SENIOR API ENGINEER

Ebury is a hyper-growth FinTech firm, named in as one of the top 15 European Fintechs to work for by AltFi.
We offer a range of products including FX risk management, trade finance, currency accounts, international payments and API integration.
Senior API Engineer Madrid Office - Hybrid.
4 days in the office, 1 day working from home As the Ebury Technology Department continues to expand to meet the needs of the business, we are seeking talented API Backend Engineers who specialise in Python — particularly with FastAPI, Flask, and Django to join our large and diverse team.
We have a variety of roles open across different teams, so let's find where your skills can shine.
Experience & Qualifications Extensive experience in developing complex software systems.
While our primary stack includes Python frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, and Django, we welcome candidates who may have experience with other languages but are eager to adapt.
Since you will be collaborating with colleagues from various countries, the ability to communicate your ideas clearly and concisely in English, both written and spoken, is essential.
We seek developers who can both “build and run” services.
Therefore, you will be comfortable dockerising your code, defining standard REST endpoints, and implementing monitoring and alerting for your services.
Experience with Redis for caching and Nginx for web serving is advantageous.
Quality is paramount to us; we expect your code to be testable and well-covered with unit and integration tests.
We utilise Jenkins for our Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines, k8s for service deployment and Terraform for infrastructure.
Occasionally, you may need to contribute to these processes.
Experience in developing systems for mobile app backends is a plus.
Responsibilities  You will contribute to the development of a transactional banking platform, focusing on receiving and issuing payments in more than 140 currencies.
Developing a platform consisting of a singular system (20+ services) with three distinct channels for users to access our core functionality.
● Salesforce.
om for our front office staff, ● An online trading portal built with Vue.
s, and ● A REST API for third-party integrations.
You will build and run services in production, taking responsibility for achieving Service Level Objectives for your code while using tools such as Jenkins, Terraform, Sentry, Prometheus, and ELK.
You and your team will work with cross-functional product and technology teams across the company to build new features at scale across multiple regions.
Responsible for components that operate seamlessly within Docker containers on AWS ECS and Kubernetes.
What we offer A global technology team that values culture and best practices, and believes in agile principles.
A clear career progression framework with regular reviews.
Ongoing personal development through training and certification.
Opportunities to contribute to our technical design through our collaborative Request For Comments (RFC) process.
An Open Source-friendly environment, adhering to Open Source principles in our internal projects and fostering contributions to external projects.
A comprehensive onboarding process to ensure you feel part of the team from your first day.
At Ebury's Tech team, we provide ample opportunities for professional growth.
thanks to our structured career path and our collaborative, cross-functional teams, every day is a new adventure.
Are you ready to be an Eburian? About Us Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.
Founded in , we are headquartered in London and have more than staff with a presence in more than 25 countries worldwide.
Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be.
From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Bucharest to Toronto, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.
Hard work pays off.
in , Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times.
Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.
None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement.
our great people.
Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector.
We believe in inclusion.
We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation.
At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future.
Please submit your application on the careers website directly, uploading your CV / resume in English.