Staff Software Engineer (Payments and Banking)

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take a key role in the evolution of Embat's Payments and Banking domain. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role where you will help define the technical foundations of our financial infrastructure, make long-term architectural decisions, and influence how we scale payments and banking products to tens of countries and millions of transactions.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Backend or Platform Engineer, with deep exposure to payments, banking, or financial services systems
• Proven experience in at least one of the following: building global payment infrastructure, designing and operating financial ledger systems, developing complex financial products
• Strong background in distributed systems, system design, and scalable architectures
• High standards for correctness, security, observability, and operational excellence
• Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across teams
• Strong communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A mentoring mindset: you enjoy helping others grow and raising the overall level of the team
• Pragmatic but ambitious: you know when to aim for perfection and when "good enough" is the right trade-off
• Team-first attitude: humility, collaboration, and ownership are non-negotiable
• Background in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Languages: Working proficiency in English & fluent in Spanish
• Location: Madrid (hybrid)

Benefits

• Competitive salary according to the project and responsibility
• Hybrid working setup & flexible schedule
• Latest technology of your choice to do your impactful work with
• Access to private health insurance with Sanitas
• Access to salary on demand, restaurant card, transport card, and kindergarden checks through Payflow
• English Classes
• Career progression - we are a small team with great ambitions
• An opportunity to work hand in hand with our founders who built their careers in Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan for more than a decade
• 360º development - through internal and external talks, sponsored conferences and many more to come
• Twice-yearly performance reviews
• Team Buildings plans