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Job Title: Java Backend Engineer

About Us:

levl (www.levl.ch) offers a single unified platform for fast, secure, and cost-effective cross-border payments. Platforms can plug into our payments API, use our dashboard, or OTC desk to send and receive payments for their customers.

levl is incubated and funded by Galaxy Digital, a public financial services firm managing $5b+ AUM, and based out of their European offices. levl’s team previously worked at top payment companies, exchanges, and hedge funds including PayPal, London Stock Exchange, AQR ($150b+ quant fund), Brevan Howard, and Galaxy Digital.

This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced early-stage startup in which you will be given tremendous ownership and autonomy as we launch our first product.

What you’ll be doing:

Working with cross-functional teams to build mission-critical financial services web products. You will be building microservices, API’s, web applications, and infrastructure to support cross-border payments and related back-office operations. We’re looking for people who have a growth mindset and a history of building world-class web products

What you’ll need:

• Minimum 3 years of development of microservices
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot
• Proficiency with relational databases (ex PostgreSQL)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes etc
• Experience in building cloud-native services using AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience in REST and/or GraphQL API development
• Strong grasp of unit testing principles and testing libraries
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to work with others in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to self-organise and deliver high-quality work

Nice to have:

• Experience with blockchain and/or digital assets
• Experience building trading systems (ex FX) or cross-border payment systems
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (ex Terraform, Pulumi)