<h2>About the job</h2><p>We are looking for a talented <strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong> to join our Product, Design, and Engineering organisation and help shape the future of spend management.</p><p>You will join our <strong>KYC squad</strong>, helping build reliable, scalable, and user-friendly experiences for customer onboarding, verification, and compliance. This role is primarily backend-focused, with an expected split of approximately <strong>70% backend and 30% frontend</strong>.</p><p>You will take ownership of functional and technical topics across the full feature lifecycle, from discovery and specification through technical design, development, testing, documentation, deployment, and maintenance.</p><p>As a Senior Software Engineer, you will also help shape the squad’s technical direction, lead initiatives, support strong engineering practices, and contribute to a positive and collaborative team culture.</p><h2>Our stack</h2><ul><li><p>TypeScript (Node/React)</p></li><li><p>PostgreSQL for data storage</p></li><li><p>Redis, SQS, and Kafka for jobs, messaging, and queues</p></li><li><p>Terraform to define our infrastructure</p></li><li><p>Kubernetes, Lambdas, and Step Functions to run our applications</p></li><li><p>AWS, GitHub Actions, Claude Code, and LLM-assisted workflows</p></li></ul><h2>Key responsibilities</h2><ul><li><p>Design, develop, and maintain reliable backend services and workflows for KYC and customer onboarding.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to frontend development with React, representing approximately 30% of the role.</p></li><li><p>Own complex technical and functional topics throughout the full feature lifecycle.</p></li><li><p>Define and evolve robust architectures, applying principles such as hexagonal architecture and clear domain boundaries.</p></li><li><p>Lead technical initiatives from discovery and design through implementation, delivery, and continuous improvement.</p></li><li><p>Build maintainable, performant, observable, and well-tested software.</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with Product, Design, Engineering, Compliance, Operations, and other stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Use AI-assisted development tools daily, share effective practices, and help promote responsible usage across engineering.</p></li></ul><h2>What we’re looking for</h2><ul><li><p>Fluency in written and spoken English, our business language.</p></li><li><p>At least <strong>5 years of experience in software development</strong>, ideally in a product-focused environment.</p></li><li><p>Strong expertise in <strong>TypeScript</strong>, particularly for backend development with Node.js.</p></li><li><p>Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, or infrastructure-as-code.</p></li><li><p>A proven track record of designing and delivering high-quality, scalable products.</p></li><li><p>Strong architectural knowledge, including experience with hexagonal architecture and maintainable system design.</p></li><li><p>The ability to lead initiatives and make sound decisions with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.</p></li><li><p>A product-oriented mindset, with the ability to contribute to discovery, prioritisation, meetings, and squad rituals.</p></li><li><p>A collaborative attitude, strong customer focus, and enthusiasm for building a positive team culture.</p></li></ul><h2>Nice to have</h2><ul><li><p>Experience working in financial services, payments, fintech, or another regulated industry.</p></li><li><p>Experience integrating with third-party providers through APIs, external services, and webhooks.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of compliance, identity verification, fraud prevention, or customer onboarding domains.</p></li></ul><p>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</p><h2>About Spendesk</h2><p>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work.</p><p>Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, including in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as PayFit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt, and Yousign.</p><p>With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.</p><p>For more information, visit <a target="_blank" href="https://www.spendesk.com/press">www.spendesk.com/press</a>.</p><h2>About Our People & Culture</h2><p>We believe that people do their best work when they are given the freedom to thrive and grow. That is why liberation is at the core of everything we do.</p><p>We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world, with more than 35 countries represented, but we have plenty in common: we are bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset.</p><h2>About Our Benefits</h2><p>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth, with benefits to match:</p><ul><li><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p></li><li><p>Latest Apple equipment</p></li><li><p>Access to <a target="_blank" href="http://Moka.care">Moka.care</a> for emotional and mental health support</p></li><li><p>Great office snacks</p></li><li><p>A positive and collaborative team to work with every day</p></li></ul><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships.</p><h2>Diversity & Inclusion</h2><p>At Spendesk, we are committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported, and celebrated.</p><p>We are building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal, and inclusive team where everyone feels welcome. We truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.</p>
Jul 30, 2026
Full time
<h2>About the job</h2><p>We are looking for a talented <strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong> to join our Product, Design, and Engineering organisation and help shape the future of spend management.</p><p>You will join our <strong>KYC squad</strong>, helping build reliable, scalable, and user-friendly experiences for customer onboarding, verification, and compliance. This role is primarily backend-focused, with an expected split of approximately <strong>70% backend and 30% frontend</strong>.</p><p>You will take ownership of functional and technical topics across the full feature lifecycle, from discovery and specification through technical design, development, testing, documentation, deployment, and maintenance.</p><p>As a Senior Software Engineer, you will also help shape the squad’s technical direction, lead initiatives, support strong engineering practices, and contribute to a positive and collaborative team culture.</p><h2>Our stack</h2><ul><li><p>TypeScript (Node/React)</p></li><li><p>PostgreSQL for data storage</p></li><li><p>Redis, SQS, and Kafka for jobs, messaging, and queues</p></li><li><p>Terraform to define our infrastructure</p></li><li><p>Kubernetes, Lambdas, and Step Functions to run our applications</p></li><li><p>AWS, GitHub Actions, Claude Code, and LLM-assisted workflows</p></li></ul><h2>Key responsibilities</h2><ul><li><p>Design, develop, and maintain reliable backend services and workflows for KYC and customer onboarding.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to frontend development with React, representing approximately 30% of the role.</p></li><li><p>Own complex technical and functional topics throughout the full feature lifecycle.</p></li><li><p>Define and evolve robust architectures, applying principles such as hexagonal architecture and clear domain boundaries.</p></li><li><p>Lead technical initiatives from discovery and design through implementation, delivery, and continuous improvement.</p></li><li><p>Build maintainable, performant, observable, and well-tested software.</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with Product, Design, Engineering, Compliance, Operations, and other stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Use AI-assisted development tools daily, share effective practices, and help promote responsible usage across engineering.</p></li></ul><h2>What we’re looking for</h2><ul><li><p>Fluency in written and spoken English, our business language.</p></li><li><p>At least <strong>5 years of experience in software development</strong>, ideally in a product-focused environment.</p></li><li><p>Strong expertise in <strong>TypeScript</strong>, particularly for backend development with Node.js.</p></li><li><p>Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, or infrastructure-as-code.</p></li><li><p>A proven track record of designing and delivering high-quality, scalable products.</p></li><li><p>Strong architectural knowledge, including experience with hexagonal architecture and maintainable system design.</p></li><li><p>The ability to lead initiatives and make sound decisions with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.</p></li><li><p>A product-oriented mindset, with the ability to contribute to discovery, prioritisation, meetings, and squad rituals.</p></li><li><p>A collaborative attitude, strong customer focus, and enthusiasm for building a positive team culture.</p></li></ul><h2>Nice to have</h2><ul><li><p>Experience working in financial services, payments, fintech, or another regulated industry.</p></li><li><p>Experience integrating with third-party providers through APIs, external services, and webhooks.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of compliance, identity verification, fraud prevention, or customer onboarding domains.</p></li></ul><p>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</p><h2>About Spendesk</h2><p>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work.</p><p>Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, including in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as PayFit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt, and Yousign.</p><p>With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.</p><p>For more information, visit <a target="_blank" href="https://www.spendesk.com/press">www.spendesk.com/press</a>.</p><h2>About Our People & Culture</h2><p>We believe that people do their best work when they are given the freedom to thrive and grow. That is why liberation is at the core of everything we do.</p><p>We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world, with more than 35 countries represented, but we have plenty in common: we are bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset.</p><h2>About Our Benefits</h2><p>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth, with benefits to match:</p><ul><li><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p></li><li><p>Latest Apple equipment</p></li><li><p>Access to <a target="_blank" href="http://Moka.care">Moka.care</a> for emotional and mental health support</p></li><li><p>Great office snacks</p></li><li><p>A positive and collaborative team to work with every day</p></li></ul><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships.</p><h2>Diversity & Inclusion</h2><p>At Spendesk, we are committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported, and celebrated.</p><p>We are building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal, and inclusive team where everyone feels welcome. We truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.</p>
