Senior Backend Software Engineer (Paris or Remote France)

About Alma

At Alma, we’re reinventing finance to serve those who matter the most: merchants and consumers. Our instalment and deferred payment solutions help merchants boost sales by up to 20%, increase customer loyalty, and deliver a seamless shopping experience — all without encouraging debt. As the BNPL leader in France and active in 10 European countries, we’ve empowered over 21000 merchants and 8 million consumers. With a team of 340+ Almakers and a €115M Series C funding round, Alma is rapidly scaling across Europe — and this is just the beginning...

About the job

We're looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our Merchant Experience squad, who are responsible for empowering merchants with actionable insights and transparency through our self-onboarding tools and performance dashboards.

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, your key responsibilities are:

• Create APIs and backend components that enable payments for thousands of merchants and millions of consumers
• Write maintainable code that meets the highest quality, security, and performance standards expected of a regulated company processing billions of euros
• Evolve the architecture to meet growing business needs in close collaboration with the product team and other technical leaders
• Take the lead in production issues and performance troubleshooting, upgrading our product to achieve greater reliability in the long run

Our technical stack: Python, Docker, React, GCP, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis, PubSub, Datadog

What makes you the perfect fit for the role?

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience: minimum 8 years of relevant work experience with large-scale backend systems (internships and apprenticeships experience excluded)
• Proficiency with Python and relational databases (Please note: we're open to all backend programming languages for this role. However, as our products are built in Python, experience in Python is greatly appreciated!)
• Languages: fluent in French and a good level in English mandatory
• You have the ability to influence how businesses and products are developed
• You're methodical, possess strong communication and problem-solving skills, and can work effectively within a cross-functional team
• Experience in building payment or financial solutions is a plus!

About the recruitment process

• Phone interview with Recruiter (30-45 mins)
• Interview with Hiring Manager (60 mins)
• Take-home coding test, following by a remote feedback session (30 mins)
• Live system design interview (60 mins)
• Team Fit interview (60 mins)

More information on the hiring process can be found in our Interview Guide

You're not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria and that's making you hesitate to apply?

👉 At Alma, we believe that diversity drives innovation and strengthens our community and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, experiences, merit, and business needs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.

So please take your chance, apply anyway!