Senior Backend Engineer (Java)

Build technology that powers the future of wealth management. 

At GeoWealth, we’re building a technology platform that helps financial advisors manage investments, portfolios, and operations more efficiently.  Headquartered in Chicago, with a growing engineering hub in Sofia, we combine financial technology, investment expertise, and software engineering to solve complex challenges in the wealth management industry.  Our platform is built and continuously developed by our engineering teams, and we’re looking for experienced Backend Engineers who want to help shape what comes next.

Why this role is interesting: 

We’re not looking for someone who simply completes tickets.  We’re looking for an engineer who enjoys understanding complex systems, solving challenging problems, challenging existing approaches, and taking ownership of the solutions they build.  You’ll work closely with our experienced engineers, contributing to the design, development, and evolution of our backend systems.  You’ll have the opportunity to influence technical decisions, improve existing architecture, and build reliable software that supports real financial operations.

What you’ll be working on:  

• Designing, developing, and improving backend services that support our wealth management platform.
• Taking ownership of complex technical challenges, from understanding the problem through design, implementation, and production.
• Contributing to architectural decisions, system scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Building clean, efficient, well-tested Java applications.
• Working with databases, integrations, and message-driven systems.
• Collaborating with engineers, QA specialists, and product stakeholders to deliver meaningful improvements.
• Identifying opportunities to improve existing systems, development practices, and engineering quality.
• Sharing knowledge, participating in technical discussions and code reviews, and helping raise the engineering bar across the team.

What we’re looking for: 

We value strong engineering judgment, curiosity, and ownership more than the number of technologies listed on a CV.

Ideally, you bring: 

• Solid professional experience developing Java backend applications
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and software architecture.
• Experience building, maintaining, and improving complex production systems.
• Strong SQL skills, including writing, analysing, and optimizing complex queries, understanding execution plans, indexing strategies, and database performance.
• Experience designing and evolving relational data models, including schema design, normalization, relationships, constraints, and data integrity.
• Familiarity with Git, code reviews, automated testing, and modern software development practices.
• The ability to independently investigate complex problems, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver effective solutions.
• A collaborative mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to challenge ideas constructively.
• Strong English communication skills.

Nice to have : 

• Experience with message-driven or event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle/Postgres Database, including query optimization and performance diagnostics.
• Experience with large datasets, high-volume transactional systems, and database scalability techniques such as partitioning.
• Familiarity with Hibernate, JPA, or similar ORM frameworks, including their performance implications.
• Familiarity with the Actor Model.
• Experience with test-driven development.
• Previous exposure to financial services, investment technology, or other data-intensive industries.
• Financial services experience is an advantage, not a requirement. We’re much more interested in your engineering capabilities and willingness to learn.

What you’ll find at GeoWealth 

• Meaningful engineering challenges
• Work on a sophisticated financial technology platform where the quality of your solutions genuinely matters.
• Ownership and influence
• We value engineers who think critically, ask questions, propose improvements, and take responsibility for their work.
• Experienced colleagues
• Collaborate with talented engineers in Sofia and colleagues in the US, exchanging ideas and learning from different perspectives.
• A product you can grow with
• Contribute to a long-term platform rather than moving between short-term projects.

Benefits: 

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• 25 days of paid annual leave.
• Flexible working hours and work-from-home options.
• Additional health insurance.
• Sports card.
• Convenient Sofia office location.
• Friendly, collaborative working environment.
• Stocked kitchen and weekly team lunches.