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Senior Software Engineer Fintech

Delivery Hero


Job Location:

Berlin - Germany

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 September 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 29 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are on the lookout for a Senior Software Engineer (Java/Kotlin)  to join our Fintech team and build worldwide innovative Wallet Payment and Anti-Fraud solutions with us. Work and scale our internal Payments engine that would handle payments for the entire Delivery Hero. If youre a creative problem solver who is eager to deliver solutions and hungry for a new adventure an international workplace is waiting for you in the heart of Berlin!

Be part of building the financial backbone of Delivery Hero. Youll develop products that empower millions of customers and merchants from seamless payments to innovative financial solutions like wallets and credit. Your work will support our path to profitability by creating financial flexibility for users and enabling smooth transactions across our markets.

As a Software Engineer Specialist (Java/Kotlin) you will be focused on building and maintaining the core payment features that enable us to manage the lifecycle of different payment flows as well ensuring consistency and reliability of payment operations.

  • Design build and deliver highly scalable software systems operating in complex global business environments used across more than 70 countries
  • Lead backend engineering efforts with a strong focus on distributed systems leveraging Java Kotlin and modern frameworks such as Spring / Spring Boot Hibernate and JUnit.
  • Own services end-to-end by embracing a true you build it you run it mindset with deep involvement in infrastructure automation and continuous deployment.
  • Define and execute highly effective testing strategies by applying unit integration contract and end-to-end testing at scale.
  • Drive high-quality software design by systematically applying design patterns SOLID principles and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
  • Build secure resilient systems by applying secure coding best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Rapidly diagnose and resolve complex production issues across multi-region distributed microservices platforms.
  • Set the bar for operational excellence including on-call standards reliability engineering and best-in-class observability practices.
  • Influence engineering culture through hands-on leadership technical mentorship and continuous improvement.

Qualifications :

  • Proven experience designing and delivering software systems in highly complex business domains at global scale.
  • Deep backend engineering expertise with a strong preference for distributed systems.
  • Hands-on mastery of Java Kotlin Spring / Spring Boot Hibernate and JUnit.
  • A strong engineering ownership mindset with a passion for automation CI/CD and reliability.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills curiosity and a creative outside-the-box approach to complex challenges.
  • A high bar for quality performance and craftsmanship with a relentless attention to detail.

Additional Information :

Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after happy and healthy is always on the menu. Because if youre in good shape then were in good shape. 

Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week

Ready to join our team If youre excited to grow collaborate and be part of the worlds leading delivery platform wed love to hear from you. Apply today!

We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities religious beliefs color national origin gender identities or expressions sexual orientations age marital or disability statuses or any other aspect that makes you you. We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experiencejust include it in your application. Youre welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right 

We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities religious beliefs color national origin gender identities or expressions sexual orientations age marital or disability statuses or any other aspect that makes you you.

We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experiencejust let us know with an email to our Inclusion Officer at

Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential consideration.

Youre welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


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As the world’s leading local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech but driven by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, we enable ambitious talent to del ... View more

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