Senior Backend Engineer - Payments
Senior Backend Engineer to join the Financial Services team. You will design scalable payment engines and event-driven architectures.
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Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.
Have the right to work in Spain
No sponsorship mentioned, and this kind of work is rarely sponsored in Spain.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Be near Barcelona for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Have 5+ years of experience
Senior-level role.
Private health insurance
Per the ad: paid by the employer, or taken through flexible pay.
Gym access
Free or discounted, per the ad.
Nice to have
5+ years in security engineering, infrastructure security, or security software engineering roles.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS or GCP security (IAM, security groups, WAF, etc.).
Deep understanding of application security (OWASP Top 10, secure coding, API security).
Experience building security programs from scratch in fast-growing startups or scale-ups.
Proven track record in incident response and handling data breach scenarios.
Good programming skills (at least one of Python, Typescript, Golang)
Experience with infrastructure security (Kubernetes, container security, IaC security)
Prior experience training employees on Security.
Experience with GDPR compliance and data protection regulations.
Background in penetration testing or offensive security.
Familiarity with our tech stack (Django, React, PostgreSQL, Terraform)
Experience responding to security questionnaires for enterprise sales.
SOC2 or ISO27001 implementation experience.
What we offer
🌅 Vibrant office in Barcelona - Passeig de Gracia with free drinks and snacks to fuel your mornings and recharge during breaks.
🤸♀️ Flexible working model, hybrid setup with 2 remote day per week, plus 15 extra remote days per year.
💌 Health insurance fully covered by the company.
🏋🏽♀️ Negociated gym deal with Wellhub: get access to a wide range of gyms, studios, and wellbeing apps.
🌍 A diverse, collaborative workplace, join an international team!
🛏️ Feel supported with paid sick leave, because your health always comes first.
We are bsport. The place to be!
bsport is an all-in-one platform combining boutique fitness and advanced technology. Our platform helps partners manage their bookings, payroll, marketing and more, to streamline operations and boost their commercial success.
Since we launched in 2019, we've achieved remarkable growth:
Built a community of over 10 million users 🤝
Closed a €30 million Series B in December 2024 🏆
Grown to over 200 employees across Europe 🚀
Build Security from the ground up!!
We're looking for a hands-on Senior Security Engineer who will be the driving force behind bsport's security transformation.
This is not a purely strategic role, you'll be rolling up your sleeves to implement security controls, respond to incidents, and build our security program from fundamentals.
This role is critical because:
You'll directly protect ~10 million users' personal data.
You'll enable our sales team to confidently answer security questionnaires as we pursue enterprise clients.
You'll work in the SRE team, with close collaboration with SWE teams and exposure to most if not all department leaders.
You'll reduce business risk in a fast-scaling environment where security incidents can damage trust and revenue.
🛠️ Hands-on Security Engineering (60%)
Drive and maintain top-notch security across our platform:
🔒 Harden AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters & app security.
⚡ Implement automated scanning (SAST/DAST) & dependency checks.
🛡️ Strengthen authentication & identity management (SSO, MFA, Google Workspace)
🕵️♂️ Set up vulnerability management & alerting integrated with engineering sprints.
🚨 Respond to security incidents, create runbooks & support customer security requests.
👥 Security Culture & Training (40%)
Promote a strong security mindset across the company:
🎓 Build engaging, role-specific training & run phishing simulations.
💻 Define & enforce hardware & endpoint security standards.
🤝 Develop a network of security champions & self-service guides.
📜 Create pragmatic policies & governance that balance security with business needs.
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Helm
Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker
Monitoring: Grafana, ELK stack
Backend: Python Django, FastAPI, Celery
Frontend: React, TypeScript
Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka
CI/CD: GitLab CI, ArgoCD
👋🏼Interview with Talent
🧑🏽💻Live Coding
🔐Security case study
🤝 Cultural fit
Ready to Join?
bsport is a leading boutique fitness management platform that provides an all-in-one solution for studio owners to manage scheduling, payments, memberships, marketing, and more. With over 3,000 customers in 40+ countries, bsport helps fitness studios streamline operations and grow their business. The company is headquartered in Barcelona and Paris, with a team of over 200 employees.
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