2. (Senior) Kotlin / Java Software Engineer, Banking Payments at Scalable Capital
Build the services that move Scalable Capital customers' money through SEPA, from initiation and validation to returns and reconciliation. Perfect for backend engineers who care about correctness and traceability, including those who have never worked in payments but want to.
Build the services that move Scalable Capital customers' money through SEPA, from initiation and validation to returns and reconciliation.
Perfect for backend engineers who care about correctness and traceability, including those who have never worked in payments but want to.
Key skills: Kotlin or Java with Spring Boot; Domain-Driven Design; event-driven systems and API design; AWS (ECS, Lambda); infrastructure as code and CI/CD.
At a glance: Munich · hybrid · posted 21 October (5 days ago) · no salary on the listing
The Stack's take: Scalable is the busiest hirer in this roundup: 55 of its roles in Germany landed on The Stack in the last 90 days. Kotlin shows up in 38 of the 311 German listings from that window. Payments experience is a plus, not a must: the posting asks for an interest in financial workflows "or the curiosity to learn them quickly". Founded in 2014, the company has over 700 people across Munich, Berlin, Vienna, Milan and London, and offers relocation support and free German classes. Best for: a JVM backend engineer who wants to work on money movement.
Find out more: (Senior) Kotlin / Java Software Engineer, Banking Payments on The Stack
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Build the services that move Scalable Capital customers' money through SEPA, from initiation and validation to returns and reconciliation. Perfect for backend engineers who care about correctness and traceability, including those who have never worked in payments but want to.
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Build the services that move Scalable Capital customers' money through SEPA, from initiation and validation to returns and reconciliation.
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