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Lead Backend Engineer - Consumer Growth

Milan, Italy💼 Full-time💰 $51,000–$51,000🗓 2026-07-15 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, implement, and operate backend services powering the end-to-end consumer experience, including payment flows, identity verification, and loyalty features for a financial platform.

Role type

Lead Backend Engineer (Individual Contributor)

Builds

Microservices and cloud infrastructure for payment processing, identity verification, and engagement systems

Domain

FinTech / Payments

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Distributed Systems, API Design, Data Modeling, Event-driven patterns

Preferred skills

Banking protocols integration, High-paced mission-critical environments

Technologies

PostgreSQL, Java, Spring Boot, AWS (EC2/ECS, S3, Lambda, Kinesis, ElasticSearch)

Responsibilities

Design and implement services for payment flows and identity verification; Lead cross-team technical analysis and design discussions; Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; Drive technical quality and eliminate technical debt

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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