About IXOPAY
IXOPAY is the enterprise-grade global payment infrastructure platform built for the era of agentic commerce. We equip merchants and enterprises with AI-driven intelligence, payment orchestration, advanced tokenization, and the tools to optimize every stage of the payments journey.
From intelligent routing and compliance to customizable modules and enterprise-scale orchestration, IXOPAY helps businesses integrate faster, improve payment performance, and expand globally with confidence.
At IXOPAY, our people are our greatest strength. Our collaborative culture is built on shared values that guide how we work, innovate, and support our customers.
About the Role
We're looking for a Back-End Engineer (Data Platforms)to help build the next generation of IXOPAY's AI Payments Intelligence platform.
In this role, you'll design and develop the backend services and data infrastructure that power AI-driven insights, analytics, and payment optimization. Working closely with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams, you'll build scalable systems that help enterprise merchants improve payment performance, reduce costs, and make smarter decisions using their payment data.
This is a hands-on engineering role with significant ownership and the opportunity to influence both technical architecture and product direction.
What You'll Do
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services for our AI Payments Intelligence platform.
Develop data pipelines, ETL processes, and cloud-native infrastructure that process large volumes of payment transaction data.
Build the backend services that power analytics, dashboards, AI-driven insights, and customer-facing reporting.
Collaborate with enterprise customers to integrate payment data from PSPs, acquirers, and other external systems.
Partner with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams to design new platform capabilities and contribute to architectural decisions.
Develop secure, reliable APIs and integration services for payment gateways, reporting APIs, webhooks, and other data sources.
Optimize backend systems for performance, scalability, security, and high availability.
Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute to engineering best practices across the platform.
What You'll Bring
Required
5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, data engineering, or database development.
Strong Python development experience building scalable backend applications and data processing systems.
Hands-on experience with AWS services, including S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, Cognito, SQS, and related cloud technologies.
Experience designing and maintaining data pipelines and cloud-native architectures.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a collaborative, agile environment.
Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
Preferred
Experience with payment data analytics, payment gateways, PSP integrations, or FinTech platforms.
Experience with analytical databases such as ClickHouse or Snowflake.
Experience building AI or machine learning infrastructure and supporting analytics platforms.
Previous experience working in a startup or high-growth technology company.
Location
This is a remote-friendly position. We welcome applications from candidates based in Germany or Italy, with a preference for those located in or near Munich. You'll have the flexibility to work remotely or from our Munich office.
Why Join IXOPAY?
At IXOPAY, you'll help build the data infrastructure and backend services powering the next generation of enterprise payments. You'll work on complex engineering challenges involving AI, large-scale payment data, and cloud-native technologies while collaborating with experienced engineers and product teams in a fast-growing international company.
We offer:
Competitive salary and benefits
Professional growth and development opportunities
A collaborative, international engineering culture
Flexible remote working with the option to work from home or our Munich office if based in Germany
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We know great candidates don't always meet every qualification. If you're excited about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply - we'd love to hear what you can bring to IXOPAY. What Makes an IXOPAYer? We are a global team bound by one standard, where every voice matters and initiative drives real change. We thrive on progress over perfection - choosing direction over motion, working smart with modern tech and AI, and constantly learning through continuous iteration. If you are tenaciously curious, empowered to take ownership, and passionate about delivering customer-first solutions in the fast-paced world of global payments, you’ll fit right in.
Equal Opportunity Employer
IXOPAY is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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