Senior Backend Engineer - Security Automation at N26

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Lead architecture, design and implementation of high‑availability backend services for the Security Platform.
- Build automation engines and internal tools for threat detection, incident response and vulnerability management at scale.
- Partner with security and product teams to provide shared infrastructure, observability and reliable automation.
- Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, distributed systems design and reliability.
- Own service lifecycle: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, deployments, operational runbooks and on‑call responsibilities.

Requirements:
- 5+ years building production backend systems with strong knowledge of distributed systems and Domain‑Driven Design.
- Proven experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with IaC (Terraform), monitoring/observability, and SRE/security automation patterns.
- Strong engineering craft: clean code, test strategies, scalability and secure design practices.
- Excellent English communication skills and experience collaborating across teams. Nice to have: Kafka, Java/Kotlin, SOAR/SIEM familiarity.

Responsibilities

You will lead the architectural design and implementation of high-performance backend services and build automation engines to support threat detection and incident response. Additionally, you will act as a technical partner to internal teams to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure.

Requirements

The role requires 5+ years of experience in backend development and complex architecture within large-scale production systems. Candidates should have strong proficiency in cloud technologies, modern software development practices, and a commitment to clean, secure code.

Key skills

• Backend engineering — in 130 other listings on The Stack
• Security automation — in 5 other listings on The Stack
• Cloud architecture — in 80 other listings on The Stack
• AWS — in 807 other listings on The Stack
• Docker — in 465 other listings on The Stack
• Kubernetes — in 594 other listings on The Stack
• Java — in 364 other listings on The Stack
• Kotlin — in 252 other listings on The Stack
• Spring Boot
• Distributed systems
• Domain-driven design
• CI/CD
• Infrastructure as code
• Terraform
• Apache Kafka
• Site reliability engineering

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-06)

• N26 has 138 other listings on The Stack, 135 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 79 visa-sponsored jobs in Spain on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 69 visa-sponsored backend engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about N26

Is this Senior Backend Engineer - Security Automation role still open?

It was posted on 2026-08-05. 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: Backend engineering, Security automation, Cloud architecture, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Distributed systems, Domain-driven design, CI/CD, Infrastructure as code, Terraform, Apache Kafka, Site reliability engineering.