Retire the ERP.Light exists to replace factory-era ERPs with software that feels alive. Our Smart Financial Platform gives modern, global companies superpowers—automated accounting, real-time reporting, and financial flows that move at the speed of the business.We build with our customers, ship fast, and obsess over craft. In a short time, Light has gone from idea to the operating core for leading companies like Lovable, Legora, and Keyshot. People don’t just use Light—they enjoy it.We’re an early team defining a new software category. Think engineers who love debits and credits, designers who care about reconciliation states, and operators who treat finance as a product. If you’re excited to modernize how the world runs money—one workflow at a time—you’re in the right place.Backed by world-class investors and advised by industry titans, we’re building category-defining products with the freedom to ship ambitiously and own outcomes.Come help us make Light the global default for next-gen finance.This Backend Engineer roleBuilding our core Smart Financial Platform further that helps multinational companies manage all of their accounting with AI and a great UX.Keeping focus on customer needs while implementing robust and scalable technical solutions.Developing and optimizing backend services, APIs, and infrastructure to support our high-performance frontend applications.Your qualifications:4+ years of experience building robust backend systems with solid understanding of server-side architecture and API design.Strong command of backend programming languages, with the ability to write clean, efficient code.Proficiency in Kotlin / Java, JVM, PostgreSQL, AWSExperience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and DB schemas that scale.Deeply care about quality - you actively participate in code reviews, write comprehensive unit and integration tests, and thoroughly QA your work.Great communicator who collaborates effectively with frontend engineers on API design and cross-functional teams on system architecture.You can commit and ship production-ready code that is secure, scalable, performant, and maintains well.Practical experience using AI or emerging technology tools to improve productivity, insight, or decision-making, with the ability to apply first-principles thinking to new problems.Bonus points:Experience with accounting or companies' finance flows (accounts payable, invoicing, payments etc).Building AI-naitive robust and scalable applications.You've been thriving in high-growth startups.Our Tech Stack:Hosted on AWSPostgres DBKotlin MonolithReact FrontendThe good stuffIn addition to being part of a great team and working in a really fun and innovative environment, we offer:💸 A competitive salary + potential stock options🏝 25 days of annual leave + public holidays in the country where you are based.🥳 Regular socials and company off-sites🚀 A huge opportunity for career growth as you'll help shape a market-defining product.The famous last wordsWorking at Light means you're embarking on an exciting journey to reshape the future of multinational financial operations. Our cheat-code is that we've built something like this before - and are now doing it again, only better. Our goal is to make global finance effortless and empower companies to make informed decisions.Join the rocket ship while it's taking off 🚀