<h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Build the backend foundations for Spendesk’s AI-native experiences</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Spendesk is looking for a Backend Software Engineer (IC3) to join our PDE (Product, Design & Engineering) organization and help shape the technical foundations of our next generation of AI-powered product experiences.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">This is a hands-on role for an engineer who combines strong backend fundamentals with solid fluency in LLM-enabled systems. You will work on the technical foundations behind conversational and agentic experiences: backend services for context handling, orchestration, tool calling, and reliable interactions with LLMs and applicative systems.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">About the role</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">As a Backend Software Engineer (IC3), you will help create the backend layer that supports agentic and conversational experiences for Spendesk end users.</strong></span></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Your scope will include services that:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">manage conversations and contextual state,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">support the ingestion and retrieval of rich content such as PDFs and images,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">integrate LLMs through AWS Bedrock with robust operational patterns,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">connect to MCP-compatible services and tools exposed by other squads,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">orchestrate multi-step workflows combining reasoning, tool usage, and product actions.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">This is not just about integrating services’ features to an LLM. You will build production-grade services that need to be reliable, observable, secure, and designed for long-term extensibility. You will contribute to reusable patterns and collaborate with ML Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and applicative squads to make these foundations useful across multiple AI use cases.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Our tech environment</strong></span></h3><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ll operate in a modern engineering environment designed for both product delivery and AI integration:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">TypeScript</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Node.js for backend and banking applications</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">React on the frontend</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">PostgreSQL for data storage; Redis, SQS, and Kafka for jobs, queues, and event streaming</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Terraform to define infrastructure as code</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Kubernetes, Lambdas, and Step Functions to run our applications</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">AWS as our cloud provider, including AWS Bedrock for LLM access</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">GitHub Actions for CI</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Key responsibilities</strong></span></h3><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Backend services for AI-native experiences</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that power conversational and agentic AI features.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Implement the services needed for context management, tool invocation, rich content access, and multi-step orchestration.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Build robust patterns for integrating LLMs through AWS Bedrock, including retries, fallbacks, tracing, and cost-aware usage.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Ensure these services are designed for production from day one, with strong standards on reliability, maintainability, and security.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Architecture & transversal system design</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Partner with the IC5 Staff Engineer to implement the architecture supporting AI-native product experiences.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Contribute to reusable service boundaries, contracts, and interfaces that can be adopted across squads.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Help define how applicative squads can expose MCP-compatible tools and capabilities to central AI services.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Translate high-level architectural direction into concrete technical implementations and scalable engineering patterns.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Hands-on delivery of complex systems</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Own complex backend components end-to-end, from design and implementation to deployment and maintenance.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Contribute directly to proof-of-concepts and experiments, then harden the successful ones into reliable production services.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Review code, challenge design decisions, and raise the quality bar on backend engineering within the squad.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Bring pragmatism to delivery, balancing speed of experimentation with long-term platform quality.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Observability, performance & operational excellence</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Instrument services with logs, tracing, and metrics to ensure strong production visibility and fast iteration.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Help define and uphold quality standards around latency, failure handling, cost efficiency, and resilience.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Contribute to a strong “you build it, you run it” culture, where backend engineers own what they ship in production.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Ensure AI-related services are built with secure coding and responsible data handling practices.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Cross-functional collaboration</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to turn AI product concepts into concrete backend capabilities.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Partner with applicative squads to connect backend services with the tools, context, and business actions needed by AI systems.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Help create shared engineering knowledge around LLM integration, async workflows, and reliable AI feature delivery.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">What we’re looking for</strong></span></h3><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience & background</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Significant experience on backend software engineering experience in production environments.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">A strong track record of designing and shipping scalable backend services with clear ownership of reliability and maintainability.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience contributing to complex technical projects in fast-paced product organizations.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Ideally, hands-on exposure to AI-enabled or LLM-backed product features in production.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Technical & data skills</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Strong backend engineering skills with TypeScript / Node.js or adjacent technologies.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Good fluency in service design, asynchronous architectures, and resilient distributed systems.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience integrating APIs and external services into robust product backends.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Practical experience, or strong interest, in integrating LLMs into production systems, ideally using platforms such as AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, or Anthropic.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Familiarity with technologies such as Kafka, SQS, Step Functions, PostgreSQL, and modern observability practices.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Leadership & collaboration</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You are:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Highly autonomous and comfortable owning ambiguous technical problems from framing to delivery.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Able to work effectively in partnership with a Staff Engineer while independently delivering complex components.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Product-minded, customer-focused, and capable of translating business needs into backend systems.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Curious about AI-native product design and motivated by building durable foundations, not just short-term demos.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Fluent in written and spoken English, our business language.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Nice to have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience with conversational or agentic systems</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience integrating LLMs with tool-calling, guardrails, and evaluation loops</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience with rich content processing, document workflows, or multimodal service design</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience in SaaS, fintech, or regulated environments</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Not ticking every box? We’d still love to hear from you. At Spendesk, we value skills, potential and diverse experiences. If this role excites you and you believe you could contribute, we encourage you to apply.</strong></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">How we work</strong></span></h3><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">AI-first, product-led: prototype fast, dogfooding, iterate based on data</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You build it, you run it: owning deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvements</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Collaboration by default: PM, Design, ML Engineering, and Backend Engineering work together toward outcomes</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Pragmatic engineering: we optimize for impact, not theoretical perfection</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">What success looks like in your first 90 days</strong></span></h3><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ve shipped or materially advanced a production-grade backend component that supports conversational or agentic AI experiences at Spendesk.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ve partnered effectively with the IC5 Staff Engineer to turn architectural direction into reliable, reusable backend services.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ve integrated at least one LLM-backed capability through AWS Bedrock with appropriate observability, retries, and operational safeguards in place.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ve improved one shared engineering capability, for example orchestration patterns, service contracts, or cost/reliability monitoring, that can be reused by future AI features.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h2><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Location and ways of working</strong></span></h2><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">We value regular in-person collaboration. We’re primarily hiring in Paris, London or Barcelona with a flexible hybrid setup. Outstanding remote candidates may be considered, but this is not a remote-first role.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Hiring process:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">HR screening call</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Discussion with the Hiring Manager</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Technical interview, live coding and/or system design depending on profile</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Final interview with leadershi</strong></span><strong><br></strong></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h2><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">About Spendesk</strong></span></h2><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as SoundCloud, Gousto, SumUp, and Bloom & Wild. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">For more information: www.spendesk.com/press</strong></span></p><ul><li><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p></li><li><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p></li><li><p>Access to Moka.care — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p></li><li><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p></li><li><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p></li></ul><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.</p><p></p><p><strong>Diversity & Inclusion</strong></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.</p><p><strong><br></strong></p>
Jul 03, 2026
Full time
