PPRO

FinTech

PrincipalEngineer

€145–210k ~AI est. Berlin, Germany FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Principal Engineer at PPRO. Skills: Distributed systems, Microservices, Event-driven architectures, Java/Kotlin development, AWS. Design scalable systems. Develop scalable systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Enable secure infrastructure; Enable reliable infrastructure; Enable efficient infrastructure; Impact customer success; Maintain market leadership

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Data-driven decision making

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven experience designing distributed systems, Proven experience building microservices, Proven experience building event-driven architectures, Expertise in Java/Kotlin development, Expertise in AWS services, Leadership skills, Track record of mentoring engineering teams, Track record of guiding engineering teams, Ability to communicate complex technical concepts, Data-driven approach to problem-solving, Background in API security standards, Background in data handling best practices

Nice to Have

Experience in payments industry, Familiarity with PCI-DSS compliance, Familiarity with payment gateways

What You'll Do.

Design scalable systems

Develop scalable systems

Design high-performance systems

Develop high-performance systems

Champion engineering best practices

Ensure platform reliability

Ensure platform resilience

Partner with cross-functional teams

Deliver impactful solutions

Mentor engineering teams

Guide engineering teams

Own end-to-end code quality

Own deployment processes

Own monitoring in production

Advocate for continuous improvement

Drive decisions through data

Drive decisions through metrics

Pioneer technical strategies

Ensure sustainable delivery

Ensure high-velocity delivery

Maintain system reliability

Maintain performance excellence

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Product teams; Partnerships teams; Compliance teams

Communication Scope

Communicate technical concepts

Full Job Description

## Description At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth. Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations- all united around one goal – to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther and #wintogether The Purpose: As a Principal Engineer, your mission is to advance PPRO’s global payments platform by driving technical innovation, creating scalable solutions, and ensuring robust architecture. This role supports PPRO’s strategy by enabling secure, reliable, and efficient payment infrastructure, directly impacting customer success and PPRO’s market leadership.   Your impact will be as follow: ## We act with Trust and Integrity Design and develop scalable, high-performance systems using Java/Kotlin in the AWS ecosystem. Champion engineering best practices, ensuring the platform’s reliability and resilience. ## We work together Partner with cross-functional teams—Product, Partnerships, and Compliance—to deliver impactful solutions aligned with business objectives. Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering a culture of growth, innovation, and collaboration. ## We make things better Own end-to-end code quality, deployment processes, and monitoring in production environments. Advocate for continuous improvement, driving decisions through data and metrics to align engineering outcomes with business goals. ## We get things done Pioneer technical strategies that position PPRO as a leader in payments innovation. Ensure sustainable, high-velocity delivery while maintaining syst

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