Senior Backend Engineer - Go

🚀 Backend Software Engineer (Go) 🚀  

Join the Fintech revolution at Teylor AG (Fully Remote within Europe - UTC-1 to UTC+3) 

Are you a passionate and driven Backend Software Engineer looking to make a real impact in the FinTech space? 

Do you thrive in a remote-first environment and want to contribute to a product that's revolutionizing SME lending across Europe?

If so, Teylor AG is looking for you!

About Us

Teylor AG is a dynamic FinTech company on a mission to change credit markets by making capital more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We're building the future of SME finance through our innovative Teylor Lending Platform, operating as both a direct digital lender and a technology partner empowering traditional financial institutions.

Our vision is to create a lending landscape that is fundamentally faster, easier, and more efficient, driven by cutting-edge technology. Join our formidable tech team and be part of the next major FinTech revolution in B2B financing.

Our momentum has been on the rise through major strategic moves, including securing up to €275 million in debt financing in 2023, acquiring the business operations of German competitor Creditshelf in May 2024 and most recently Grenke AG's entire factoring division across seven European countries in April 2025 to ultimately become THE leading European SME financing platform.

Core Values 

• One Mission: Emphasizing teamwork and collaboration among employees, customers, and partners.
• Personal Responsibility: Highlighting individual accountability within the company's flat hierarchies.
• Innovation: Encouraging the challenging of the status quo and valuing creative, out-of-the-box thinking.
• Customer-Focused: Prioritizing the delivery of tangible value to customers.

The Role

This is a fully remote position but you MUST be physically located within Europe (UTC-1 to UTC+3).

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Teylor AG, you will be a crucial member of our tech team, reporting to the Director of Engineering and collaborating closely with the CPTO. You'll be instrumental in conceptualizing, building, and launching new features that power our innovative financial platform.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborate closely with leadership, product managers, and other team members to conceptualize, build, and launch new features.
• Write production-grade, robust, and well-tested backend code primarily in Go.  
• Develop, maintain, and improve our core financial platform and services.
• Build seamless integrations with our partner banks and various external financial systems.
• Ensure high code quality through rigorous testing, peer code reviews, and automation.
• Contribute actively to Teylor’s evolving remote engineering culture and best practices.
• Contribute to our north star architecture and engineering strategy

What You'll Need

• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience as a Backend Engineer.
• 2+ (4+ for senior) years of hands-on backend development experience.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts.
• Strong strategic problem-solving abilities and a proactive, independent approach with a can-do attitude.
• Proven ability to be an excellent team player.
• Experience working effectively in distributed setups, adhering to remote collaboration best practices.
• Strong proficiency in GoLang.
• Solid understanding of Git for version control.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL, particularly Postgres.
• A proactive "get things done" mentality.
• A serious and disciplined work ethic, combined with a positive and collaborative spirit.
• Experience in distributed setups and remote practices for collaboration

Nice to Have

• Practical experience with AWS cloud services.
• Experience with serverless/functions/lambda architectures and related technologies.
• Familiarity with AWS APIs, CloudFormation, or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Understanding of modern build pipelines and CI/CD tools such as Github Actions.
• Previous experience working in remote teams and within small companies or startups.
• Exposure to Full Stack development (React and TypeScript).
• Knowledge of the Finance or FinTech industry.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Equity participation in the company.
• 25 days of paid leave per year, plus local holidays.
• Annual team meetups to connect with colleagues.
• A diverse and inclusive international team.
• Work with a company-provided MacBook.
• A flexible and fully remote working environment (within UTC-1 to UTC+3).
• Potential for growth and development as Teylor continues to expand.
• The opportunity to contribute to a disruptive product revolutionizing SME lending.
• The chance to be part of a dynamic tech team with a strong startup mindset.

Ready to shape the future of SME finance? Apply to join the Teylor AG team!

Hiring Process

Here's what you can expect from our hiring process:

1. Screening call with DoE
2. Screening call with CTO
3. Take home assignment 
4. 90 minute technical interview/assignment review call with engineering team
5. Final Call with CTO or CEO