Senior Backend Engineer

The role

You will design, build, and scale backend services and APIs for payments and financial workflows. You will work on distributed, event-driven systems using technologies like Scala, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS.

What you will do

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs for payments and financial workflows
• Contribute to event-driven systems using messaging and streaming technologies
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver practical, high-quality solutions
• Support deployments, monitoring, and troubleshooting in cloud environments
• Improve system reliability, performance, and security
• Participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and team discussions
• Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions
• Explore and adopt new technologies and best practices

Required qualifications

• Experience building backend systems in a professional environment (Scala, Java, or similar)
• Solid understanding of software design, APIs, and distributed systems
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Familiarity with SQL and database design
• Interest or experience in event-driven architecture (Kafka or similar)
• Comfortable debugging and improving production systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and a practical mindset
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team
• Professional working proficiency in English
• Experience designing and operating large-scale, high-availability systems
• Ability to lead technical design and mentor other engineers
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies

Nice to have

• Experience with Scala or functional programming
• Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized environments
• Frontend experience (React / TypeScript)
• Experience in fintech, payments, or security-sensitive systems
• NoSQL

Benefits

• Performance bonus opportunities
• Employee referral rewards
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• 13 paid public holidays aligned with the Czech calendar
• Paid sick leave
• Maternity, paternity, and parental leave in line with Czech regulations
• Additional paid paternity leave from 8am
• Full statutory benefits including public health insurance, social security, pension, and work accident coverage
• Access to Coursera (including Gen AI Academy)
• Ongoing professional development
• Opportunities to travel for company events
• Company swag

About the company

8am builds software that helps professionals run stronger businesses. Their platform powers payments, client experience, and operational workflows for legal, accounting, and other service-based businesses.