AI / MCP Senior Backend Engineer (Java, Product-Focused)

Job Description

[Employer hidden] is a leading full-cycle verification platform that enables scalable compliance. From identity and business verification to ongoing monitoring, our platform adapts to different risk appetites and market demands, ensuring global compliance. It allows customizing analytics and workflows with a no-code interface.

Over 4,000 clients — including Bitpanda, Wirex, Avis, Bybit, Vodafone, Duolingo, Kaizen Gaming, and TransferGo — trust [Employer hidden] to accelerate growth, prevent fraud, and maintain compliance worldwide.

Now we are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our rapidly growing team. This is a product engineering role focused on building user-facing functionality in a fast-evolving space. At the same time, we are introducing new AI-driven integration patterns (LLMs, agents, MCP), and part of the work will be to embed these capabilities into the product where they create real value.

What You Will Be Doing

• Build and evolve product features end-to-end (from idea to production)
• Design and develop APIs used by customers and partners
• Improve how users integrate, test, and evaluate our product
• Introduce and implement AI/MCP capabilities where they improve UX or speed of adoption

Our Stack

• Java 17 (Dropwizard / Restler)
• MongoDB, ClickHouse, Redis
• Kafka, Kafka Streams, ElasticSearch / OpenSearch (k-NN), Airflow

About You

• Strong Java backend experience
• Experience in product development (shipping real features, not just services)
• Pragmatic approach to adopting new technologies (AI/LLM/MCP)
• Experience with AI agents / MCP or similar approaches

What We Offer

• Remote-first, trust-based culture
• True flexibility
• Extra time off
• Work that matters
• Compensation
• Truly global
• Growth built in
• Team offsites
• Getting you set up
• Friendly by design

Hiring Stages

TA screening -> Hiring Manager Interview -> Tech lead Interview-> Final Interview.

We are a global community of innovators, creators, and thinkers, and we believe that diversity fuels our innovation. [Employer hidden] is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.