Designing and building secure, versioned REST APIs for frontend and partner integrations
Developing banking and payments integrations, including webhooks with validation, transformation, and event publishing
Building event-driven microservices using Kafka, with robust error handling, retries, dead-letter queues, and replayability
Creating event projections and read models optimized for fast, reliable querying
Owning the full production lifecycle of services on Kubernetes, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and secure deployments
Applying security best practices across APIs, infrastructure, and data flows (auth, secrets, RBAC, network policies)
Building systems that correctly model banking domain concepts and handle financial data with accuracy, auditability, and regulatory awareness

5+ years backend development experience across paradigms
Ability to choose the right tool for the problem (dynamic for rapid development, compiled for production systems)
Experience transitioning between language paradigms based on project needs
Strong problem-solving skills that transcend specific language syntax
Understanding of language trade-offs (performance vs. development speed, type safety vs. flexibility)
Great person and team player; you care about others and you like to work as part of a successful team.

Competitive compensation with performance based bonuses for commercial roles.
Flexible and modern work environment from our vibrant office on Rokin, Amsterdam’s fintech avenue, right next door to Adyen.
Strong team culture and free lunch because we build GoDutch together, with regular fun team events and moments to celebrate wins.
Real, visible impact your work directly helps businesses save time, reduce admin, and grow. You see the results every day.
All hardware including laptops, monitors, and everything you need to do great work from day one.
Fast learning and personal growth in a high impact environment where ownership and initiative truly matter.

Senior Backend Engineer – Fintech Platform

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