Application Engineer II (Fintech)

TL;DR

Application Engineer II (Fintech): Developing and optimizing highly scalable financial products and APIs for a large merchant base with an accent on system performance and robust architecture. Focus on designing large-scale systems, handling concurrency, and implementing fault-tolerant service integrations.

Location: Milan, Italy. Relocation support is not offered for candidates outside of Europe.

Company

hirify.global is one of the fastest-growing Fintech companies in Europe, providing seamless payment and money management solutions for over 250,000 businesses.

What you will do

• Design and develop large-scale systems to efficiently manage high volumes of transactions.
• Build and maintain APIs and services, ensuring seamless integrations across engineering teams.
• Lead technical initiatives from architectural design to implementation to ensure engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Data, Machine Learning, Platform, and Product.
• Utilize analytical skills to resolve complex issues and optimize system performance.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Proven experience with large-scale applications.
• Expertise in designing systems involving queuing, caching, concurrency, and fault tolerance.
• English: Professional communication skills required.
• Must be based in Europe (due to lack of relocation support for candidates outside the region).

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a vibrant hub in Milan within a cross-functional agile environment.
• High degree of autonomy and ownership over technical initiatives.
• Opportunity to work on next-generation payment products at scale.
• Collaborative culture emphasizing technological flexibility across OOP languages.