<h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Build the backend foundations for Spendesk’s AI-native experiences</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Spendesk is looking for a Backend Software Engineer (IC3) to join our PDE (Product, Design & Engineering) organization and help shape the technical foundations of our next generation of AI-powered product experiences.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">This is a hands-on role for an engineer who combines strong backend fundamentals with solid fluency in LLM-enabled systems. You will work on the technical foundations behind conversational and agentic experiences: backend services for context handling, orchestration, tool calling, and reliable interactions with LLMs and applicative systems.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">About the role</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">As a Backend Software Engineer (IC3), you will help create the backend layer that supports agentic and conversational experiences for Spendesk end users.</strong></span></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Your scope will include services that:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">manage conversations and contextual state,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">support the ingestion and retrieval of rich content such as PDFs and images,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">integrate LLMs through AWS Bedrock with robust operational patterns,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">connect to MCP-compatible services and tools exposed by other squads,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">orchestrate multi-step workflows combining reasoning, tool usage, and product actions.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">This is not just about integrating services’ features to an LLM. You will build production-grade services that need to be reliable, observable, secure, and designed for long-term extensibility. You will contribute to reusable patterns and collaborate with ML Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and applicative squads to make these foundations useful across multiple AI use cases.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Our tech environment</strong></span></h3><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ll operate in a modern engineering environment designed for both product delivery and AI integration:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">TypeScript</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Node.js for backend and banking applications</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">React on the frontend</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">PostgreSQL for data storage; Redis, SQS, and Kafka for jobs, queues, and event streaming</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Terraform to define infrastructure as code</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Kubernetes, Lambdas, and Step Functions to run our applications</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">AWS as our cloud provider, including AWS Bedrock for LLM access</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">GitHub Actions for CI</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Key responsibilities</strong></span></h3><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Backend services for AI-native experiences</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that power conversational and agentic AI features.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Implement the services needed for context management, tool invocation, rich content access, and multi-step orchestration.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Build robust patterns for integrating LLMs through AWS Bedrock, including retries, fallbacks, tracing, and cost-aware usage.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Ensure these services are designed for production from day one, with strong standards on reliability, maintainability, and security.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Architecture & transversal system design</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Partner with the IC5 Staff Engineer to implement the architecture supporting AI-native product experiences.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Contribute to reusable service boundaries, contracts, and interfaces that can be adopted across squads.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Help define how applicative squads can expose MCP-compatible tools and capabilities to central AI services.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Translate high-level architectural direction into concrete technical implementations and scalable engineering patterns.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Hands-on delivery of complex systems</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Own complex backend components end-to-end, from design and implementation to deployment and maintenance.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Contribute directly to proof-of-concepts and experiments, then harden the successful ones into reliable production services.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Review code, challenge design decisions, and raise the quality bar on backend engineering within the squad.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Bring pragmatism to delivery, balancing speed of experimentation with long-term platform quality.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Observability, performance & operational excellence</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Instrument services with logs, tracing, and metrics to ensure strong production visibility and fast iteration.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Help define and uphold quality standards around latency, failure handling, cost efficiency, and resilience.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Contribute to a strong “you build it, you run it” culture, where backend engineers own what they ship in production.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Ensure AI-related services are built with secure coding and responsible data handling practices.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Cross-functional collaboration</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to turn AI product concepts into concrete backend capabilities.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Partner with applicative squads to connect backend services with the tools, context, and business actions needed by AI systems.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Help create shared engineering knowledge around LLM integration, async workflows, and reliable AI feature delivery.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">What we’re looking for</strong></span></h3><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience & background</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Significant experience on backend software engineering experience in production environments.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">A strong track record of designing and shipping scalable backend services with clear ownership of reliability and maintainability.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience contributing to complex technical projects in fast-paced product organizations.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Ideally, hands-on exposure to AI-enabled or LLM-backed product features in production.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Technical & data skills</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Strong backend engineering skills with TypeScript / Node.js or adjacent technologies.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Good fluency in service design, asynchronous architectures, and resilient distributed systems.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience integrating APIs and external services into robust product backends.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Practical experience, or strong interest, in integrating LLMs into production systems, ideally using platforms such as AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, or Anthropic.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Familiarity with technologies such as Kafka, SQS, Step Functions, PostgreSQL, and modern observability practices.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Leadership & collaboration</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You are:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Highly autonomous and comfortable owning ambiguous technical problems from framing to delivery.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Able to work effectively in partnership with a Staff Engineer while independently delivering complex components.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Product-minded, customer-focused, and capable of translating business needs into backend systems.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Curious about AI-native product design and motivated by building durable foundations, not just short-term demos.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Fluent in written and spoken English, our business language.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Nice to have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience with conversational or agentic systems</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience integrating LLMs with tool-calling, guardrails, and evaluation loops</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience with rich content processing, document workflows, or multimodal service design</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Experience in SaaS, fintech, or regulated environments</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Not ticking every box? We’d still love to hear from you. At Spendesk, we value skills, potential and diverse experiences. If this role excites you and you believe you could contribute, we encourage you to apply.</strong></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">How we work</strong></span></h3><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">AI-first, product-led: prototype fast, dogfooding, iterate based on data</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You build it, you run it: owning deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvements</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Collaboration by default: PM, Design, ML Engineering, and Backend Engineering work together toward outcomes</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Pragmatic engineering: we optimize for impact, not theoretical perfection</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">What success looks like in your first 90 days</strong></span></h3><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ve shipped or materially advanced a production-grade backend component that supports conversational or agentic AI experiences at Spendesk.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ve partnered effectively with the IC5 Staff Engineer to turn architectural direction into reliable, reusable backend services.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ve integrated at least one LLM-backed capability through AWS Bedrock with appropriate observability, retries, and operational safeguards in place.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">You’ve improved one shared engineering capability, for example orchestration patterns, service contracts, or cost/reliability monitoring, that can be reused by future AI features.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h2><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Location and ways of working</strong></span></h2><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">We value regular in-person collaboration. We’re primarily hiring in Paris, London or Barcelona with a flexible hybrid setup. Outstanding remote candidates may be considered, but this is not a remote-first role.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Hiring process:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">HR screening call</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Discussion with the Hiring Manager</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Technical interview, live coding and/or system design depending on profile</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Final interview with leadershi</strong></span><strong><br></strong></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><h2><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">About Spendesk</strong></span></h2><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as SoundCloud, Gousto, SumUp, and Bloom & Wild. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1c0b9c9f-7fff-679a-2ff5-8e39c910cf8e">For more information: www.spendesk.com/press</strong></span></p><ul><li><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p></li><li><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p></li><li><p>Access to Moka.care — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p></li><li><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p></li><li><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p></li></ul><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.</p><p></p><p><strong>Diversity & Inclusion</strong></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.</p><p><strong><br></strong></p>
