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Senior Backend Engineer


Company : Heart Mind Talent


Location : London, London


Created : 2025-06-21


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Build for Impact: Backend Engineer (Climate FinTech)To be considered for an interview, please make sure your application is full in line with the job specs as found below.Do you want to tackle one of the biggest problems of our time while expanding financial access for communities on the frontlines of climate change?Were working with a Fintech / Climate mission-driven startup thats building the financial infrastructure to channel climate finance directly to underserved regions globally. They're assembling a world-class engineering team to solve significant problems, with high autonomy and high ownership.What Youll Be Doing:Build a high-performance core banking/financial infrastructure.Integrate with payment and verification providers (MRV tools).Design scalable systems with rapid iteration in mind.Work closely with customers and the fieldthis is not a desk-only job.Help establish a culture grounded in pragmatism, scientific thinking, and collaboration.About You:STEM degree from a top university.3+ years of backend development experience.Strong with JVM-based languages.Deep Postgres knowledge (e.g. partitioning, replication, GIST indexes).Familiar with AWS/cloud infrastructure.Startup or FinTech experience strongly preferred.Nice-to-Have:Experience in the climate/carbon ecosystem.Experience building ledgers, balances, or payment systems.Youll Fit if You:Want to work on meaningful, unsolved, ambitious problems.Thrive with autonomy and direct customer interaction.Fast-moving, collaborative teams energise you.Dont mind getting your hands dirtysometimes literally.Perks:Top quartile compensation.High equity ownership.Work alongside talent from Revolut, Stripe, Google, Uber, Monzo, and more.Backed by leading climate and fintech investors.At this time, we are unable to proceed with any candidate that needs relocation or visa support