Lead Software Engineer (Java)
Revolut is looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to join their fintech team in Singapore. The role involves taking full ownership of the financial domain, designing high-performance distributed systems, and influencing business decisions. You will work with a modern stack including Java 17/21, GCP, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL. This position requires deep expertise in CQRS and event-driven architectures to scale their global ledger systems.
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Experience
8+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, Singapore
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Revolut is looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to join their fintech team in Singapore. The role involves taking full ownership of the financial domain, designing high-performance distributed systems, and influencing business decisions. You will work with a modern stack including Java 17/21, GCP, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL. This position requires deep expertise in CQRS and event-driven architectures to scale their global ledger systems.
TAL's take
Strong brand and clear technical scope involving financial domain ownership and distributed systems architecture.
The JD is very clear about the technical stack, the architectural patterns (CQRS, sharding), and the specific domains of ownership.
Salaries at Revolut
23.3 LPA average
Based on 28 Grapevine salary entries for Revolut.
Operations
0 - 2 years | L1
5 LPA average
Range: 5 - 6 LPA
Other roles
0 - 2 years | L1
6 LPA average
Range: 6 - 7 LPA
Other
2 - 4 years | L2
7 LPA average
Range: 7 - 7 LPA
Operations
2 - 4 years | L2
25 LPA average
Range: 24 - 27 LPA
Must haves
- Fluency in Java
- 8+ years of experience in back-end development
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field
- Expertise in high-performance distributed systems
- Experience with database sharding and high-concurrency systems
- Knowledge of CQRS and event-driven architectures
Tools and skills
Nice to have: fintech, high-load processing, multi-regional deployment.
About the company
High-growth global fintech, but below the FAANG-level 'Tier 1' engineering status defined.
Posts mentioning Revolut
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