Backend Developer (Fintech)

Are you fascinated by applying Software Engineering to the real world and noble purposes? Do you have experience working for a Fintech (as a dev or product manager)? Don’t wait, we have a challenging opportunity for you at Qomon!

Quick disclaimers:

• We really are into building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace! We don’t expect candidates to match and feel at ease with every line of this lengthy job description: if you are excited by the opportunity, we strongly encourage you to apply and we shall see what impactful role we can shape together 🚀

We do believe it’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity

• You will be taking part in a growing startup (and B-Corp), human-sized, with an experienced staff, supporting entrepreneurial mindsets, ownership, and with a very open / transparent / 0 bullshit company culture.

• We are committed to a challenging, diverse and meaningful sector: citizen-driven organizations, NGOs, movements, campaigns, etc. all over the World.

• We are closely collaborating with a wide range of citizen-focused actors and organizations in France and in 70+ countries.

Team: Tech / Product

The tech team is mostly in Bordeaux 🍷, but this role is also open to remote candidates, or candidates looking to work from you office in Paris (in Le Marais).

We use a mix of French and English when we work, as we’re fortunate to have international team members! Professional English is essential.

We have a strong team spirit, it is composed of individuals with a diverse set of expertise, backgrounds and motivations which makes things interesting! 🔥

To be clear upfront, not all processes are set in stone yet and we are regularly challenging our organization / scopes / etc.

The current situation is that the product team works on 4-weeks cycles and we do quick written dailies to understand everyone’s progress and challenges.

In terms of general tooling we are using Gitlab, Slack, Linear & Notion.

The backend stack

Here is a bit of name-dropping regarding our stack in the backend: Unix, Golang, Microservices, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, KrakenD, RabbitMq, Metabase, Trino & Dagster.

More infra related: Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Monitoring (Telegraf + Influxdb + Grafana, Zabbix)

The infra stack is shared, extended & owned by all the tech team (Backend, Frontend & Data).

As a Backend Developer (Fintech), you may contribute to several areas:

• Software engineering: Develop, test, improve our utils, APIs & Backoffice, with a focus on building the backend to enable us to secure financial transactions (ie. donations) on our web platform

• Database engineering: tune database models / requests / configurations to ensure compliance with financial regulations and optimize real-time transaction processing

• Data Engineering: automation & plumbing between systems with a strong emphasis on financial data integrity and security

• Product Development: collaborate on the design of next features related to donations or other financial transactions capabilities

• DevOps: work on CI/CD, monitoring, etc.

• Client Support: help our CSM / AE team into finding the right solutions for our clients & prospects by understanding fintech-specific challenges and needs

We obviously do not expect full proficiency over all those areas (awareness & curiosity will be valued).

Your future objectives

Here is a subset of your future objectives:

• Implement the backend side of new features that support secure financial operations and compliance

• Work on making our product more technologically scalable to handle high volumes of financial transactions

• Take part in creating the Product roadmap with a fintech industry perspective

• Obviously, enjoy doing the tasks of the roadmaps ;)

• Contribute to the company processes and discussions

• Get fully familiar with the whole backend projects / architecture @Qomon

Our culture

We believe you’re joining us because you’re excited to work in a dynamic and impactful sector, motivated to make a difference in the world. At Qomon, we value responsibility and ownership—empowering you to take charge of your areas and make meaningful contributions. If you’re passionate about fintech and want to build technology that powers financial transactions, donations, compliance, and innovation, we’d love to have you on board.

As we continue to grow and evolve, we look forward to having you as an active part of the Qomon story.ns are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit.

What we have to offer 🎁

• 🏢 Based in our Bordeaux office “Darwin”, our Paris office in “Le Marais”, or remote

• 🫂 Take part in a small team with a huge ambition

• 🔥 Freedom to act and to develop your skills within an experienced & growing team

• 📱 Product first team with huge ambitions in an incredible momentum

• 🚄 Regular team offsites every quarter to stay trained and aligned (but also have fun) (les “100 jours”)

• Once a month, we organize a event (internal) called Goutech, which is a meetup for the tech side to share some new tech, new patterns, etc..

• 🚉 50% coverage of your transport tickets

• ⚕️ The highest-level of Alan health coverage 90% supported by Qomon

• 💻 A computer, and what you need to work

• 🏖️ Perks & Benefits (CE)

• 🅱️ Qomon is certified B-corp. Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit.