job specification

Giesecke+Devrient makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We create trust in the digital age with integrated security technologies in three business areas: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech! We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our co-operation within G+D.

We're seeking a Backend Software Developer with +5 years experience to join our team. You'll work hands-on with advanced Golang, distributed systems, and modern cloud technologies, supporting our ongoing growth and commitment to security, scalability, and reliability.

We're looking for proactive developers who care about security, teamwork, and continuous improvement. If you're ready for autonomous and impactful work, this is the place for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high quality, reusable, readable, testable, and maintainable code/libraries/modules.
• Participate in requirement analysis with solution architects and product managers.
• Take part in the definition of the overall system architecture and landscape.
• Implement functional and non-functional requirements (performance, security, etc.).
• Review and refactor code.
• Adopt and promote software development best practices.
• Mentor team members in all aspects of the SDLC.

About You

• Solid understanding and hands-on experience with RESTful APIs.
• 3+ years of experience in backend systems or systems programming.
• 7+ years of experience with procedural, object-oriented, or functional programming languages.
• Proficiency with Git or similar distributed version control systems.

Onboarding Plan – Your First 90 Days

• First 30 Days: Set up development environment, complete security and code review training, shadow senior developers, run builds/tests, and learn product architecture. Participate in Kanban flow and introductory TDD exercises. Join pair programming and understand CI/E2E testing pipelines.
• Days 31-60: Make your first contributions with guidance, join workshops on secure coding (OWASP), practice TDD, participate in pair programming, use E2E tests, contribute to CI/CD, take ownership of a Kanban ticket, and write feature/test documentation.
• Days 61-90: Deliver features end-to-end, patch a medium-level security issue, lead or join security retrospectives, optimize part of the CI/CD workflow, ensure secure feature delivery, refine Kanban/process metrics for backend releases, mentor newcomers, and document lessons learned and improvements.

What’s great about working with us:

• Culture and diversity: Join a people-oriented environment with different nationalities and a great team spirit, flat hierarchies (everyone speaks to everyone). Equal Opportunity Employer and LGBT+ friendly.
• Team: An opportunity to shape our engineering culture and work with a passionate, mission-driven team. Collaboration with a diverse and very international team of outstanding people.
• Global Collaboration: Work collaboratively with stakeholders around the globe.
• Impactful Work: You will have the opportunity to participate in and shape a global lighthouse project in the domain of digital currencies.
• Career Development: Benefit from continuous training, coaching, and talent development programs.
• Social Benefits: Flexible compensation (transport tickets, training, private insurance), etc.
• Own canteen: Take a break with our breakfast and lunch service: choose between a wide range of menus, salad desk, and sandwiches service. Nicely priced!
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours with the option for remote work (Mon–Thu 8:30 – 17:30 and Fri 8:30 – 15:30; 3 days of remote work).
• Location: Sant Joan Despí. Easy communication by private transport or public transport.