# Senior Backend Engineer - Connectivity at N26

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> Responsibilities: - Design, build, and maintain a secure, hi

- **Company:** N26 (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/n26)
- **Location:** Spain
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Java, Kotlin, Spring, Microservices, Event-driven architecture, REST APIs, gRPC, AWS, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-code, DevOps, SRE, Kubernetes, Golang, Python, System architecture
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-08-25
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-09-01
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://n26.com/en-eu/careers/positions/7992597?gh_jid=7992597 (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/senior-backend-engineer-connectivity-n26

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain a secure, high-performance unified Edge platform for partner- and customer-facing traffic.
- Implement scalable backend services using JVM languages (Java/Kotlin) and relevant frameworks (e.g., Spring).
- Collaborate with Engineers, SREs, and platform stakeholders to ensure operational ownership, security, and clear governance.
- Improve platform observability, testing, and deployment workflows to make services production-ready and resilient.
- Contribute to architecture and roadmap discussions with pragmatic solutions that respect product constraints.
- Mentor team members, share knowledge, and promote software design best practices and code quality.

Requirements:
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience building production-grade services and systems.
- Strong proficiency in JVM-based languages (Java or Kotlin) and backend frameworks (Spring preferred).
- Solid understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, REST/gRPC APIs, and system architecture patterns.
- Practical experience with AWS, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps/SRE principles.
- Commitment to automated testing, documentation, observability, and security best practices.
- Nice to have: Golang or Python experience, Kubernetes deployment experience, and familiarity with AI-related AWS services (SageMaker, Bedrock) or prior AI/ML platform exposure.

## Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain a secure and performant unified Edge platform for all partner and customer traffic. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust infrastructure solutions while fostering software design best practices.

## Requirements

Requires at least 5 years of backend software engineering experience with proficiency in JVM-based languages like Java or Kotlin. Candidates must have solid experience with cloud-native development, specifically AWS, and familiarity with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices.

## FAQ

- **Is this Senior Backend Engineer - Connectivity role still open?** It was posted on 2026-08-25. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check N26's site before applying.
- **Does N26 offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on N26's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Spain. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Java, Kotlin, Spring, Microservices, Event-driven architecture, REST APIs, gRPC, AWS, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-code, DevOps, SRE, Kubernetes, Golang, Python, System architecture.

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