<p>At Spendesk, we're building the leading spend management platform for modern businesses, processing billions of euros across Europe and beyond. Security is at the heart of what we do: our customers trust us to safeguard their financial data, and we're committed to raising the bar for security in fintech.</p><p>We're creating a dedicated Security Engineering function. You'll be the first senior hire in this space, shaping how we protect our platform, how we respond to threats, and how we build a security-aware engineering culture from the inside.</p><h2>Your Mission</h2><p></p><p>You'll be the security conscience for engineering: building tooling, training developers, and partnering with Infrastructure on secure-by-default solutions. You own the technical security roadmap: partnering with the compliance team to identify risks, translating findings into actionable engineering-native tools and processes, driving remediation, and raising the bar across the organisation.</p><p>This is a pure engineering role, not governance or compliance: a separate team owns policy and risk frameworks. It's an individual contributor track with high influence, focused on technical depth, not people management. You'll mentor an Associate Security Engineer, shape practices across squads, and be the go-to person when engineering teams need security guidance.</p><p>You'll be hands-on across the full security surface from day one. As the team grows, you'll move from day-to-day operations toward architecture, strategy, and mentoring, acting as the escalation point for the Associate Security Engineer.</p><hr><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><p></p><p><strong>Vulnerability & incident management</strong></p><ul><li><p>Own and operate our bug bounty program: manage the platform, set escalation thresholds, and drive strategic improvements.</p></li><li><p>Act as escalation point for vulnerability triage, taking the lead on complex or high-severity findings.</p></li><li><p>Lead security incident response: qualification, forensics (including fraud investigations), fix coordination, post-mortem, and resolution tracking.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Detection & SIEM</strong></p><ul><li><p>Own our SIEM platform (ElasticSearch, multi-node Linux): architecture, detection rules, and indicators of compromise.</p></li><li><p>Build and evolve detection coverage, focusing on signal quality over manual toil.</p></li><li><p>Build and maintain security runbooks and operational documentation.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Identity & access management</strong></p><ul><li><p>Own IAM implementation and operations for product and infrastructure systems, downstream of corporate IT: SSO/MFA configuration, role and access-rights implementation, periodic permission reviews, and secrets rotation.</p></li><li><p>Work within the authentication standards set by the security governance team.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Secure development & audits</strong></p><ul><li><p>Embed security into the development lifecycle: threat modelling, secure code patterns, CI/CD hardening.</p></li><li><p>Conduct technical security reviews of code (TypeScript, Node.js, Python), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and multi-tenant AWS environments.</p></li><li><p>Drive security tooling in CI/CD: design and own the automated gate suite (SAST, SCA, container scanning, AI-generated code risk detection) and ensure pipeline coverage scales with engineering growth.</p></li><li><p>Assess and govern AI tooling adoption across engineering: define security standards for code assistants and LLM-powered workflows, and conduct AI-specific threat modelling.</p></li><li><p>Coordinate and execute penetration tests and security audits: prepare environments, manage auditor relationships, drive post-audit action plans.</p></li><li><p>Drive remediation within the qualification rules and timeframes set by the security governance team.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Education & influence</strong></p><ul><li><p>Coach engineers on secure development through workshops, secure-code guidance, and design reviews.</p></li><li><p>Surface security risks and recommendations to engineering leadership; own the security backlog and roadmap.</p></li><li><p>Partner with Infrastructure on secure-by-default solutions.</p></li></ul><hr><h2>What We're Looking For</h2><p><strong>Must-haves:</strong></p><ul><li><p>A track record of owning security outcomes end to end, with hands-on experience across at least three of: code auditing, infrastructure security (AWS/Linux), penetration testing, SIEM operations, incident response.</p></li><li><p>Ability to own a roadmap: identify priorities, build a plan, execute autonomously, and communicate progress to non-specialists.</p></li><li><p>Deep understanding of modern web architectures (microservices, cloud-native, PaaS/SaaS) and where they break.</p></li><li><p>Strong scripting and automation ability (Python, Bash, or similar).</p></li><li><p>Experience mentoring other engineers or security practitioners.</p></li><li><p>Excellent communication: you can explain a CVSS 9.8 to a PM and get them to prioritise it.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Nice-to-haves:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Experience with ElasticSearch / ELK stack in production.</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with AWS, GCP, Snowflake, Datadog, Okta.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of security standards and frameworks (ISO 27001, OWASP, SOC 2, PCI-DSS).</p></li><li><p>Experience in a regulated fintech or payments environment.</p></li><li><p>Reverse engineering and analysis of minified/obfuscated code.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Not ticking every box? We’d still love to hear from you. At Spendesk, we value skills, potential and diverse experiences. If this role excites you and you believe you could contribute, we encourage you to apply.</strong>"</p><hr><p>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</p><p></p><h2>About Spendesk</h2><p></p><p>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as Payfit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt and Yousign. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.</p><p>For more information: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spendesk.com/press">www.spendesk.com/press</a></p><h2>About our people & culture</h2><p></p><p>We believe that people do their best work when they're given the freedom to thrive and grow. That's why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset.</p><h2>About our benefits</h2><p></p><p>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!</p><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p><p>Access to <a target="_blank" href="http://Moka.care">Moka.care</a> — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.</p><h2>Diversity & Inclusion</h2><p></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.<strong><br></strong></p>
Jul 02, 2026
Full time
<p>At Spendesk, we're building the leading spend management platform for modern businesses, processing billions of euros across Europe and beyond. Security is at the heart of what we do: our customers trust us to safeguard their financial data, and we're committed to raising the bar for security in fintech.</p><p>We're creating a dedicated Security Engineering function. You'll be the first senior hire in this space, shaping how we protect our platform, how we respond to threats, and how we build a security-aware engineering culture from the inside.</p><h2>Your Mission</h2><p></p><p>You'll be the security conscience for engineering: building tooling, training developers, and partnering with Infrastructure on secure-by-default solutions. You own the technical security roadmap: partnering with the compliance team to identify risks, translating findings into actionable engineering-native tools and processes, driving remediation, and raising the bar across the organisation.</p><p>This is a pure engineering role, not governance or compliance: a separate team owns policy and risk frameworks. It's an individual contributor track with high influence, focused on technical depth, not people management. You'll mentor an Associate Security Engineer, shape practices across squads, and be the go-to person when engineering teams need security guidance.</p><p>You'll be hands-on across the full security surface from day one. As the team grows, you'll move from day-to-day operations toward architecture, strategy, and mentoring, acting as the escalation point for the Associate Security Engineer.</p><hr><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><p></p><p><strong>Vulnerability & incident management</strong></p><ul><li><p>Own and operate our bug bounty program: manage the platform, set escalation thresholds, and drive strategic improvements.</p></li><li><p>Act as escalation point for vulnerability triage, taking the lead on complex or high-severity findings.</p></li><li><p>Lead security incident response: qualification, forensics (including fraud investigations), fix coordination, post-mortem, and resolution tracking.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Detection & SIEM</strong></p><ul><li><p>Own our SIEM platform (ElasticSearch, multi-node Linux): architecture, detection rules, and indicators of compromise.</p></li><li><p>Build and evolve detection coverage, focusing on signal quality over manual toil.</p></li><li><p>Build and maintain security runbooks and operational documentation.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Identity & access management</strong></p><ul><li><p>Own IAM implementation and operations for product and infrastructure systems, downstream of corporate IT: SSO/MFA configuration, role and access-rights implementation, periodic permission reviews, and secrets rotation.</p></li><li><p>Work within the authentication standards set by the security governance team.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Secure development & audits</strong></p><ul><li><p>Embed security into the development lifecycle: threat modelling, secure code patterns, CI/CD hardening.</p></li><li><p>Conduct technical security reviews of code (TypeScript, Node.js, Python), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and multi-tenant AWS environments.</p></li><li><p>Drive security tooling in CI/CD: design and own the automated gate suite (SAST, SCA, container scanning, AI-generated code risk detection) and ensure pipeline coverage scales with engineering growth.</p></li><li><p>Assess and govern AI tooling adoption across engineering: define security standards for code assistants and LLM-powered workflows, and conduct AI-specific threat modelling.</p></li><li><p>Coordinate and execute penetration tests and security audits: prepare environments, manage auditor relationships, drive post-audit action plans.</p></li><li><p>Drive remediation within the qualification rules and timeframes set by the security governance team.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Education & influence</strong></p><ul><li><p>Coach engineers on secure development through workshops, secure-code guidance, and design reviews.</p></li><li><p>Surface security risks and recommendations to engineering leadership; own the security backlog and roadmap.</p></li><li><p>Partner with Infrastructure on secure-by-default solutions.</p></li></ul><hr><h2>What We're Looking For</h2><p><strong>Must-haves:</strong></p><ul><li><p>A track record of owning security outcomes end to end, with hands-on experience across at least three of: code auditing, infrastructure security (AWS/Linux), penetration testing, SIEM operations, incident response.</p></li><li><p>Ability to own a roadmap: identify priorities, build a plan, execute autonomously, and communicate progress to non-specialists.</p></li><li><p>Deep understanding of modern web architectures (microservices, cloud-native, PaaS/SaaS) and where they break.</p></li><li><p>Strong scripting and automation ability (Python, Bash, or similar).</p></li><li><p>Experience mentoring other engineers or security practitioners.</p></li><li><p>Excellent communication: you can explain a CVSS 9.8 to a PM and get them to prioritise it.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Nice-to-haves:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Experience with ElasticSearch / ELK stack in production.</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with AWS, GCP, Snowflake, Datadog, Okta.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of security standards and frameworks (ISO 27001, OWASP, SOC 2, PCI-DSS).</p></li><li><p>Experience in a regulated fintech or payments environment.</p></li><li><p>Reverse engineering and analysis of minified/obfuscated code.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Not ticking every box? We’d still love to hear from you. At Spendesk, we value skills, potential and diverse experiences. If this role excites you and you believe you could contribute, we encourage you to apply.</strong>"</p><hr><p>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</p><p></p><h2>About Spendesk</h2><p></p><p>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as Payfit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt and Yousign. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.</p><p>For more information: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spendesk.com/press">www.spendesk.com/press</a></p><h2>About our people & culture</h2><p></p><p>We believe that people do their best work when they're given the freedom to thrive and grow. That's why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset.</p><h2>About our benefits</h2><p></p><p>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!</p><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p><p>Access to <a target="_blank" href="http://Moka.care">Moka.care</a> — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.</p><h2>Diversity & Inclusion</h2><p></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.<strong><br></strong></p>
