Dublin, Ireland Hybrid Employment

Grand is hiring a Founding Backend Engineer (Java)

Responsibilities

  • Develop robust Java-based services and APIs that form the backbone of the platform and customer-facing features
  • Structure and model data to transform unstructured external inputs into clear, usable product experiences
  • Create event-driven data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and enhancing data from third-party sources
  • Maintain and monitor production systems with a strong emphasis on security, compliance, and auditability for regulated data
  • Design resilient APIs and data architectures that handle distributed system challenges such as latency, retries, and partial failures
  • Implement scalable search, indexing, and querying infrastructure to support high-performance data access
  • Incorporate artificial intelligence capabilities into backend processes where they deliver tangible product improvements
  • Collaborate with founding team and engineering peers to define product priorities and technical implementation strategies
  • Leverage AI-powered development tools to speed up coding, testing, and codebase modernization efforts
  • Take end-to-end ownership of features from concept through deployment to ongoing refinement

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — Dublin

Other

  • Minimum of three office days per week in Dublin, with flexibility for extended remote work based on individual needs — focus is on results, not presence
  • Full coverage for health insurance and pension contributions
  • Ample holiday allowance to support work-life balance
  • Provision of a high-performance laptop and choice of development setup
About company
Grand
Grand is the first purpose-built fintech for the B2B economy. We’ve raised over $5m to build the most intelligent fintech platform for businesses that operate in the built world. Our first product, Grand Profile, helps businesses understand whom they extend credit to, payment terms, unsecured loans, etc. – surfacing early signals of risk and growth so they can act sooner. Over time, this trust network becomes the foundation for an intelligent payment network where businesses can extend credit, move money, and transact with confidence. Grand is founded and funded by a group of entrepreneurs, investors and researchers who've built, sold, worked in, and invested in global fintech, commerce, and AI companies, including Mastercard Labs, Stripe, Shopify, Airwallex, American Express, WhenThen, Lovable, and others.
All jobs at Grand Visit website
Job Details
Department Builder Department
Category backend
Posted 3 months ago