About the Company

Headquartered in Ireland with offices in London, New York and Lisbon, ID-Pal is a fast-growing B2B identity verification company, focused on providing businesses with a simple, secure and convenient way to verify their client’s identity. Through our innovative and award-winning technology, we ensure businesses establish and maintain trust with their customers, providing the very best digital experiences whilst keeping fraudsters at bay.

We operate in a regulated environment and build systems that power AML, KYC, and KYB identity verification journeys across web and backend platforms.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Back End Developer to design, develop and scale secure, high-availability backend systems that power real-time identity verification and business onboarding across regulated markets.

You will operate in a security-critical, compliance-driven environment where performance, reliability, and data integrity are paramount.

Our backend ecosystem includes Spring-based microservices and Laravel-powered services. You’ll help evolve and modernize this architecture, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and long-term

technical direction.

Core Responsibilities

• Build scalable, secure backend systems using Java (Spring) and PHP (Laravel)
• Contribute to the evolution of automation pipelines and AI-assisted engineering practices
• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs
• Champion secure development standards across backend systems
• Optimize database schemas and queries for performance and reliability
• Ensure robust data handling and error management
• Collaborate with frontend developers for API integration and feature delivery
• Troubleshoot, debug, and improve existing server-side code
• Play a key role in architectural decisions and the evolution of backend engineering standards
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers
• Maintain documentation for backend components and services
• Work with cloud infrastructure (AWS) to deploy and scale backend services

Key Requirements

• Strong professional experience in Java (Spring) and/or PHP (Laravel), with willingness to work across both environments.
• Strong experience working with relational databases such as MySQL
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality
• RESTful API design and implementation
• Strong understanding of server-side application architecture
• Codebase version management (Git or similar)
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with performance tuning and debugging
• Proven ability to work with Cloud native services such as AWS, Azure or similar

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience, with proven track record
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred)

Nice to haves:

• Additional Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Python
• Modern Datastores & Caching: MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB
• Advanced Architectures & Tooling: Serverless patterns, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Event-based architecture /asynchronous systems
• Specific AI-Assisted Development Tools: Cursor, Codex

About You:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and collaboration across
• Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers
• Ownership of technical outcomes and quality
• Self-motivated with a continuous learning mindset

What can ID-Pal offer you?

• Role budget: €70,000 - €80,000 annual salary.
• Work on security-critical systems in a regulated fintech environment
• Shape the technical evolution of a growing identity platform
• Influence backend architecture and engineering standards
• Be part of a team investing in automation and modern engineering practices
• Supportive growth and learning environment

Benefits and perks at ID-Pal

Work-life balance

• 23 Days Annual Leave
• Extra Day Off for Your Birthday
• Work Abroad for 2 Weeks Each Year

Upskilling & Wellness

• Access to Bike-to-Work scheme
• Annual wellness/gym membership contribution
• Educational Support based on business needs

Social & Culture

• Monthly Team Lunches
• Regular Social Events and Company Away Days

ID-Pal is an Award-Winning global Identity Verification company that achieved rapid growth within a short space of time and continues to expand across the globe. We are proud of our achievements so far but have much bigger plans and are looking for people who want to be part of that journey. We can offer you the chance to contribute directly to the growth and success of the company and to build something you are proud of. You will be part of an environment where you will constantly be learning and adapting as the company grows.

• If you think you’re a strong candidate for this role, please apply! Learn more about ID-Pal.

Protecting identities is ID-Pal’s bread and butter, and Identity is one of our core values. As an employer, we believe that our workplace is stronger when diverse identities come together, bringing a mix of perspectives, experiences, and ideas to the table. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, nationalities, and experiences.