backend engineer, fintech & web3 | emea

As a Backend Engineer, you will help build the server-side core of Deel’s next-generation financial infrastructure - powering payroll, treasury, compliance, and global payments at massive scale. Our teams are building financial rails that support everything from traditional banking rails to emerging models such as crypto-powered payroll, digital wallets, and modern settlement flows. You will transform complex financial logic into robust, performant, and secure APIs and services used by hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide. You will work closely with Product, Design, and Frontend teams to build reliable, scalable, and highly available systems that deliver a flawless, white-glove experience across all of Deel’s FinTech surfaces. As Deel explores new technologies such as blockchain-based settlement, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and contribute to these areas as part of your professional growth.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate in a Cross-Functional Team — working with frontend engineers, PMs, designers, and QA to deliver seamless financial experiences.

• Participate in Product Planning — contribute to discovery, scoping, technical design, and deployment.

• Develop and Enhance Features — build robust APIs, workflows, and fintech capabilities; fix bugs at “Deel Speed.”

• Deliver Customer-Centric Engineering — ensure reliability, clarity, and excellent user experience.

• Solve Complex Fintech Problems — build ledger-driven systems across payments, payroll, treasury, and compliance.

• Build for Scale — design services handling high-volume, multi-currency transactions with safety, concurrency, and idempotency.

• Web3 / On-Chain Financial Infrastructure
  You will help lay the foundation for Deel’s future on-chain capabilities, including:

• Enable on-chain payroll & settlements using stablecoins and trust-minimized flows.

• Integrate APIs from leading Web3 partners (custodians, on/off-ramps, networks, compliance vendors).

• Contribute to smart contracts that power real financial operations (escrow, payouts, invoicing, treasury automation).

• Work with modern blockchain dev stacks: Ethereum, Solidity, Truffle/Hardhat, L1/L2 frameworks (Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Optimism, etc.)

• Design hybrid Web2 Web3 architectures connecting Deel’s ledger, banking rails, and chain-based flows.

Must Have

• Professional experience in fintech or financial systems: payments, banking, accounting, exchanges, payroll, or crypto.

• Experience working in or building systems for companies like Wise, PayPal, Stripe, Adyen, Coinbase, Revolut, etc.

• Proficiency in Node.js & TypeScript, plus at least one additional backend language.

• Deep SQL expertise (PostgreSQL preferred): query performance, schema design, migrations.

• Strong foundation in OOP and design patterns.

• Experience building high-throughput, low-latency and idempotent systems.

• API development expertise: validation, JWT auth, pagination, rate-limiting, event/queue-driven architectures.

• Experience in compliance-sensitive environments (KYC, AML, transaction monitoring).

• 4+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience.

Bonus Points

• Experience with Solidity, smart contracts, Truffle/Hardhat, EVM development, or L1/L2 scaling frameworks.

• Built or integrated custodial wallets, exchanges, or on/off-ramp processes.

• Experience with treasury, FX, reconciliation, or accounting systems.

• Familiarity with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda).

• Worked on SaaS platforms operating 24/7 at large scale.

• Exposure to SOC2 / SOX controls and audit-driven systems.

You’re a Great Fit If You…

• Enjoy owning problems end-to-end: design → implementation → quality → reliability.

• Communicate clearly across engineering, product, compliance, and finance.

• Thrive in async, distributed teams.

• Care deeply about user value, business outcomes, and clean technical execution.

• Embody Deel’s core value of Genuine Care — for teammates, customers, and quality.

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. 

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location

• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country

• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access