident response, post-mortems)Distributed systems fundamentals (async workflows, consistency, idempotency, and designing for things going wrong in production)API design, clear service boundaries, and integrating with external systems in a maintainable wayData modelling and evolving schemas safely over timeStrong testing practices and a high quality mindsetClear communication and pragmatic decision-making across teams and stakeholdersYour colleagues would say youLead by example and raise the bar with pragmatism and careCommunicate clearly, listen well, and bring people along in decisionsEnjoy breaking down complex problems, gathering input, and driving to a solutionCoach and mentor others and create space for people to growPrefer progress over perfection, while still caring deeply about qualityShow me the benefits!Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)Lunch is on us for your work days - enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office 🍜Comprehensive private healthcare - depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality, Alan or MédisWe offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidaysFor our Team, we offer both hybrid and fully remote working optionsOption to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrificeWe use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far ❤️🩹Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶About your applicationEnglish first. Since it's our company language, please submit your application in English. You’ll be using it a lot if you join us.A fair look for everyone. Our talent team reads every single application to ensure the process is fair. To keep things running smoothly, we only accept applications through our system—our support team can’t pass on calls or emails.Diversity drives us. We can only reach our goals if our team reflects the world around us. That starts with you hitting apply, even if you don't tick every single box. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.Interview at your best. We want you to feel comfortable throughout the process. If you have any accessibility requirements or need a specific format, email belonging@pleo.io. We’ll design a process that works for you.Your data is safe. When you apply, we process your personal data as a data processor. For more information on how Pleo processes personal data, read our Privacy Policy here.Applying for multiple roles? Nothing is stopping you, and we assess every role independently. However, we do look for alignment, so make sure you can explain why your interest and experience are right for each specific role.Reapplying. If you’re applying for the same role again, please wait six months from your last decision before hitting submit.
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