Senior Backend Engineer

It's a new day with a new opportunity at 8am! About the role: We are looking for a Software Engineer to help design, build, and scale systems that process billions of dollars in transactions and enable new financial capabilities such as lending, payments, and workflow automation.This role is open to engineers with varying levels of experience. Depending on your background, you will take ownership of key components, contribute to system design, and help drive technical decisions that shape our platform. You’ll work on distributed, event-driven systems using technologies like Scala, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS—solving real-world problems where reliability, scalability, and security matter. This role is hired through an Employer of Record (EOR) partner in the Czech Republic. About us: 8am builds software that helps professionals run stronger businesses. Our platform powers payments, client experience, and operational workflows for legal, accounting, and other service-based businesses. U.S. based professionals count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters. More than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. rely on our products every day. As we continue to grow, we’re investing in the next generation of our platform and are looking for experienced engineers who want to help shape its future. What you'll do: Design and build scalable backend services and APIs for payments and financial workflows Contribute to event-driven systems using messaging and streaming technologies Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver practical, high-quality solutions Support deployments, monitoring, and troubleshooting in cloud environments Improve system reliability, performance, and security Participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and team discussions Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions (for more senior candidates) Explore and adopt new technologies and best practices where they add value About you: Experience building backend systems in a professional environment (Scala, Java, or similar) Solid understanding of software design, APIs, and distributed systems Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) Familiarity with SQL and database design (RDBMS; NoSQL is a plus) Interest or experience in event-driven architecture (Kafka or similar) Comfortable debugging and improving production systems Strong problem-solving skills and a practical mindset Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team Professional working proficiency in English Experience designing and operating large-scale, high-availability systems Ability to lead technical design and mentor other engineers Experience making architectural tradeoffs and driving solutions Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation. Nice to have: Experience with Scala or functional programming Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized environments Frontend experience (React / TypeScript) Experience in fintech, payments, or security-sensitive systems Additional Information The monthly gross salary range for this position is CZK 130,000 to CZK 220,000. 8am is committed to fair, objective, and non-discriminatory compensation, and actual pay may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. Why join our new 8am Brno hub? Founding Team Impact: Be a founding engineer of our new Brno R&D hub. After a brief 1-6 month integration with U.S. based teams, you will help form fully autonomous, locally-led squads with clear paths to Staff and leadership roles with the exciting opportunity to collaborate face-to-face with your team in our upcoming Brno office. Drive our "AI-First" Transformation: We are building a secure, massive-scale "Unified AI Plat…