Senior Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Engineer (Java/PHP/Fintech): Designing and engineering high-volume payment systems and APIs to make money management effortless for European businesses with an accent on scalability and architectural leadership. Focus on building large-scale backend services, optimizing transaction processing, and leading technical initiatives from design to implementation.

Location: Milan, Italy. Relocation support is only offered for candidates already located within Europe.

Company

hirify.global is a payment and money management platform serving over 250,000 businesses across Europe, aiming to eliminate financial bureaucracy.

What you will do

• Design and engineer large-scale systems capable of handling high transaction volumes.
• Build and maintain APIs and services across various engineering teams.
• Lead technical initiatives from architecture design through to final implementation.
• Solve complex analytical problems to optimize financial processes.
• Create comprehensive documentation and establish optimized knowledge-sharing processes.
• Own code quality and promote engineering excellence and best practices within the system.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in developing large-scale applications.
• Strong proficiency in Java or PHP (experience with Go, C#, or Python is a plus).
• Proven track record of leading architectural decisions and delivering end-to-end solutions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex problems simply.
• Product-first approach to problem-solving and technical shaping.
• Relocation support is not offered for candidates outside of Europe.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a vibrant hub in Milan within cross-functional teams including Data, ML, Platform, and Product.
• Opportunity to work on impactful products such as hirify.global Capital and in-person payment solutions.
• Fast-paced, agile engineering environment focusing on consistent value delivery.
• Culture of ownership, accountability, and proactive technical and business improvement.