Senior Backend Engineer | Development

GoDutch is redefining how business finance should work. Traditional business finance has not kept up with the reality of modern companies. Entrepreneurs and finance teams still lose hours every week to manual admin, spreadsheets, and fragmented tools. We believe it should be faster, fairer, and simpler. A single account that saves time and money, backed by real human support and powered by smart automation. That is the standard we are building, with speed, service, and AI at the core.
We now support more than 14,000+ active business users who process over €2 billion annually through our platform. Over the past year alone, we grew tenfold, driven by companies switching to GoDutch to cut their finance administration time by up to 70 percent.
Joining GoDutch means being part of a fast growing fintech at a defining moment. You will help build robust, scalable technology that delivers real value for businesses, while contributing to a more transparent and sustainable financial system.

• ##We’re building a modern fintech platform for European SMEs: business accounts, payments, cards, integrations, and financial workflows. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll work on the core systems and the integration layer that connects us to third-party services.
• ##5+ years backend development experience across paradigms

Ability to choose the right tool for the problem (dynamic for rapid development, compiled for production systems)
Experience transitioning between language paradigms based on project needs
Strong problem-solving skills that transcend specific language syntax
Understanding of language trade-offs (performance vs. development speed, type safety vs. Great person and team player; you care about others and you like to work as part of a sucessful team
&##Developing banking and payments integrations, including webhooks with validation, transformation, and event publishing
Applying security best practices across APIs, infrastructure, and data flows (auth, secrets, RBAC, network policies)
Building systems that correctly model banking domain concepts and handle financial data with accuracy, auditability, and regulatory awareness

We’re looking for engineers who have built and operated serious systems in production and understand the tradeoffs involved. Deep experience designing and operating production REST APIs with clear contracts, versioning, and deprecation strategies
Experience with GraphQL (queries, mutations, subscriptions) and knowing when it helps and when it doesn’t
Familiarity with open banking standards (PSD2, ISO 20022, Berlin Group) is a strong plus
Programming languages

We care more about how you think than which language you prefer. Dynamic, expressive languages (Python-like): rapid iteration, prototyping, REPL-driven debugging, readable code
• Compiled, type-safe languages (Go/Java-like): performance, correctness, explicit error handling, type-driven designYou should be comfortable moving between speed and safety depending on the problem.

Infrastructure, cloud & operations
Building and owning CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and security checks
Production experience on AWS, GCP, or Azure (multi-cloud is a plus)
Hands-on experience in fintech or banking , especially around payments, reconciliation, or regulated systems
Direct exposure to open banking standards (PSD2, ISO 20022, Berlin Group) or similar regulatory frameworks
Strong technical communication skills , including writing ADRs/RFCs and explaining complex systems clearly
Experience owning production incidents , running post-mortems, and helping teams get better after failures

✅ What's in it for you?
Competitive compensation with performance based bonuses for commercial roles.
Flexible and modern work environment from our vibrant office on Rokin, Amsterdam’s fintech avenue, right next door to Adyen.
Strong team culture and free lunch because we build GoDutch together, with regular fun team events and moments to celebrate wins.
Real, visible impact your work directly helps businesses save time, reduce admin, and grow. It is a place to build, challenge the status quo, and grow alongside an ambitious team.

&##At GoDutch, we believe great teams are built on diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. If you feel you might be too junior for a role, we still encourage you to apply, motivation, curiosity, and potential matter just as much as experience. And if you don’t see a role that fits you perfectly, feel free to send us an open application.