Senior Software Engineer - Financial Services

Job Opportunity: Senior Software Engineer - Financial Services

Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building cutting-edge, user-friendly financial reporting services that are relied upon daily by tens of thousands of merchants. These systems handle highly scalable solutions, processing thousands of payments per second throughout the day, and generating reports that account for millions of transactions each day.

You will be at the forefront of developing systems where code quality, performance, and scalability are paramount. Your expertise in creating robust, scalable architectures will be key as we continue to optimize our systems to meet the growing demands of our merchants. You’ll have the opportunity to anticipate future challenges and implement forward-thinking solutions that ensure the continued scalability and reliability of our reporting services.

Responsibilities

• Help build large scale, high-performance systems.
• Work closely with engineers and product teams to build features at a large scale.
• Build and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Mollie’s engineering teams.
• Analyze & solve complex problems across the stack.
• Lead by example in engineering best practices.
• Contribute to architecture and strategic technical decisions.
• Champion a data-driven approach.

Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years experience in developing large scale web applications.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud.
• Strong experience with Java is preferable, knowledge in PHP is a plus.
• Knowledge of modern queuing and caching systems like RabbitMQ, Redis.
• Experience in leading and delivering technical initiatives including architecture design, engineering excellence, and documentation for a structured way of domain knowledge sharing.
• Ability to think from both engineering and product perspectives, and effectively explain proposed improvements in a technical and non-technical manner.
• Ability to lead several initiatives independently, managing end-to-end delivery, including less exciting tasks.
• Able to work in Agile and Kanban environments and adapt accordingly based on need.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working effectively with different stakeholders.

Nice to Haves

• Experience in working in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working on financial reporting systems.
• Solid Software Engineering background.
• Experience with event streaming (such as Kafka).

About Mollie

Mollie offers a single platform for businesses to get paid and manage their money. One that makes payments, reconciliation, reporting, fraud prevention, and financing simple for all – from startups to enterprises. Founded in 2004, Mollie’s mission is to make payments and money management effortless for every business in Europe. Our 750-strong team works from offices across the continent, including Amsterdam, Ghent, Lisbon, London, Maastricht, Milan, Munich, and Paris. Today, more than 250,000 businesses use Mollie to drive revenue, reduce costs, and manage funds.