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Backend Engineer

🏢 Melio · 📍 Tel Aviv
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Position Summary & Responsibilities

We're looking for a Backend Engineer to join our team.

Qualifications:

  • Tech Enthusiasts - more important than experience is to have the passion to learn and get out of the comfort zone
  • +5 years of professional experience as a software engineer in software engineering, architecture, and design
  • Experience with micro-services architecture and running cloud-based production environments
  • Team player who prefers collaboration over working solo

Bonus points:

  • Independent, fast learner, and excited about learning new technologies.
  • Looking to improve a strong and open culture

A day in the life and how you’ll make an impact:

  • Each member of our team is an all-around player who influences the product from the overall experience to the development. 
  • You’ll be using top technologies like Typescript, Node.js, AWS and scalable databases to build a unique experience in the world of B2B payments.
  • You should be passionate about engineering and building a product end-to-end, through the design, coding, testing, and deployment phases.

About the Engineering department:

The Engineering department is the backbone of Melio. We build, scale, and maintain the technical infrastructure that processes over $100B in annual payments for small businesses nationwide.

Following our acquisition by Xero, we're tackling an even more exciting challenge: integrating Melio's payment platform with Xero's accounting software to create a unified financial ecosystem. This means building robust, scalable systems that seamlessly connect two powerful platforms while maintaining the security and reliability that financial services demand.

Our Stack:

We're all-in on AWS Serverless—meaning fully managed infrastructure that lets us build and

🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Melio Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Melio evaluates candidates intensely on execution speed, ownership in a hyper-growth fintech environment, and the ability to simplify complex B2B payment workflows.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):
  • 1. Over-engineering simple solutions or prioritizing perfection over rapid market shipping
  • 2. Displaying silos in working style or blaming cross-functional partners for delivery delays
  • 3. Lack of direct experience dealing with SMB financial operations or payment rails
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