People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 75+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

Our Technology team builds the systems and experiences that keep Revolut moving. From the infrastructure behind our innovative app to the features used by millions of people around the world, they bring sharp thinking, speed, and a focus on meaningful impact to everything they do.

We’re looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to join a team that keeps frameworks lean and focuses on what matters: clean, maintainable code, shipped fast with TDD, DDD, and continuous integration and delivery.

Our stack includes Java 17/21, GCP, Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, NewRelic, PostgreSQL, Redis, Spock, jOOQ, and Flyway.

Up to shape what's next in finance? Let's get in touch.

• Taking full ownership of the financial domain, from addressing a business problem to implementation and maintenance
• Deciding on priorities and plans, and influencing business decisions
• Working on performance and scalability, ensuring our sharded, CQRS-based architecture can easily scale further
• Developing simple and clear APIs that encapsulate financial complexity and consistency for hundreds of services
• Participating in company-wide projects, such as seamlessly onboarding and configuring new products and markets
• Continuing our scalability journey with ledgers across the globe and a full CQRS storage level
• Working directly with Product and Finance teams to become an advisor for new finance functionalities

• Fluency in Java
• 8+ years of experience in back-end development
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, or a similar field
• Expertise in designing and building high-performance, real-time distributed systems
• Solid experience with database sharding and scaling high-concurrency systems
• Great knowledge of CQRS and event-driven architectures
• The ability to start from a business problem, scope a solution, then design, implement, test, release, and maintain it
• Fluency in English

• Experience in high-load processing environments, particularly in fintech or a similar industry
• Familiarity with a global, multi-regional deployment model
• Experience in startups or scale-ups
• Experience contributing to projects that impact an entire organisation

• Poland: PLN36,000 - PLN40,000 gross monthly*
• Other locations: Compensation will be discussed during the interview process
• Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, skills, and previous experience

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

Important notice for candidates:

Job scams are on the rise. Please keep these guidelines in mind when applying for any open roles.

• Only apply through official Revolut channels. We don’t use any third-party services or platforms for our recruitment.
• Always double-check the emails you receive. Make sure all communications are being done through official Revolut emails, with an @revolut.com domain.

We won't ask for payment or personal financial information during the hiring process. If anyone does ask you for this, it’s a scam. Report it immediately.

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Notice: This is a remote position based in Singapore.