Backend Software Engineer, Curve

Golang, Contract

Salary not provided

MongoDB

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

TypeScript

GraphQL

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from UK

Consolidating all a customer's bank cards into a single card

Job no longer available

Consolidating all a customer's bank cards into a single card

201-500 employees

FintechB2CPaymentsMobile

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

MongoDB

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

TypeScript

GraphQL

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from UK

201-500 employees

FintechB2CPaymentsMobile

Company mission

To simplify the way people spend, send, see and save money.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

In-depth knowledge of GoLang programming language
Experience of building microservices; deployed in Kubernetes
Experience in a fast paced startup; ideally Fintech
Experience of agile development practices
Experience with RDBMS & NoSQL datastores
Ability to diagnose problems at any level (Client, HTTP/Network, Server, Database, OS) and provide sound rationale behind technical decisions
Demonstrable experience of building large concurrent and distributed applications
Developing and running large-scale production environments, working closely with DevOps / SRE
Bonus points for experience with event driven architectures
Bonus points for real-time low-latency high-frequency transaction based systems

What the job involves

This is a 6 month contract role
The purpose of the Backend Software Engineer will be to support the build of elegant, performant, maintainable, operable and secure GoLang microservices, to help design and architect our systems, and to develop and to continue the journey of continuous improvement to make the team the best that it can be
Building the vision of Curve as a connected platform, integrating seamlessly with best-in-class app, tools and services
Connecting the financial world for customers by bringing together account and transactional data that will enable better financial decisions and outcomes
Spend analytics, insights and recommendations using data
Financial product marketplace: credit, savings and other products and services to improve the financial lives of customers
Technical Requirements:
Microservices deployed in the cloud (AWS)
GoLang
GRPC
GraphQL (TypeScript a plus)
Kafka and/or RabbitMQ
PostgreSQL, MongoDB
CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes
Unit Testing
Delivering clean, architecturally sound and maintainable server-side code; bonus points for full-stack development experience
Working with our product and engineering teams to constantly iterate on the company’s development processes
Motivating the team past roadblocks to make sure we are shipping features as effectively as possible
Contributing and collaborating on design discussions; helping the team to balance flexibility, expediency, scalability and performance

Our take

While its customers have their own Curve card, fintech company Curve emphasises its distinction from traditional banking institutions. Renowned for its groundbreaking remedy to credit and debit card clutter - a singular card amalgamating multiple accounts - the company has garnered widespread acclaim.

Alongside its all-in-one card, Curve offers customers access to spending insights and premium exchange rates for international travel. Its astute banking tool secured a hefty $1B lending capital injection from Credit Suisse in 2022, followed by a substantial $58M Series C funding round in 2023, ranking among the largest in tech that year.

Curve's dominance extends beyond mere payment aggregation; its analytical tools outpace competitor platforms like Apple Pay. Additionally, Curve has introduced Curve Flex as a solution tailored to the contentious buy-now-pay-later model. With plans to leverage its 2023 funding for enhancing customer experience, particularly through app refinements and flex solutions, Curve is poised to fortify its position while laying the groundwork for future collaborations.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

Glassdoor (3.1)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Mar 2025

$48.9m

LATE VC

Jan 2024

$39.4m

LATE VC

Total funding: $342.1m

Company HQ

Paddington, London, UK

Leadership

Shachar Bialick

(Founder & CEO)

Previously worked as Head of Product at Checkout.com, CEO at Machshavot SmartJOB, and Founder and former CEO at SmartEQ. Completed an MBA at INSEAD.

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