Data engineer (fintech)

Location: Nové Mesto, Bratislava, Slovakia, On-Site
Type: trade licence
Starting date: by agreement
Industry: Fintech
Compensation: 5 000 EUR/month
month fix salary depends on your experience

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Our client is a globally focused fintech company based in Bratislava that aims to transform the way people understand and manage their finances.
We are looking for a passionate Data engineer to strengthen the team and help shape the future of  backend systems.
As a Data Engineer, you will design, develop and maintain robust server-side applications that power high-performance services. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver strong backend solutions while continuously improving code quality, architecture and performance.

What You’ll Do

  • Architect, build and maintain backend services and APIs
  • Work with relational & non relational databases and craft efficient queries
  • Collaborate with team members to solve complex technical challenges
  • Write clean, scalable, and well-tested code
  • Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
  • Help enhance our CI/CD pipelines and automation
  • Ensure high performance, security, and reliability of backend systems

Employee perks, benefits

  • Opportunity to be at the very beginning of a new international fintech project
  • Key role in building and leading the technology team from scratch
  • Direct influence on strategic and technical decisions
  • Collaboration with experienced professionals from the global finance and AI sectors
  • Modern work environment in Bratislava

Company on whose behalf the position is being filled

Banking, finance
The company focuses on developing innovative digital solutions that make financial analysis and trading more intuitive, data-driven, and accessible to a wider audience.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

Secondary with school-leaving examination
University education (Bachelor’s degree)
University education (Master’s degree)

Language skills

English – Advanced (C1)

Experience in the position/sector

IT

Number of years of experience

4

Personality requirements and skills

Core Requirements

We consider these must-have skills for success in this role:

  • Python– strong programming experience
  • SQL– hands-on experience querying and optimizing databases
  • Teamwork– excellent communication skills and collaborative mindset

Nice-to-Have (Bonus Skills)

Experience with any of the following technologies will set you apart:

  • Personal development projects demonstrating backend expertise
  • Messaging or streaming data systems (RabbitMQ / Kafka)
  • CI/CD tooling and workflows
  • Apache Airflow orchestration
  • Natural language processing (NLP)
  • Graph databases & network graph concepts
  • Vector databases or object storage systems
  • Parallel processing techniques
  • Redis caching & in-memory data stores
  • Docker containerization
  • Go programming language
  • QuestDB or similar high-performance time-series databases
  • Kubernetes ecosystem experience

We are looking for a problem-solver with a passion for logic, scalable architecture and efficient data handling. If you enjoy taking ownership, learning new technologies and delivering high-quality solutions in a dynamic team environment, pls send your CV 🙂

Send us your CV to cv@mvacademy.sk
We will be happy to answer your questions and provide you with more information.
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