ppMessy spend management is tricky business. And tedious processes are a lose-lose situation for all involved, not just finance. At Pleo, we're changing that. We build spend solutions that make managing money seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike—with a vision to help all businesses ‘go beyond’. /p pThe word ‘Pleo’ actually means ‘more than you’d expect’, and living by that mantra has been the secret to our success over the last 10 years. /p pNow, we’re at a pivotal moment in our journey; every move we make has a direct impact on our 40,000+ customers, our business, and our collective success. We need people who take pride in uncovering customer needs, who turn complex problems into simple solutions, challenge the way things are done (respectfully), and always aim high. With great ambitions driving us forward, we can’t say we’ve got this whole thing figured out. And frankly, that’s half the fun! What we can say is that we’re a driven, progressive, and, importantly, a kind bunch of 850+ people from over 100 nationalities, all committed to delivering the future of business spending, together. /p pAt Pleo, we’re on a mission to make spend management surprisingly effective and empowering. /p pWe’re hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to join the Treasury Management team. You will help set technical direction and deliver resilient backend systems that help customers optimise liquidity, forecast cash flow, and automate treasury processes. /p h3What Treasury Management Does /h3 pTreasury Management helps companies optimise and automate how they manage cash. /p ul liLiquidity management: get visibility and control over cash using real-time balance and cash flow data /li liForecasting: help finance teams understand what their future cash position could look like (spend projections and cash flow forecasting) /li liAutomation: reduce manual finance work through transfer rules (automation and scheduling)
and alerts /li liTreasury capabilities: deposits and parts of multi-currency money management /li liIntegrations dependencies: integrate with external providers and work closely with other Pleo teams to deliver end-to-end treasury capabilities, with correctness and reliability /li /ul h3What You’ll Be Doing /h3 ul liDrive initiatives to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services (we primarily use Kotlin) /li liOwn and evolve service architecture, APIs, and data models in a financial domain with a high bar for correctness /li liBuild and maintain integrations with external providers that enable treasury capabilities (for example, deposits), and continuously improve reliability and how we run systems in production /li liCollaborate across teams to deliver end-to-end outcomes, and lead the technical part of cross-team initiatives /li liSet technical direction for key parts of the Treasury backend /li liAnalyse system performance and implement improvements to ensure high reliability and scalability /li liRaise our engineering bar for correctness through strong engineering practices: /li liCode reviews, incident follow-ups and post-mortems, and thoughtful ownership /li liSafe change management (backwards compatibility, feature flags, migrations, rollout plans) /li liResilient workflows (idempotency, reconciliation, safe retries) /li liProactively identify and reduce technical debt and help guide the team through technical challenges and migrations /li liSupport other engineers through pairing, reviews, and technical guidance /li liContribute hands‑on in code.
You should expect to be coding a meaningful part of the time /li /ul h3You’ll Bring Solid Experience With /h3 ul liDesigning and maintaining backend systems, ideally in domains with strong requirements for correctness and reliability /li liObservability and owning systems in production (monitoring, alerting, incident response, post-mortems) /li liDistributed systems fundamentals (async workflows, consistency, idempotency, and designing for things going wrong in production) /li liAPI design, clear service boundaries, and integrating with external systems in a maintainable way /li liData modelling and evolving schemas safely over time /li liStrong testing practices and a high quality mindset /li liClear communication and pragmatic decision‑making across teams and stakeholders /li /ul h3Your colleagues would say you /h3 ul liLead by example and raise the bar with pragmatism and care /li liCommunicate clearly, listen well, and bring people along in decisions /li liEnjoy breaking down complex problems, gathering input, and driving to a solution /li liCoach and mentor others and create space for people to grow /li liPrefer progress over perfection, while still caring deeply about quality /li /ul h3Show me the benefits! /h3 ul liYour own Pleo card (no more out‑of‑pocket spending!) /li liLunch is on us for your work days – enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office /li liComprehensive private healthcare – depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality, Alan or Médis /li liWe offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays /li liFor our Team, we offer both hybrid and fully remote working options /li liOption to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice /li liWe use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well‑being support with great success so far ❤️
📌 Staff Engineer - Treasury Management (Madrid)
🏢 Pleo
📍 Madrid