Principal Backend Engineer at Secfi (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Principal Backend Engineer

Role

Secfi is trusted by thousands of startup employees for equity planning and financing. We’re the first to provide a proprietary suite of equity planning tools, 1:1 guidance with licensed equity strategists and a set of financing products that enable employees to own a stake in the company they helped build. We also provide company-wide education for startups at all stages to help their team make the best decision for their own situation. Currently, we have worked with employees from more than 80% of all U.S. unicorns.

Working for a startup is like building a plane already flying in the air. It’s messy, it’s exciting, and you are constantly learning. Our core values — customer focus, perseverance, action, ownership, diversity and team — are embedded in everything we do.

About the Role

Create and maintain a holistic view of the backend stack and codebase and drive the transformation towards a clean and maintainable foundation for current products and future greenfield projects. You will be an integral part of the engineering team moving forward, and will have the freedom to leave your mark on our backend architecture for years to come. This includes, but is not limited to; suggesting technologies and languages for the backend tech stack and preparing the foundation for all greenfield projects for the coming years.

Responsibilities

• Form and maintain a holistic view of the backend architecture


• Own and drive the move towards a clean, performant and extensible codebase


• Propose and drive implementation of new technologies, paradigms and languages


• Coach and mentor engineers on best practices around Python backend design and architecture


• Document current and future architecture and technical decisions concisely and clearly

What you have

• Extensive full lifecycle experience in multiple, diverse, product development centric companies


• Extensive startup and scaleup experience


• Solid experience with diverse tech stacks and engineering environments


• Solid foundation in software engineering principles and best practices, ideally in/with the Python ecosystem


• Solid experience in architecture of software applications and their transition through different phases of a company

What we offer

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  • Competitive salary, retirement benefits
  
  
  • Employee-friendly equity plan
  
  
  • A clear leveling framework to facilitate career progression
  
  
  • 4 months paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
  
  
  • 24 paid holidays
  
  
  • Birthday off
  
  
  • Up to two months remote working, hybrid office model
  
  
  • Annual training budget (3% of your annual salary)
  
  
  • Additional savings contribution (2%)
  
  
  • Internal 1-1 coaching
  
  
  • Company sponsored lunches, snacks, drinks and team events
  
  
  • Customized home work station stipend
  
  
  • And last but not least, a great and fun experience
  
  
  
  

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