Alma shapes the fintech landscape. We strive to serve and empower consumers and merchants by developing innovative solutions that redefine their purchase experience.

About the job

We're looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our Merchant Experience squad, who are responsible for empowering merchants with actionable insights and transparency through our self-onboarding tools and performance dashboards.

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, your key responsibilities are:

• Create APIs and backend components that enable payments for thousands of merchants and millions of consumers
• Write maintainable code that meets the highest quality, security, and performance standards expected of a regulated company processing billions of euros
• Evolve the architecture to meet growing business needs in close collaboration with the product team and other technical leaders
• Take the lead in production issues and performance troubleshooting, upgrading our product to achieve greater reliability in the long run

Our technical stack: Python, Docker, React, GCP, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis, PubSub, Datadog

What makes you the perfect fit for the role?

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience: minimum 8 years of relevant work experience with large-scale backend systems (internships and apprenticeships experience excluded)
• Proficiency with Python and relational databases (Please note: we're open to all backend programming languages for this role. However, as our products are built in Python, experience in Python is greatly appreciated!)
• Languages: fluent in French and a good level in English mandatory
• You have the ability to influence how businesses and products are developed
• You're methodical, possess strong communication and problem-solving skills, and can work effectively within a cross-functional team
• Experience in building payment or financial solutions is a plus!

About the recruitment process

• Phone interview with Recruiter (30-45 mins)
• Interview with Hiring Manager (60 mins)
• Take-home coding test, following by a remote feedback session (30 mins)
• Live system design interview (60 mins)
• Team Fit interview (60 mins)

More information on the hiring process can be found in our Interview Guide