<p>At Spendesk, we're building the leading spend management platform for modern businesses, processing billions of euros across Europe and beyond. Security is at the heart of what we do: our customers trust us to safeguard their financial data, and we're committed to raising the bar for security in fintech.</p><p>We're building a dedicated Security Engineering function. You'll join alongside a Senior Security Engineer and together form the operational security backbone of the engineering organisation.</p><h2>Your Mission</h2><p></p><p>You'll be hands-on across vulnerability management, access controls, monitoring, and secure development support. You'll work closely with a Senior Security Engineer who'll mentor you and help you grow, while partnering day-to-day with Infrastructure and product engineering teams.</p><p>This is a hands-on engineering role, not a dashboard-watching SOC seat or a governance one: you'll build, fix, and improve, while a separate team owns policy and risk frameworks. You'll learn fast and ship real security improvements from week one. If you like fixing things, digging into alerts, and making systems harder to break, you'll thrive here.</p><p>You will sit at the intersection of two domains: as a security engineer, your impact will be directly measured by how effectively you translate second-line-of-defense guidance (from the Compliance and Regulatory team) into practice, while ensuring technical alignment and buy-in from the Product and Engineering organisation you are part of.</p><hr><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><p></p><p><strong>Vulnerability & incident management</strong></p><ul><li><p>Triage vulnerabilities from our bug bounty program, scanners, and dependency checks.</p></li><li><p>Support incident response: develop fixes, track resolution, update tickets, and contribute to post-mortems.</p></li><li><p>Monitor and process security alerts from our SIEM and other monitoring tools.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Identity & access management</strong></p><ul><li><p>Implement and maintain SSO/MFA configurations for product and infrastructure systems, leveraging Okta and Google Workspace to manage downstream access rights.</p></li><li><p>Implement roles and access rights per tool and system.</p></li><li><p>Run periodic permission reviews and access audits.</p></li><li><p>Manage production secrets and credential rotation.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Secure development support and tooling</strong></p><ul><li><p>Run pre-deployment security checks: static analysis, dependency scanning, container image scanning.</p></li><li><p>Flag issues in code reviews when security patterns are violated.</p></li><li><p>Help engineers understand and fix security findings.</p></li><li><p>Assess adoption of AI coding tools across engineering teams: flag insecure usage patterns, identify data leakage risks, and help maintain internal AI usage guidelines.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Monitoring & detection</strong></p><ul><li><p>Monitor SIEM alerts, investigate suspicious activity, and escalate when needed.</p></li><li><p>Maintain and tune detection rules under guidance from the Senior Security Engineer.</p></li><li><p>Help operate and maintain SIEM infrastructure (ElasticSearch, log collection pipelines).</p></li></ul><p><strong>Security operations</strong></p><ul><li><p>Support pentest coordination: prepare test environments, track remediation items.</p></li><li><p>Maintain documentation on security procedures and runbooks.</p></li></ul><hr><h2>What We're Looking For</h2><p></p><p><strong>Must-haves:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Foundational experience in security engineering, SOC, or a DevOps/SRE role with a strong security focus, eager to deepen across the security stack.</p></li><li><p>Solid understanding of web application security (OWASP Top 10, common attack vectors).</p></li><li><p>Hands-on experience with at least two of: vulnerability scanning tools, SIEM/log analysis, IAM systems (Okta, Google Workspace), or CI/CD security tooling.</p></li><li><p>Comfortable scripting (Python, Bash, or similar) to automate repetitive security tasks.</p></li><li><p>Collaborative mindset: you work across many teams and communicate security issues clearly and constructively. Rather than binary allowed/forbidden calls, you assess and articulate risk through a severity and likelihood lens, bringing teams along instead of acting as a blocker.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Nice-to-haves:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Experience with AWS security (IAM policies, Security Hub, GuardDuty).</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with ElasticSearch / ELK stack.</p></li><li><p>Exposure to infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and container security.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS): not as an auditor, but enough to understand why controls exist.</p></li><li><p>Experience in fintech or a regulated environment.</p></li></ul><hr><p>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</p><p></p><p><strong>Not ticking every box? We’d still love to hear from you. At Spendesk, we value skills, potential and diverse experiences. If this role excites you and you believe you could contribute, we encourage you to apply.</strong></p><p></p><h2>About Spendesk</h2><p>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as Payfit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt and Yousign. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.</p><p>For more information: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spendesk.com/press">www.spendesk.com/press</a></p><h2>About our people & culture</h2><p></p><p>We believe that people do their best work when they're given the freedom to thrive and grow. That's why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset.</p><h2>About our benefits</h2><p></p><p>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!</p><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p><p>Access to <a target="_blank" href="http://Moka.care">Moka.care</a> — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.</p><h2>Diversity & Inclusion</h2><p></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.</p>
Jul 02, 2026
Full time
<p>At Spendesk, we're building the leading spend management platform for modern businesses, processing billions of euros across Europe and beyond. Security is at the heart of what we do: our customers trust us to safeguard their financial data, and we're committed to raising the bar for security in fintech.</p><p>We're building a dedicated Security Engineering function. You'll join alongside a Senior Security Engineer and together form the operational security backbone of the engineering organisation.</p><h2>Your Mission</h2><p></p><p>You'll be hands-on across vulnerability management, access controls, monitoring, and secure development support. You'll work closely with a Senior Security Engineer who'll mentor you and help you grow, while partnering day-to-day with Infrastructure and product engineering teams.</p><p>This is a hands-on engineering role, not a dashboard-watching SOC seat or a governance one: you'll build, fix, and improve, while a separate team owns policy and risk frameworks. You'll learn fast and ship real security improvements from week one. If you like fixing things, digging into alerts, and making systems harder to break, you'll thrive here.</p><p>You will sit at the intersection of two domains: as a security engineer, your impact will be directly measured by how effectively you translate second-line-of-defense guidance (from the Compliance and Regulatory team) into practice, while ensuring technical alignment and buy-in from the Product and Engineering organisation you are part of.</p><hr><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><p></p><p><strong>Vulnerability & incident management</strong></p><ul><li><p>Triage vulnerabilities from our bug bounty program, scanners, and dependency checks.</p></li><li><p>Support incident response: develop fixes, track resolution, update tickets, and contribute to post-mortems.</p></li><li><p>Monitor and process security alerts from our SIEM and other monitoring tools.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Identity & access management</strong></p><ul><li><p>Implement and maintain SSO/MFA configurations for product and infrastructure systems, leveraging Okta and Google Workspace to manage downstream access rights.</p></li><li><p>Implement roles and access rights per tool and system.</p></li><li><p>Run periodic permission reviews and access audits.</p></li><li><p>Manage production secrets and credential rotation.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Secure development support and tooling</strong></p><ul><li><p>Run pre-deployment security checks: static analysis, dependency scanning, container image scanning.</p></li><li><p>Flag issues in code reviews when security patterns are violated.</p></li><li><p>Help engineers understand and fix security findings.</p></li><li><p>Assess adoption of AI coding tools across engineering teams: flag insecure usage patterns, identify data leakage risks, and help maintain internal AI usage guidelines.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Monitoring & detection</strong></p><ul><li><p>Monitor SIEM alerts, investigate suspicious activity, and escalate when needed.</p></li><li><p>Maintain and tune detection rules under guidance from the Senior Security Engineer.</p></li><li><p>Help operate and maintain SIEM infrastructure (ElasticSearch, log collection pipelines).</p></li></ul><p><strong>Security operations</strong></p><ul><li><p>Support pentest coordination: prepare test environments, track remediation items.</p></li><li><p>Maintain documentation on security procedures and runbooks.</p></li></ul><hr><h2>What We're Looking For</h2><p></p><p><strong>Must-haves:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Foundational experience in security engineering, SOC, or a DevOps/SRE role with a strong security focus, eager to deepen across the security stack.</p></li><li><p>Solid understanding of web application security (OWASP Top 10, common attack vectors).</p></li><li><p>Hands-on experience with at least two of: vulnerability scanning tools, SIEM/log analysis, IAM systems (Okta, Google Workspace), or CI/CD security tooling.</p></li><li><p>Comfortable scripting (Python, Bash, or similar) to automate repetitive security tasks.</p></li><li><p>Collaborative mindset: you work across many teams and communicate security issues clearly and constructively. Rather than binary allowed/forbidden calls, you assess and articulate risk through a severity and likelihood lens, bringing teams along instead of acting as a blocker.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Nice-to-haves:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Experience with AWS security (IAM policies, Security Hub, GuardDuty).</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with ElasticSearch / ELK stack.</p></li><li><p>Exposure to infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and container security.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS): not as an auditor, but enough to understand why controls exist.</p></li><li><p>Experience in fintech or a regulated environment.</p></li></ul><hr><p>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</p><p></p><p><strong>Not ticking every box? We’d still love to hear from you. At Spendesk, we value skills, potential and diverse experiences. If this role excites you and you believe you could contribute, we encourage you to apply.</strong></p><p></p><h2>About Spendesk</h2><p>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as Payfit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt and Yousign. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.</p><p>For more information: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spendesk.com/press">www.spendesk.com/press</a></p><h2>About our people & culture</h2><p></p><p>We believe that people do their best work when they're given the freedom to thrive and grow. That's why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset.</p><h2>About our benefits</h2><p></p><p>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!</p><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p><p>Access to <a target="_blank" href="http://Moka.care">Moka.care</a> — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.</p><h2>Diversity & Inclusion</h2><p></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.</p>
