Software Backend Engineer - Senior / Confirmed (Paris or Remote France)
Alma
full-remoteseniorpermanentbackend Full remote - Paris, FR 40 days ago via WTTJ
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PythonRelational DatabasesBackend EngineeringAPIsPayment ProcessingPerformance TuningProduction SupportSecurityArchitecture EvolutionBNPL
About the role
Role overview
Join Alma as a Senior Backend Software Engineer to build and evolve backend services and APIs for BNPL payment processing.
Responsibilities
- Create APIs and backend components that enable payment processing for thousands of merchants and millions of consumers.
- Write maintainable, high-quality code with strong focus on security and performance.
- Evolve the system architecture to support business growth, collaborating with the product team and other technical leaders.
- Lead production issue handling and performance troubleshooting.
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant work experience.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Strong experience with relational databases.
- French and English fluency.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Nice-to-haves
- Not specified.
About Alma
Alma is a leading Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) company in Europe. It builds payment services and platforms that connect merchants and consumers to enable online payment experiences.
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