Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- Back End
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Freelancer
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Full Remote
Job Summary
In this role, you will improve and maintain core backend components, optimize database queries, and develop efficient, scalable solutions for complex business logic.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- At Credibur, we are building a debt management platform for non-bank lenders that must work reliably under real operational pressure. As our customer base and data volume grow, the hard problems are no longer features, but correctness, performance, and robustness.
- We are looking for an experienced backend-focused Software Engineer who helps us stabilize and scale our core systems without unnecessary complexity.
- This role is about building practical, reliable solutions to real-world problems.
- Own backend robustness: Improve and maintain core backend components with a focus on correctness, performance, and long-term maintainability.
- Solve complex business logic: Identify and fix edge cases caused by heterogeneous customer data and evolving requirements.
- Improve database performance: Analyze and optimize slow queries, data access patterns, and schema decisions as data volume increases.
- Build pragmatic solutions: Extend existing systems carefully, choosing simplicity over premature optimization & abstraction.
- Collaborate on operations where it matters: Contribute to infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, and deployment improvements that directly impact backend stability and scalability.
- Work closely with the team: Collaborate with other engineers and product to turn real operational needs into reliable backend behavior.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Proficient with Git and collaborative workflows (feature branches, pull requests, code reviews).
- Ability to make pragmatic technical decisions, avoiding overengineering while maintaining high standards.
- Clear, collaborative communication in English.
- Nice to have: Prior exposure to financial or data-heavy systems.
- Core hours: 10:00 to 16:00 CET.
Experience
- Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer.
- 2+ years of experience with Python in production systems.
- 2+ years of experience with Django.
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query optimization.
- Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
- Experience writing automated tests to ensure reliability and prevent regressions.
- Experience working with AWS ECS and containerized deployments in production environments.
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What we offer
- Early-stage fintech startup.
- Work close to the product, the problems, and the decisions that shape the company.
- High-impact, visible work.
- Your work directly affects platform stability, scalability, and how we grow.
- Feedback as dialogue, not one-way input.
- We use retrospectives and reviews to openly discuss what worked, what caused friction, and how to improve collaboration and handovers together.
- Real focus on development.
- Regular development talks, documented progress, and concrete next steps to support your growth.
- Flexible work setup.
- Remote within Europe, with clear expectations around collaboration.
- Flexible contract model.
- Freelance option available for candidates outside Germany. No agencies.
- Competitive compensation.
- Based on experience, responsibility, and impact.
- All hires complete on-site onboarding in Berlin. Background checks are required as part of our standard compliance process.
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Credibur
Credibur GmbH, an emerging startup based in Berlin, Germany, has developed a platform specializing in the management of debt facilities and credit portfolios. Their software enables non-bank lenders and their institutional investors to manage financing structures digitally and automatically. This solution replaces manual processes with a central software, leading to increased efficiency and transparency.
Description
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Full Remote
- Industry
- Banking, Finance, Insurance
Senior Software Engineer
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Full Remote
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
