Senior Backend Engineer (Java)

Millions of people across Europe want better ways to build long-term wealth, but traditional investing feels complex, inaccessible, or out of reach.

Mintos is solving that. We've built a platform that makes passive income investing simple, transparent, and accessible, and we're expanding fast.

You'll revolutionize our internal payment infrastructure and support millions of investors across Europe in seamlessly managing their funds across all our investment products - all in one place. If this is the kind of problem you want to solve, let's talk.

What you'll do

We're growing our engineering function and looking for several Senior Java Engineers to join our product teams. Depending on your background, skills, and current business needs, you'll be placed in one of our engineering teams - for example, working on our payments infrastructure, core investment products (Notes & Loans, ETFs, Crypto ETPs, and upcoming products), investor experience platform team, or other services that power the Mintos experience for millions of investors.

You will:

• Deliver backend features end-to-end: from API design to integrations with internal systems, external providers, and partners.

• Design and implement services within a microservices, event-driven architecture, with clear domain ownership.

• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code using modern Java and Spring Boot.

• Ensure high system reliability and performance, covering edge cases and failure scenarios.

• Build and maintain APIs that enable other teams to integrate with your team's services.

• Collaborate daily with engineers, product designers, and product managers to create intuitive, valuable product experiences.

• Continuously improve performance, observability, and the overall developer experience.

Our tech stack:

We're working in a microservices architecture, with Java 21+, Spring Boot, RabbitMQ, and PostgreSQL. Our systems are event-driven, with eventual consistency, domain ownership, and observability as core principles.

• Java 21, Spring Boot 3.5.x

• Groovy 4, Spock 2.4

• Lombok, vavr

• Cucumber for end-to-end tests

• RabbitMQ for inter-service communication

• Liquibase, PostgreSQL

• Gradle, Docker, Kubernetes

• GitHub for source control and deployment pipelines

• AWS services (ECS, ECR, RDS, CloudWatch, S3, SQS, SNS)

If you don't meet all the requirements above, we still encourage you to apply!

Your professional skills and background

Must-haves 

• Proven experience (5+ years) building scalable backend services using modern Java (11+), Spring Boot, and related tools.

• Good grasp of distributed systems, message brokers (e.g. RabbitMQ), and service boundaries.

• Solid SQL skills and experience working with relational databases like PostgreSQL.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, Docker, Git, and containerized deployment practices.

• A test-driven mindset and a strong sense of ownership over your code in production.

• Good communication skills and written English (we work in international teams).

• Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams, with a passion for product discovery and delivering real user value.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in fintech, banking, accounting, or other regulated domains.

• Experience building RESTful APIs.

• Experience building internal platform services that other engineering teams depend on.

• Experience with event-driven architecture or patterns like event sourcing.

If you don't meet all the requirements above, we still encourage you to apply!

What we offer

Competitive salary and stock options.  Your experience and contribution matter, and we reflect that in fair compensation. You’ll also receive equity so you can share in the value you help create.

Flexibility that fits real life.  We understand how important it is to stay connected with colleagues while having the opportunities to work remotely. Come to the office to collaborate and be productive side by side, work from home when you need to, and spend up to three months each year working from another country.

Generous vacation policy.  Rest and recovery are essential. We don’t limit vacation to the minimum required by law. Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed.

Learning and growth.  An annual €1,200 learning budget to support your professional and personal growth. Whether you want to explore something new or deepen your expertise, we’ll support you along the way.

Very well equipped office. Comfortable environment matters. When in the office, enjoy the parking, showers, kitchen with snacks and drinks, massage chair, nap room and others.

Proud to be recognized for fairness

Mintos was recognized by Figure Baltic Advisory for fairness and equality in compensation and representation, achieving 3rd place in 2025.

International team of 200+ people from 17+ countries

Join a diverse team where different perspectives and experiences are valued. We work across Europe, share ideas openly, and collaborate to solve meaningful challenges together.

Mintos is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building a diverse team and creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. If you need accommodations during the interview process, contact us at [email protected].