Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Our client is one of the best SaaS start-ups in Italy in the area of e-invoicing - their technology enables management software, ERPs, and e-commerce platforms to seamlessly interact with the world of digital compliance, think electronic invoicing, government interchange systems, and secure digital signatures without the complexity.

Their platform provides powerful, well-documented, and scalable APIs that process millions of critical transactions every day. Our mission is simple: abstract complexity.

Location:

Ferrara, Italy (3 days in the office)

Contract:

full-time

VISA: no VISA provided

The Challenge

They are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who wants to do more than write code: you want to design systems.

You’ll join a team where code quality, maintainability, and performance are non-negotiable. You’ll work on the core of our platform, optimizing high-volume data flows and ensuring reliability for our B2B partners.

What You Will Do

- Design & Development:
Build and maintain robust, secure, and performant RESTful APIs.
- Architecture:
Contribute to decisions that scale infrastructure and handle traffic peaks.
- Quality:
Write clean, tested code. Participate in code reviews and pair programming.
- Integrations:
Simplify complex government protocols for end-users.
- Mentorship:
Support junior developers and promote best practices.
- Problem Solving:
Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks and critical bugs.

Our Tech Stack

- Backend: PHP (Symfony), Python
- Database:
PostgreSQL

- Infrastructure: AWS
- Tools:
Git, CI/CD pipelines, Jira, Confluence, Slack

Requirements

- Experience:

4+ years in backend development for complex web applications, preferably Fin Tech.
- Backend: working experience with PHP (Symfony) and Python
- Cloud: working experience in AWS
- API Mastery:
Strong knowledge of API design, authentication, and security.
- Database:
Expertise in relational databases and query optimization.
- Testing:
Comfortable with Unit, Functional, and Integration tests.
- Mindset:
Autonomous, analytical, and results-driven.
- Language:
Good command of English (written and spoken), native Italian.

Nice to Have

- Experience in Fintech, E-Invoicing, or system integration projects.
- Knowledge of AWS and Infrastructure as Code.
- Familiarity with Java.