Senior Backend Engineer, Payments (AML/KYC)

About the Role

Vinted is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Payments domain team, focusing on AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and KYC (Know Your Customer) processes. This role is pivotal in ensuring secure and efficient transactions, enhancing user experience, and driving successful transactions through a reliable platform with advanced fraud prevention and tailored payment solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Drive High-Impact Projects: Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and data scientists to deliver projects from inception to completion.
Technical Leadership: Take charge of tech initiatives within the Vinted Pay product, advocate for best practices, influence technical direction, and ensure quality from the outset.
Code Development and Review: Work with Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Memcached, Elasticsearch, and more. Engage in code reviews and GitHub pull requests to maintain high standards.
Monitoring and Performance: Use tools like Kibana, Grafana, and DataDog to monitor deployed code and ensure optimal performance.
Service Reliability: Take ownership of Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) within the product team.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively across teams to prioritize tasks and deliver impactful results.
Feedback and Growth: Offer and seek constructive feedback to foster personal and team growth.

About You

Experience: Extensive experience in backend engineering, with a focus on designing scalable and reliable systems.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in Ruby and Golang is preferred, but a willingness to learn new technologies is essential. Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana and Kibana.
Database Knowledge: Experience with relational and in-memory databases, including MySQL and Redis.
Problem Solving: Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and drive meaningful change.
Communication: Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with teams across different domains.

Work Perks

Share Options Programme: Opportunity to benefit from our share options programme.
Holidays: 25 working days of holiday.
Equipment: Newest MacBook models provided.
Health and Wellness: Free access to an office gym, mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app, and private health insurance.
Home Office Support: IT workstation equipment and a personal budget for home workplace furniture.
Canteen and Team Events: On-site canteen with discounted prices and frequent team-building events.
Shopping Budget: Personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted.
Workation: Opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year on workation.
Dog-Friendly Office: Bring your furry friend to work.

Working at Vinted

Vinted offers a hybrid work model, with 2 days in the office recommended but not enforced. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.