About the Company
Swan is an embedded banking platform that enables software companies to integrate banking services, including accounts, cards, and payments, directly into their products under their own brand. Founded in 2019, the company serves more than 150 businesses across Europe and processes over €1.5 billion in monthly transactions. Swan is a licensed financial institution regulated by the French banking authority (ACPR) and a principal member of Mastercard.
About the Role
Swan is seeking a Software Engineer to join its Payment team. The role involves contributing to the development of banking services within a collaborative engineering organization that includes software developers, infrastructure engineers, DevOps, QA, and security specialists. The successful candidate will work on backend systems, help design API-driven banking solutions, improve system performance, and ensure compliance with architectural standards and automated testing practices.
The position follows a hybrid work model with at least three days per month in the company’s Paris office.
Responsibilities
- Take technical responsibility for one or more projects.
- Design and develop banking services in collaboration with the product team.
- Build and improve API-based banking solutions.
- Enhance the performance and scalability of systems handling increasing workloads.
- Ensure compliance with architecture guidelines and automated testing standards.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of backend systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams in a regulated environment.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience as a Software Developer.
- Strong knowledge of backend development using Scala and TypeScript.
- Experience optimizing backend performance, observability, and SQL queries.
- Experience with automated testing and CI/CD practices.
- Exposure to distributed systems or microservices architectures.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English.
- Interest in continuous learning and keeping up with new technologies.
- Passion for functional programming or open-source technologies is a plus.
Technical Environment
- Scala
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Kafka
- GraphQL
- Docker
- Kubernetes (K8S)
- AWS