About this job

Your team

At Gini, we develop technology that is used daily by millions of people in banking apps. Our backend services are the core of our products and ensure that leading banks and insurance companies in Germany can offer their customers a seamless digital experience.

As a Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d), you will be responsible for the backend services behind our products and actively contribute to their continuous development. You will work on both new features and the enhancement of existing systems – always with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability. Together with the Product team and your engineering colleagues, you will develop solutions that make a real difference for millions of users.

Your tasks at Gini

• You will develop, operate, and maintain backend services that form the foundation of our products.
• You will develop and expand APIs for our banking and insurance partners.
• You continuously improve existing systems and ensure that they remain reliable, scalable and easy to maintain.
• You will work closely with Product, Mobile, AI and other engineering teams to implement new features and technical improvements.
• You will contribute to architectural decisions and help shape the long-term development of our backend landscape.
• You automate development, testing, and deployment processes using modern CI/CD pipelines.
• You monitor our services, analyze problems, and continuously optimize performance and stability.
• You conduct code reviews, share your knowledge within the team, and support best practices in engineering.
• You realistically assess the effort required for new features and actively participate in technical planning and solution design.
• You stay up-to-date with technological advancements and contribute pragmatic ideas to continuously develop our systems.

Your profile for success

• You have at least five years of experience in the development, operation and further development of backend systems.
• You have very good knowledge of Java, the JVM ecosystem and Spring Boot.
• You have experience in the design and development of RESTful APIs and distributed microservice architectures.
• You are proficient in working with SQL databases; experience with Cassandra and/or Elasticsearch is a plus.
• You have already operated production systems with Docker and Kubernetes.
• You are familiar with Application Security, OAuth2 and Spring Security.
• Ideally, you have experience with asynchronous communication and messaging technologies such as AMQP.
• You think pragmatically, value clean code, maintainability and reliable software.
• You enjoy working in a team, sharing your knowledge and actively participating in technical discussions.
• You communicate confidently in English.

Your benefits

• Flexible working: Mobile working within Germany or from our bright Munich office with two roof terraces
• Workation: Working from abroad? No problem – workations are possible within the EU, the UK, and Switzerland.
• Flexible working hours: Design your workday in a way that best suits you.
• Professional development: €2,500 net training budget per year, plus 5 additional days for your personal development and a monthly learning day.
• Vacation & Sabbatical: 30 vacation days and the option of a sabbatical
• Financial extras: €50 net per month on top of your salary or a €50 Wellpass subsidy
• Meals: €3 meal allowance per workday in our high-quality canteen
• Team & Culture: Regular team & company events and an open feedback culture with genuine team spirit
• Mobility: Free underground parking and JobRad leasing with tax advantages
• Equipment: State-of-the-art Apple devices and ergonomic office equipment for productive work
• Team events: We know how important team cohesion is, which is why we regularly organize team and company-wide events and activities.
• A shared, meaningful feedback culture: a feedback-driven culture full of purpose and community. Click on kununu and Glassdoor to find out what our employees and candidates say about Gini.