Finance & FinTechHigh

FinTech Engineer

Build financial systems handling payments, lending, banking and investment platforms.

Gehalt
60K - 110K EUR
Nachfrage
High
Kernkompetenzen
5
Aktualisiert
Feb 2026

FinTech Engineer

FinTech Engineers build the infrastructure that moves money around the world. From payment processing to lending platforms, from neobanks to investment apps, the fintech sector demands engineers who can build reliable, secure, and compliant financial systems. The domain offers unique challenges around consistency, security, and regulatory compliance that make it one of the most rewarding specializations in software engineering.

Fähigkeiten

Payments APIs
Financial Regulations
High Availability
Fraud Detection
Ledger Systems

LinkedIn-Optimierung

  1. 1

    Share insights on building secure financial systems

  2. 2

    Post about fintech regulations and compliance challenges

  3. 3

    Highlight experience with payment processors and banking APIs

  4. 4

    Connect with fintech CTOs and engineering leaders

  5. 5

    Demonstrate understanding of financial domain

Lebenslauf

  1. 1

    Quantify: "Built payment system processing 10M EUR/month"

  2. 2

    Detail compliance and regulatory experience

  3. 3

    Show security-first development approach

  4. 4

    Include experience with financial APIs and protocols

  5. 5

    Highlight high-availability and fault-tolerance work

Outreach-Strategie

  1. 1

    Research their financial products and regulatory environment

  2. 2

    Share insights on fintech engineering challenges

  3. 3

    Connect with engineering team members

  4. 4

    Demonstrate domain knowledge in payments/banking/lending

  5. 5

    Show understanding of PCI-DSS and financial compliance

Interview-Vorbereitung

  1. 1

    Prepare to discuss distributed transaction patterns

  2. 2

    Review financial system architecture (double-entry ledger)

  3. 3

    Show understanding of idempotency and consistency

  4. 4

    Demonstrate knowledge of relevant financial regulations

Ein Tag als FinTech Engineer

Review transaction monitoring dashboards, implement payment flow features, handle PCI-DSS compliance requirements, optimize transaction processing latency, collaborate with risk and compliance teams, debug financial reconciliation issues.

Karrierepfad

Junior Engineer
FinTech Engineer
Senior FinTech Engineer
Staff Engineer
Engineering Manager
Head of Engineering
CTO

Häufige Fehler

  • Not highlighting financial domain knowledge

  • Ignoring security and compliance on your CV

  • Not showing experience with high-availability systems

  • Failing to mention regulatory framework experience

  • Not demonstrating understanding of financial products

Wichtige Tools

StripePlaidPostgreSQLKafkaKubernetesVaultDatadog

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Durchschnittsgehalt für eine/n FinTech Engineer?

Das Durchschnittsgehalt für eine/n FinTech Engineer in Europa liegt zwischen 60K - 110K EUR. Dies variiert je nach Erfahrung, Standort und Unternehmenstyp.

Kernkompetenzen für eine/n FinTech Engineer?

Wichtigste technische Fähigkeiten: Payments APIs, Financial Regulations, High Availability, Fraud Detection, Ledger Systems. Soft Skills wie Kommunikation und Teamarbeit sind ebenso wichtig.

Karrierepfad für eine/n FinTech Engineer?

Typischer Weg: Junior Engineer > FinTech Engineer > Senior FinTech Engineer > Staff Engineer > Engineering Manager > Head of Engineering > CTO.

FinTech Engineer

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