Employer: nsave
Job Title: Backend Engineer
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Full-time

About nsave

nsave is a fintech company headquartered in London. Founded by Amer Baroudi and Abdallah AbuHashem, its vision is to “Protect and grow the wealth of the financially excluded”. The company has built a global platform that provides trusted USD accounts, global payments, and investments for individuals from distressed economies, where inflation is high and banking systems are unstable. Its compliance-by-design approach and proprietary technology allow these services to be delivered securely and at scale.

To date, nsave has raised $22M from leading investors including Sequoia Capital, TQ Ventures, Y Combinator, and SV Angel. The team has grown 200% in the last year.

Full-time, on-site role based in London

About the Role

As Backend Engineer, the successful candidate will play a critical role in building and scaling the infrastructure that powers nsave’s financial services. Reporting to the CTO, the role involves working closely with the CEO and the broader engineering team to architect, ship, and scale resilient, high-performance systems serving tens of thousands of users across multiple jurisdictions.

Who You Are

• Breadth in platform and infrastructure: Familiar with backend architecture, databases, site reliability, infrastructure as code, and continuous deployment to support scalable systems
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: Enjoys building and optimising systems with strong knowledge of clean software principles, layered abstractions, and trade-offs
• A supportive teammate: Focused on operational health and enabling other engineers to ship efficiently while improving developer experience
• Business-oriented decision maker: Technical decisions informed by product and business context, balancing speed versus quality
• Comfortable designing secure systems: Able to build secure financial systems and manage high-security requirements
• Experience in fintech, startups, or regulated environments is a plus

How You’ll Make a Difference

• Design, implement, and own critical subsystems of infrastructure including service architecture, reliability, build and release, security, and compliance integrations
• Improve system compliance and health by identifying weaknesses and prioritising fixes
• Adapt quickly to changing requirements in a fast-moving environment
• Support team growth by driving best practices, participating in interviews, defining engineering processes, and mentoring teammates

nsave Values

• Service – “Mission First”: Prioritise mission, customers, and team
• Urgency – “Stay focused. Move fast”: Act quickly and intentionally
• Ownership – “Act as an Owner”: Take full responsibility for outcomes
• Standards – “Pursue Excellence”: Maintain high personal and professional standards

What nsave Looks For

Applicants are encouraged to apply only if they:

• Are strongly motivated by nsave’s mission
• Thrive in high-ownership, high-accountability environments
• Are comfortable working with urgency and ambiguity
• Want to build from first principles in an early-stage, high-growth company

Employee Benefits

• nsave Share Options (subject to eligibility and plan rules)
• 25 days annual leave (+ UK public holidays)
• Visa sponsorship available
• Private medical insurance
• Free monthly gym membership (via Hussle)
• £500 health & wellness budget
• Learning & development budget
• Season ticket loan scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Equal Opportunity Statement

nsave is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Applications are welcome from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, with no discrimination based on age, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

How to Apply

If this opportunity interests you, head to the company’s official website for full details — click here to submit your application.