Klarna
Lead Fullstack Engineer - Javascript
KlarnaItaly20 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering
What You Will Do

  • Work on specific problem spaces critical to Klarna's needs, with opportunities to switch teams as both you and our fast-paced business evolve.
  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of JavaScript-based applications, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability across both frontend and backend.
  • Work with modern technologies such as TypeScript, Node.js, React, and React Native to build seamless and scalable solutions.
  • Utilize cloud technologies, primarily AWS, to develop and deploy services.
  • Engage in the full project lifecycle—from conception to deployment and beyond—ensuring projects are delivered on time and to specifications.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Klarna to align on integration strategies and optimize system architecture.
  • Drive an engineering culture within the team, emphasizing innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate potential issues in our distributed and financial systems.
  • Work in small autonomous teams with short release cycles.

Who You Are

  • Proficient in TypeScript and JavaScript, with strong experience in Node.js and modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React / React Native).
  • Experienced in architecting and building scalable, robust systems across the stack.
  • Skilled with cloud technologies, especially AWS.
  • Adept in distributed systems, with the ability to anticipate and mitigate issues proactively.
  • Independent, able to manage projects end-to-end and contribute to technical direction.
  • A strong communicator, capable of collaborating effectively across teams and domains.
  • Experience mentoring others and contributing to a positive engineering culture.
  • Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English.

Awesome to have

  • Experience with microservices architecture and event-driven systems.
  • Familiarity with REST and/or GraphQL APIs.
  • Experience with tools such as Kafka, Docker, Jenkins, Datadog, or Splunk.
  • Experience working in fintech or other regulated environments.

Please include a CV in English.

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