Key Skills

Job Description

In 2018, Bitvavo launched the first version of its digital assets trading platform, to bridge the gap between traditional currencies and digital assets. By offering transparent fees, a wide range of assets and an easy to use platform, Bitvavo is making the currency of the future accessible for everyone. In two years' time, Bitvavo has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe, with over one million users exchanging tens of billions of digital assets a year. About The Opportunity We are a rapidly growing engineering organisation making digital assets accessible to our customers. To meet the demands of our growing customer base and an increasing number of assets offered, we are expanding our core backend teams to drive innovation with focus on designing and implementing cutting-edge low latency services with an aim for enabling seamless customer experience. What You’ll Be Doing Collaborate with your Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer and the team to craft highly performant, low latency and high throughput services Dive into technical challenges, building solutions to guarantee peak performance across our systems with focus on measurements and benchmarking Actively participate in pivotal decisions on technology stacks and architecture Participate in operational rotations to resolve incidents in our production environment What We Look For 5+ years of development experience Firm understanding of low level JVM & OS concepts with a strong grasp on the language, preferably Kotlin Solid understanding of programming design patterns and principles Nice to Haves: Seeking a tech-startup/scale-up environment Knowledge about network protocol - TCP, UDP Familiarity with libraries such as aeron and/or chronicle queue Experience with event-driven microservices using Kafka Experience with the Kubernetes ecosystem and cloud platforms — we work on AWS If you are passionate about backend development, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to contribute to the success of a leading cryptocurrency exchange, we invite you to apply for the Senior Backend Engineer position at Bitvavo. At Bitvavo, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, foster creativity, and lead to better outcomes. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or any other characteristic. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates your unique contributions. Bitvavo does not accept resumes from staffing, search, or recruitment firms without a signed agreement. If you send us a resume without such an agreement, we may contact the candidate directly without any obligation whatsoever and no fee of any kind will be paid should we hire the candidate. What We Offer At Bitvavo, we believe in attracting, motivating and retaining talented people through market-competitive offerings that go beyond compensation alone. To learn more about our total rewards package and the benefits we offer, visit our Life at Bitvavo page.

Core Responsibilities

Design and build highly performant, low-latency, high-throughput backend services, using measurement and benchmarking to optimize system performance. Collaborate on technology and architecture decisions and participate in production incident-response rotations.

Requirements

Candidates need at least five years of development experience, a firm understanding of low-level JVM and operating system concepts, and strong programming language knowledge, preferably Kotlin. They should understand programming design patterns and principles; experience with networking protocols, event-driven microservices, Kafka, Aeron or Chronicle Queue, Kubernetes, AWS, or startup and scale-up environments is advantageous.