<p>We are looking for a talented <strong>Software Engineer</strong> to join our Product, Design, and Engineering organisation and help shape the future of spend management. As a Software Engineer, you will take ownership of both functional and technical topics. You will have the opportunity to work across the entire feature lifecycle, including specification, technical design, development, testing, documentation, and maintenance.</p><p><strong>Our stack</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>TypeScript</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Node.js</strong> for backend and banking applications</p></li><li><p><strong>React</strong> on the frontend</p></li><li><p><strong>PostgreSQL</strong> for data storage; <strong>Redis</strong>, <strong>SQS</strong>, and <strong>Kafka</strong> for jobs and queues</p></li><li><p><strong>Terraform</strong> to define our infrastructure</p></li><li><p><strong>Kubernetes</strong>, <strong>Lambdas</strong>, and <strong>Step Functions</strong> to run our applications</p></li><li><p><strong>AWS</strong> as our cloud provider</p></li><li><p><strong>GitHub Actions</strong> for CI</p></li><li><p>Claude Code and LLM-assisted workflows embedded in our engineering practice</p></li></ul><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li><p>Develop and maintain spend management and payment processing systems</p></li><li><p>Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code</p></li><li><p>Actively use AI-assisted development tools as a core part of your engineering workflow</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with a dynamic team to build and enhance our solutions</p></li><li><p>Lead the design and development of performant, intuitive, and user-friendly interfaces</p></li><li><p>Contribute to the technical vision and drive the implementation of complex projects</p></li><li><p>Improve engineering processes, tools, and systems to enhance productivity and scalability</p></li><li><p>Mentor and inspire fellow engineers</p></li></ul><p><strong>What we're looking for</strong></p><ul><li><p>Fluency in written and spoken English (our business language)</p></li><li><p>2+ years of experience in software development (5+ years for Senior Engineer positions)</p></li><li><p>Proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable products</p></li><li><p>Experience with developing with the support of AI tools</p></li><li><p>Ability to translate business and product concepts into technical solutions</p></li><li><p>Enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on continuous growth and craft mastery</p></li><li><p>Strong customer-centric mindset</p></li><li><p>Alignment with Spendesk’s core values of empowering businesses to achieve more</p></li></ul><p>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.<strong><br><br>About Spendesk </strong><br>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as Payfit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt and Yousign. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.<br><br>For more information: www.spendesk.com/press<strong><br><br>About our people & culture</strong><br>We believe that people do their best work when they’re given the freedom to thrive and grow. That’s why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset. <strong><br><br>About our benefits</strong><br>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!<br></p><ul><li><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p></li><li><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p></li><li><p>Access to Moka.care — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p></li><li><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p></li><li><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p></li></ul><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.<br></p><p><strong>Diversity & Inclusion</strong></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.</p>
Jun 19, 2026
Full time
<p>We are looking for a talented <strong>Software Engineer</strong> to join our Product, Design, and Engineering organisation and help shape the future of spend management. As a Software Engineer, you will take ownership of both functional and technical topics. You will have the opportunity to work across the entire feature lifecycle, including specification, technical design, development, testing, documentation, and maintenance.</p><p><strong>Our stack</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>TypeScript</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Node.js</strong> for backend and banking applications</p></li><li><p><strong>React</strong> on the frontend</p></li><li><p><strong>PostgreSQL</strong> for data storage; <strong>Redis</strong>, <strong>SQS</strong>, and <strong>Kafka</strong> for jobs and queues</p></li><li><p><strong>Terraform</strong> to define our infrastructure</p></li><li><p><strong>Kubernetes</strong>, <strong>Lambdas</strong>, and <strong>Step Functions</strong> to run our applications</p></li><li><p><strong>AWS</strong> as our cloud provider</p></li><li><p><strong>GitHub Actions</strong> for CI</p></li><li><p>Claude Code and LLM-assisted workflows embedded in our engineering practice</p></li></ul><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li><p>Develop and maintain spend management and payment processing systems</p></li><li><p>Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code</p></li><li><p>Actively use AI-assisted development tools as a core part of your engineering workflow</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with a dynamic team to build and enhance our solutions</p></li><li><p>Lead the design and development of performant, intuitive, and user-friendly interfaces</p></li><li><p>Contribute to the technical vision and drive the implementation of complex projects</p></li><li><p>Improve engineering processes, tools, and systems to enhance productivity and scalability</p></li><li><p>Mentor and inspire fellow engineers</p></li></ul><p><strong>What we're looking for</strong></p><ul><li><p>Fluency in written and spoken English (our business language)</p></li><li><p>2+ years of experience in software development (5+ years for Senior Engineer positions)</p></li><li><p>Proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable products</p></li><li><p>Experience with developing with the support of AI tools</p></li><li><p>Ability to translate business and product concepts into technical solutions</p></li><li><p>Enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on continuous growth and craft mastery</p></li><li><p>Strong customer-centric mindset</p></li><li><p>Alignment with Spendesk’s core values of empowering businesses to achieve more</p></li></ul><p>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.<strong><br><br>About Spendesk </strong><br>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as Payfit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt and Yousign. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.<br><br>For more information: www.spendesk.com/press<strong><br><br>About our people & culture</strong><br>We believe that people do their best work when they’re given the freedom to thrive and grow. That’s why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset. <strong><br><br>About our benefits</strong><br>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!<br></p><ul><li><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p></li><li><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p></li><li><p>Access to Moka.care — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p></li><li><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p></li><li><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p></li></ul><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.<br></p><p><strong>Diversity & Inclusion</strong></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.</p>
<h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Build AI-powered product capabilities that automate, predict, and simplify user workflows</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Spendesk is looking for a Backend Software Engineer (IC3) to join our AI & Data Products squad and help build the next generation of product features powered by AI, ML, and intelligent automation.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">This is a hands-on backend role focused on turning predictive models, LLM capabilities, and business intelligence into real product experiences. You will work on backend services, APIs and MCPs that bring automation, prediction, and assisted decision-making into Spendesk’s user journeys, helping reduce manual work and make our product more proactive and intelligent.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will collaborate closely with the 3 ML Engineers in the squad, as well as Product Managers, Designers, and applicative squads across Spendesk. Together, you will build production-grade services that expose ML-driven and LLM-driven capabilities in ways that are reliable, observable, and valuable for end users.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">About the role</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">As a Backend Software Engineer (IC3) in the AI & Data Products squad, you will design, build, and operate backend services that power AI-native and ML-native product features.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Your mission is to help Spendesk move from isolated intelligence components to real, user-facing product capabilities. In practice, this means partnering with ML Engineers to productionize predictive logic, expose it through clean APIs and services, and integrate it into workflows that automate tasks, simplify decision-making, or anticipate user needs.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You may work on features such as:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">automated categorization and enrichment of spend-related workflows,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">predictive assistance in finance or accounting journeys,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">intelligent recommendations based on historical behavior or contextual signals,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">LLM-powered experiences that simplify user actions and reduce friction,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">backend services that make AI capabilities reusable across multiple product flows.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">This role requires both strong backend engineering and genuine interest in AI-powered product design. You won’t be expected to build the models yourself, but you will be responsible for making them usable, scalable, secure, and effective in production.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Our tech environment</strong></span></h3><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ll operate in a modern engineering environment designed for both product delivery and AI integration:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">TypeScript</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Node.js for backend and banking applications</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">React on the frontend</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">PostgreSQL for data storage; Redis, SQS, and Kafka for jobs, queues, and event streaming</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Terraform to define infrastructure as code</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Kubernetes, Lambdas, and Step Functions to run our applications</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">AWS as our cloud provider, including AWS Bedrock for LLM access</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">GitHub Actions for CI</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You do not need to be an ML engineer, but you must be comfortable integrating predictive or generative capabilities into backend systems and user-facing product workflows.</strong></span></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Key responsibilities</strong></span></h3><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Backend services for AI and ML-powered product features</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that power AI-driven, ML-driven, or automation-heavy product capabilities.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Translate predictive logic and AI outputs into reliable backend behaviors that can be consumed by user-facing product flows.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Build the service layer that allows intelligent features to be integrated into real workflows with strong standards on latency, reliability, and security.