[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @Nortal

Role Description

Join Nortal for your next big adventure. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Java & Go) to join our team, grow with us, and teach us a few things along the way.

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Go.
• Build reliable services supporting transaction monitoring, compliance rules, and regulatory processes.
• Develop and maintain event-driven and queue-based integrations that process high volumes of transactions.
• Contribute to system design decisions, technical improvements, and application reliability.
• Work with AWS infrastructure and observability tools to support application operations.
• Contribute to React-based frontend functionality when required.
• Own features throughout the development lifecycle, from requirement clarification and estimation to implementation, testing, deployment, and demonstration.
• Identify unclear requirements, technical dependencies, and potential risks before implementation.
• Validate changes across relevant environments before considering work complete.
• Deliver maintainable, well-tested solutions aligned with the team's Definition of Done.
• Develop and maintain unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Apply quality-first engineering practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate actively in code reviews, providing thoughtful feedback and reviewing teammates' changes promptly.
• Support CI/CD processes and help improve engineering standards.
• Investigate defects, identify root causes, and implement reliable fixes.
• Work closely with the Technical Referent and engineering teammates to deliver high-quality features.
• Communicate proactively about progress, blockers, risks, and technical decisions.
• Maintain clear technical documentation to support asynchronous collaboration.
• Take ownership of assigned work and contribute to continuous improvement in a team with lightweight processes.
• Collaborate effectively with distributed colleagues across time zones.
• Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or Cursor to improve development productivity.
• Review, validate, and thoroughly test AI-generated code before integrating it into production systems.
• Apply engineering judgment to ensure security, maintainability, and correctness.
• Take part in Nortal's Technical Interviewer Program, conducting technical interviews for your account and other accounts to help build the teams behind Nortal's growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong backend development expertise.
• Strong production experience with Java and working knowledge of Go, or strong Go experience with the ability to quickly become productive in Java.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining event-driven or queue-based systems.
• Experience developing applications that support high-volume data or transaction processing.
• Strong understanding of software testing, including unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and quality-focused code review practices.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and application observability or monitoring tools.
• Ability to independently deliver features from requirements through production deployment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying technical risks and blockers.
• Experience working in autonomous engineering teams with lightweight processes.
• Excellent written and spoken English (C1 or above), including clear technical documentation and asynchronous communication.
• Ability to maintain the required working-hours overlap with European teams (CET/CEST, exact schedule to be confirmed).

Requirements

• Experience with Rust (nice to have).
• Frontend development experience using React and TypeScript (nice to have).
• Experience with Databricks or other data platforms (nice to have).
• Background in fintech, payments, transaction monitoring, compliance automation, or regulatory reporting (nice to have).
• Experience collaborating with distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones (nice to have).
• Spanish or Portuguese language skills (nice to have).

Benefits

• Competitive USD salary.
• 100% remote work.
• Paid time off & national holidays.
• Sick leave.
• Annual credit.
• Team-building activities.
• Birthday off.