Job description
We at Holycode are currently looking for a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer with strong skills and proven experience who is ready to dive into the Neon project team, for a full-time engagement, to join our company of passionate IT professionals.
About Neon
Neon is a Zurich-based fintech startup on a mission to disrupt the Swiss banking industry and become Switzerland’s #1 bank account. With over 250,000 users and a passionate team, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved—and we’re ready for the next chapter.How We Work
- We combine excellent UX/UI with data-driven decision-making
- We focus heavily on automation, CI/CD, and reproducible environments
- We believe in ownership, calculated risks, and always putting the customer first
- We encourage open discussions, technical excellence, and continuous improvement• Collaboration, respect, support, and social engagement are at the heart of our mighty tech team
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and maintain robust backend services using Java 21, Spring Boot 3, REST APIs, and Kubernetes
- Take end-to-end ownership of backend components — from design to production
- Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines in an agile Kanban environment
- Use observability and monitoring tools to ensure system health, performance, and reliability
- Collaborate closely with backend and frontend engineers, QA, product owners, and platform teams to enhance our applications
- Influence architecture, best practices, and technical decisions through team discussion
- Support and mentor other engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing
Our Tech Stack
- Java 21, Spring Boot 3, JPA/Hibernate, REST APIs
- Angular
- MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes
Key qualifications
- Extensive experience building production-grade Java applications
- Solid understanding of backend architecture, software design, and distributed systems
- Strong knowledge of SQL, REST APIs, microservices, and networking concepts
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, tools and modern DevOps practices
- Ownership of components, features, or systems in past roles
- Fluent in spoken and written English (German or other related languages are a plus)
- Living in Belgrade or is willing to come to the office at least 2 days per week (hybrid model)
Why you’ll love working here:
- Private health insurance
- Equipment of your choice (laptop, monitor, accessories)
- High-growth company with innovative products
- Supportive, international team
- Budget for professional development (courses, books, conferences)
- English and German language lessons during working hours
- Nice office in Belgrade with a stocked kitchen and game area
- Opportunity to learn, grow, and make a real impact
If you are looking for an environment where you can grow professionally, learn from the best in the field, balance work and life habits and have a pleasant and enthusiastic environment, please submit your CV in English.