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Ensure features are designed for production, not just experimentation, with clear ownership of deployment, monitoring, and maintainability.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Productionization of ML and LLM capabilities</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Partner closely with the squad’s ML Engineers to productionize predictive models and LLM-driven capabilities.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Integrate model-serving APIs or LLM calls into robust backend services (your squad, or the applicative squad’s services) with proper retries, fallbacks, and observability.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Help define evaluation and monitoring patterns that make intelligent product behaviors measurable over time.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Contribute to the engineering patterns that allow ML and AI capabilities to be reused across multiple product features.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Automation, prediction & workflow simplification</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Build backend capabilities that help automate repetitive tasks, anticipate user needs, or simplify complex workflows.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Work on product experiences where AI or ML can reduce manual effort, improve decision quality, or shorten time to value for users.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Partner with Product and Design to turn ambiguous ideas into concrete backend implementations with measurable impact.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Bring pragmatism to delivery, balancing experimentation speed with long-term maintainability and trust.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Reliability, observability & operational ownership</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Instrument services with logs, tracing, and metrics to support production visibility and continuous improvement.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Define and uphold standards around latency, resilience, failure handling, and cost efficiency for AI-powered services.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Build with responsible data handling, security, and privacy by default, especially when features interact with sensitive financial workflows.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Embrace a “you build it, you run it” mindset, owning the health and quality of what you ship.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Cross-functional collaboration</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Work hand-in-hand with ML Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to deliver AI-powered product capabilities end-to-end.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Collaborate with applicative squads (or join them for a quarter) to integrate AI and ML services into existing user journeys and backend systems.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Help define the technical interfaces and integration patterns that make intelligent services easier to adopt across the product.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Share best practices in backend reliability, production readiness, and AI feature delivery across the engineering organization.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">What we’re looking for</strong></span></h3><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience & background</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Significant experience on backend software engineering experience in production environments.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">A strong track record of designing and shipping reliable backend services with measurable user or business impact.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience contributing to complex product initiatives in fast-paced, cross-functional teams.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Exposure to ML-enabled or AI-enabled product features is a strong plus.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Technical & data skills</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Strong backend engineering skills with TypeScript / Node.js or adjacent technologies.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience designing APIs and service layers for complex product workflows.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Good understanding of distributed systems, async processing, and operational reliability.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Practical experience, or strong interest, in integrating predictive models, LLM APIs, or other AI capabilities into product backends.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Familiarity with technologies such as Kafka, SQS, Step Functions, PostgreSQL, and modern observability practices.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Leadership & collaboration</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You are:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Highly autonomous and comfortable owning backend systems from design to production.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Product-minded, customer-focused, and motivated by building features that create visible value for end users.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Comfortable working closely with ML Engineers and translating their outputs into durable product capabilities.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Pragmatic and impact-driven, able to move from experimentation to production without losing engineering rigor.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Fluent in written and spoken English, our business language.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Nice to have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience productionizing ML-backed features such as classification, recommendation, forecasting, or automation</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience integrating LLM-backed capabilities into product workflows</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Familiarity with evaluation patterns for AI-powered features</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience in SaaS, fintech, or regulated environments</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Not ticking every box? We’d still love to hear from you. At Spendesk, we value skills, potential and diverse experiences. If this role excites you and you believe you could contribute, we encourage you to apply</strong></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">How we work</strong></span></h3><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">AI-first, product-led: prototype fast, dogfooding, iterate based on data</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You build it, you run it: owning deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvements</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Collaboration by default: PM, Design, ML Engineering, and Backend Engineering work together toward outcomes</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Pragmatic engineering: we optimize for impact, not theoretical perfection</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">What success looks like in your first 90 days</strong></span></h3><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ve shipped or materially advanced a production-grade backend service powering an AI-driven or ML-driven product capability.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ve partnered effectively with one or more of the squad’s ML Engineers to turn predictive or generative logic into a reliable user-facing backend flow.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ve improved the production readiness of an intelligent feature, for example through better observability, service integration, fallback handling, or evaluation metrics.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ve contributed to a reusable backend pattern that makes future AI-powered product features easier to build across Spendesk.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Location and ways of working</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">We value regular in-person collaboration. We’re primarily hiring in Paris, London or Barcelona with a flexible hybrid setup. Outstanding remote candidates may be considered, but this is not a remote-first role.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Hiring process:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">HR screening call</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Discussion with the Hiring Manager</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Technical interview, live coding and/or system design depending on profile</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Final interview with leadership</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</strong></span></p><p><br></p><p><strong><br></strong><br>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.<strong><br><br>About Spendesk </strong><br>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as Payfit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt and Yousign. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.<br><br>For more information: www.spendesk.com/press<strong><br><br>About our people & culture</strong><br>We believe that people do their best work when they’re given the freedom to thrive and grow. That’s why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset. <strong><br><br>About our benefits</strong><br>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!<br></p><ul><li><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p></li><li><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p></li><li><p>Access to Moka.care — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p></li><li><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p></li><li><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p></li></ul><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.<br></p><p></p><p><strong>Diversity & Inclusion</strong></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.<br><br></p>
Jun 10, 2026
Full time
<h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Build AI-powered product capabilities that automate, predict, and simplify user workflows</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Spendesk is looking for a Backend Software Engineer (IC3) to join our AI & Data Products squad and help build the next generation of product features powered by AI, ML, and intelligent automation.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">This is a hands-on backend role focused on turning predictive models, LLM capabilities, and business intelligence into real product experiences. You will work on backend services, APIs and MCPs that bring automation, prediction, and assisted decision-making into Spendesk’s user journeys, helping reduce manual work and make our product more proactive and intelligent.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will collaborate closely with the 3 ML Engineers in the squad, as well as Product Managers, Designers, and applicative squads across Spendesk. Together, you will build production-grade services that expose ML-driven and LLM-driven capabilities in ways that are reliable, observable, and valuable for end users.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">About the role</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">As a Backend Software Engineer (IC3) in the AI & Data Products squad, you will design, build, and operate backend services that power AI-native and ML-native product features.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Your mission is to help Spendesk move from isolated intelligence components to real, user-facing product capabilities. In practice, this means partnering with ML Engineers to productionize predictive logic, expose it through clean APIs and services, and integrate it into workflows that automate tasks, simplify decision-making, or anticipate user needs.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You may work on features such as:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">automated categorization and enrichment of spend-related workflows,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">predictive assistance in finance or accounting journeys,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">intelligent recommendations based on historical behavior or contextual signals,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">LLM-powered experiences that simplify user actions and reduce friction,</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">backend services that make AI capabilities reusable across multiple product flows.