FREELANCE // Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) // Fintech Environment // 100% Remote
Über uns
We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) for a client operating in a highly regulated fintech environment. The role focuses on building scalable backend systems, event-driven architectures, and resilient microservices using Kotlin and Spring Boot.
Here are the key details:
- Position: Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d)
- Start date: ASAP, latest 20.06.2026
- Workload: Full-time, at least 4 days
- Duration: 3 months (with possible Extension)
- Location: 100% remote
- Language: Fluent in English
Aufgaben
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain backend services within a Kotlin/Spring Boot microservices architecture
- Design and implement scalable event-driven workflows and distributed systems
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs for internal services and external clients
- Contribute to workflow orchestration, ledger systems, and backend platform components
- Ensure system reliability, observability, fault tolerance, and auditability across services
- Collaborate closely with Product, QA, Security, and Compliance teams in a regulated environment
- Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using OAuth2/OIDC standards
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to clean architecture, developer experience, and platform improvements
Profil
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer with a strong JVM background
- Hands-on experience with Kotlin and Spring Boot in production environments
- Strong understanding of microservices and event-driven architectures
- Experience with messaging systems and patterns such as idempotency, outbox patterns, and dead-letter handling
- Strong PostgreSQL experience including schema design, migrations, and performance tuning
- Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrating third-party platforms
Wir bieten
Are you currently available, and does this align with your skills? If so, please feel free to contact me at l.zlatoper@wematch.de with your profile and hourly rate!
Kontakt
I look forward to hearing from you!
Best regards,
Luna Zlatoper