(Senior) Kotlin / Java Software Engineer - Clearing & Settlement (m/f/x)
Scalable Capital GmbH12 hours ago
Berlin, GermanySenior
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve business-critical clearing and settlement backend services using Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot.
- Design and operate distributed, event-driven systems and APIs for complex financial workflows.
- Develop and operate AWS cloud-native applications, including containerized ECS services and Lambda workloads.
- Improve infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, automation, and developer experience.
- Own services from idea through production while ensuring reliability, security, compliance, maintainability, and operational resilience.
- Contribute to code reviews, automated testing, Domain-Driven Design, and higher engineering standards in autonomous cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Relevant university degree in computer science, engineering, sciences, or a comparable qualification.
- Strong experience building backend services with Kotlin or Java and Spring Boot.
- Solid understanding of Domain-Driven Design and ability to model complex business processes in software.
- Experience designing and operating distributed, event-driven systems and APIs.
- Familiarity with AWS cloud-native development, especially containerized and serverless workloads.
- Confidence with automated testing, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, production observability, and monitoring.
- Quality and security mindset with attention to reliability, maintainability, and operational ownership.
- Interest in complex financial workflows or willingness to learn them quickly.
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative, pragmatic approach.
Benefits
- International, diverse, inclusive, and growing team at a European fintech.
- Latest hardware and tools.
- In-house knowledge-sharing and career-development sessions plus an individual Education Budget.
- Free German language classes.
- International relocation support when required.
- Opportunity to work from abroad.
- Attractive compensation package and company pension scheme.
- Monthly company contribution covering 50% of the Deutschland Jobticket.
- Complimentary Scalable Capital PRIME+ Broker subscription with no order commissions.
- Flexible and discounted sports activities through Urban Sports Club.
About Scalable Capital GmbH
Scalable Capital builds a digital investing and banking platform for retail customers in Europe, combining brokerage (stocks, ETFs, crypto, derivatives), savings plans, and interest-bearing accounts under a full German banking licence. Its business spans Scalable Broker subscriptions and fees, and Scalable Wealth, a managed ETF portfolio service also offered as a white‑label solution to banks. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Munich, it operates across multiple European markets.