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">This role requires both strong backend engineering and genuine interest in AI-powered product design. You won’t be expected to build the models yourself, but you will be responsible for making them usable, scalable, secure, and effective in production.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Our tech environment</strong></span></h3><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ll operate in a modern engineering environment designed for both product delivery and AI integration:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">TypeScript</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Node.js for backend and banking applications</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">React on the frontend</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">PostgreSQL for data storage; Redis, SQS, and Kafka for jobs, queues, and event streaming</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Terraform to define infrastructure as code</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Kubernetes, Lambdas, and Step Functions to run our applications</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">AWS as our cloud provider, including AWS Bedrock for LLM access</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">GitHub Actions for CI</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You do not need to be an ML engineer, but you must be comfortable integrating predictive or generative capabilities into backend systems and user-facing product workflows.</strong></span></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Key responsibilities</strong></span></h3><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Backend services for AI and ML-powered product features</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that power AI-driven, ML-driven, or automation-heavy product capabilities.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Translate predictive logic and AI outputs into reliable backend behaviors that can be consumed by user-facing product flows.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Build the service layer that allows intelligent features to be integrated into real workflows with strong standards on latency, reliability, and security.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Ensure features are designed for production, not just experimentation, with clear ownership of deployment, monitoring, and maintainability.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Productionization of ML and LLM capabilities</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Partner closely with the squad’s ML Engineers to productionize predictive models and LLM-driven capabilities.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Integrate model-serving APIs or LLM calls into robust backend services (your squad, or the applicative squad’s services) with proper retries, fallbacks, and observability.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Help define evaluation and monitoring patterns that make intelligent product behaviors measurable over time.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Contribute to the engineering patterns that allow ML and AI capabilities to be reused across multiple product features.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Automation, prediction & workflow simplification</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Build backend capabilities that help automate repetitive tasks, anticipate user needs, or simplify complex workflows.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Work on product experiences where AI or ML can reduce manual effort, improve decision quality, or shorten time to value for users.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Partner with Product and Design to turn ambiguous ideas into concrete backend implementations with measurable impact.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Bring pragmatism to delivery, balancing experimentation speed with long-term maintainability and trust.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Reliability, observability & operational ownership</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Instrument services with logs, tracing, and metrics to support production visibility and continuous improvement.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Define and uphold standards around latency, resilience, failure handling, and cost efficiency for AI-powered services.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Build with responsible data handling, security, and privacy by default, especially when features interact with sensitive financial workflows.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Embrace a “you build it, you run it” mindset, owning the health and quality of what you ship.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Cross-functional collaboration</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You will:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Work hand-in-hand with ML Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to deliver AI-powered product capabilities end-to-end.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Collaborate with applicative squads (or join them for a quarter) to integrate AI and ML services into existing user journeys and backend systems.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Help define the technical interfaces and integration patterns that make intelligent services easier to adopt across the product.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Share best practices in backend reliability, production readiness, and AI feature delivery across the engineering organization.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">What we’re looking for</strong></span></h3><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience & background</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Significant experience on backend software engineering experience in production environments.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">A strong track record of designing and shipping reliable backend services with measurable user or business impact.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience contributing to complex product initiatives in fast-paced, cross-functional teams.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Exposure to ML-enabled or AI-enabled product features is a strong plus.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Technical & data skills</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Strong backend engineering skills with TypeScript / Node.js or adjacent technologies.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience designing APIs and service layers for complex product workflows.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Good understanding of distributed systems, async processing, and operational reliability.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Practical experience, or strong interest, in integrating predictive models, LLM APIs, or other AI capabilities into product backends.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Familiarity with technologies such as Kafka, SQS, Step Functions, PostgreSQL, and modern observability practices.</strong></span></p></li></ul><h4><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Leadership & collaboration</strong></span></h4><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You are:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Highly autonomous and comfortable owning backend systems from design to production.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Product-minded, customer-focused, and motivated by building features that create visible value for end users.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Comfortable working closely with ML Engineers and translating their outputs into durable product capabilities.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Pragmatic and impact-driven, able to move from experimentation to production without losing engineering rigor.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Fluent in written and spoken English, our business language.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Nice to have:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience productionizing ML-backed features such as classification, recommendation, forecasting, or automation</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience integrating LLM-backed capabilities into product workflows</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Familiarity with evaluation patterns for AI-powered features</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Experience in SaaS, fintech, or regulated environments</strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Not ticking every box? We’d still love to hear from you. At Spendesk, we value skills, potential and diverse experiences. If this role excites you and you believe you could contribute, we encourage you to apply</strong></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">How we work</strong></span></h3><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">AI-first, product-led: prototype fast, dogfooding, iterate based on data</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You build it, you run it: owning deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvements</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Collaboration by default: PM, Design, ML Engineering, and Backend Engineering work together toward outcomes</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Pragmatic engineering: we optimize for impact, not theoretical perfection</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">What success looks like in your first 90 days</strong></span></h3><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ve shipped or materially advanced a production-grade backend service powering an AI-driven or ML-driven product capability.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ve partnered effectively with one or more of the squad’s ML Engineers to turn predictive or generative logic into a reliable user-facing backend flow.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ve improved the production readiness of an intelligent feature, for example through better observability, service integration, fallback handling, or evaluation metrics.</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">You’ve contributed to a reusable backend pattern that makes future AI-powered product features easier to build across Spendesk.</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><h3><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Location and ways of working</strong></span></h3><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">We value regular in-person collaboration. We’re primarily hiring in Paris, London or Barcelona with a flexible hybrid setup. Outstanding remote candidates may be considered, but this is not a remote-first role.</strong></span></p><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Hiring process:</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">HR screening call</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Discussion with the Hiring Manager</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Technical interview, live coding and/or system design depending on profile</strong></span></p></li><li><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">Final interview with leadership</strong></span></p></li></ul><p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765"><br></strong></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a854dca5-7fff-455c-3899-d796faf2b765">As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.</strong></span></p><p><br></p><p><strong><br></strong><br>As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.<strong><br><br>About Spendesk </strong><br>Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as Payfit, Accor, Welcome to the Jungle, Swile, Big Mamma, Malt and Yousign. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.<br><br>For more information: www.spendesk.com/press<strong><br><br>About our people & culture</strong><br>We believe that people do their best work when they’re given the freedom to thrive and grow. That’s why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset. <strong><br><br>About our benefits</strong><br>Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!<br></p><ul><li><p>Flexible on-site and remote policy</p></li><li><p>Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel</p></li><li><p>Access to Moka.care — for emotional and mental health wellbeing</p></li><li><p>Great office snacks — to fuel your day</p></li><li><p>A positive team to work with daily!</p></li></ul><p>We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.<br></p><p></p><p><strong>Diversity & Inclusion</strong></p><p>At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.<br><br></p>