--- title: 'Senior AI Applied Software Engineer at Backbase' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-ai-applied-software-engineer-backbase-krakow-cq6tybjycp6b' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-26' --- # Senior AI Applied Software Engineer at Backbase - **Company:** Backbase - **Location:** Krakow, Poland - **Posted:** 2026-09-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-26 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/workatbackbase/jobs/8207445 ## Job description The Job At Backbase, we don’t just deliver software, we redefine how people manage their finances. We are looking for a Senior AI Applied Engineer (Frontend) to join our P&P department in Kraków. You will join the team which sits at the core of Backbase platform: App, Design System and multiple other experiences By joining our team, you won’t just write code; you will design systems that impact millions of users across over 100 financial institutions worldwide. Meet the Job As a Senior AI Applied Software Engineer , you are a technical cornerstone of your squad. You will design and deliver complex features with minimal guidance, ensuring that the "experience" (Frontend) is performant, secure, and scalable. - Full SDLC Ownership: Lead the entire lifecycle of digital banking products, from initial idea and architectural design to release and maintenance. - Architectural Excellence: Improve system architecture and design components that integrate smoothly across APIs. - Technical Leadership: Act as a go-to resource for your team, mentoring other engineers, conducting critical code reviews, and raising the bar for engineering standards. - AI & Innovation: Use AI tooling to help you excel in the SDLC, from development to testing. - API Mindset: Implement features and UI Components with a focus on scalability, and robustness and backward compatibility, with little to no disruption in the users’ upgrades. - Collaborative Culture: Work in an agile model, collaborating with Architects, Product Managers, and UX Designers to align technical solutions with business needs. ## Who You Are - Location: You live in Kraków or a nearby area and you are willing to work in a hybrid mode - twice per week from our office. - Experience: You have 5-7+ years of professional experience building complex, high-traffic products. - Frontend Mastery: Strong skills in Angular and TypeScript. You are proficient with RxJS and modern build systems (Webpack, Jenkins). Experience with Vue.js is a plus. - Backend Exposure: While the daily work is heavily frontend-centric, prior exposure to of Java, Spring JPA/Hibernate, Maven, Microservices (Netflix OSS is a plus) and Cloud technologies is a welcome bonus, offering a great foundation for future fullstack growth within the team. - System Design: You have a solid grasp of Enterprise Integration Patterns and can design systems that handle complex data flows between services. - The "Senior" Edge: You don't just solve tickets; you identify gaps in tooling, reduce technical debt, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to streamline delivery. - Communication: Excellent English (spoken and written). You can confidently explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and get buy-in for your architectural decisions. - Domain Knowledge: Previous experience in Fintech or Banking is highly considered an advantage. ## What We Offer - Growth: €1,000 annual self-development budget, a clear promotion path, and dedicated time for training. - Rewards: Competitive base salary plus an annual bonus and referral bonuses. - Hybrid Work: A flexible arrangement combining remote work with our vibrant Kraków office. - Office Perks: Daily lunches, community breakfasts on Wednesdays, and high-end hardware (MacBook). - Well-being: Private healthcare (Luxmed), Headspace app subscription. - Culture: Integration events, flexible working hours, and a focus on healthy work-life balance. ## About Backbase ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Backbase builds the AI-native Banking OS that unifies digital channels, front office, and operations so banks can coordinate customers, employees, and AI agents from one platform. - **Entity Type**: Private (no public ticker; no funding rounds disclosed – appears organically grown) - **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Founded**: 2003 - **Founders**: Not publicly available (described as “founder-led” but names not stated on the provided sources) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Banking technology / financial services software - **Target customers**: B2B – large banking institutions (120+ banks globally, serving 75M+ daily users) - **Mission/purpose**: “We built something that didn't exist before – an AI-native Banking OS where humans and AI agents work side by side, at scale, inside real banks.” ## Products & Services - **AI-native Banking OS**: A unified platform that sits above legacy cores, CRMs, and data platforms. It orchestrates customer engagement (digital banking, conversational banking, front-office workspaces) and banking operations (high-volume processes like disputes, payments, lending). Designed to be deployed incrementally without rip-and-replace. Includes native AI agents for governance, automation, and auditability. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: 2,000+ employees globally, 50% of team in R&D, 120+ banks as customers, 75M+ active daily users across the platform - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available - **Growth Signals**: Expanding globally with 16 offices across 5 continents; notable customer examples include I&M Bank (Africa) which grew onboarding from 2,000 to 21,000 new customers per month, and Techcombank (Vietnam) achieving 50% of savings and investments through digital. The company is actively hiring and describes itself as “in the middle of the biggest shift in banking’s history.” ## Competitive Advantages - **Unified Frontline architecture** – breaks down fragmentation between digital channels, front office, and operations, enabling banks to move fast without sacrificing compliance or security - **AI-native from the ground up** – not a bolt-on; full governance and audit trails for every AI decision - **Progressive modernization** – works with existing cores, no big-bang migration required - **18+ years of banking domain expertise** (since 2003) with a singular focus on banking since 2012 ## Strategic Focus - Deepening AI integration into banking workflows (Elastic Operations – scaling throughput without scaling headcount) - Expanding global footprint (17 offices, including recent additions in Hyderabad, Riyadh, Mexico City, and Toronto) - Continuing to shift banks from legacy fragmentation to a unified, composable operating system ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as “ambition without ego,” “bias for action,” “you own what you ship,” and “the work is the standard.” Flat structure with no micromanagement. - **Work model**: Hybrid – “Where you do your best work is up to you.” Offices in 17 locations globally. - **Perks**: Annual learning budget, global exposure, wellness support, real ownership of projects from day one. - **Engineering focus**: 50% of the team in R&D; real AI running in production, not just pilots. ## Sources 1. [backbase.com/careers](https://www.backbase.com/careers) 2. [backbase.com/about](https://www.backbase.com/about) 3. [backbase.com](https://www.backbase.com/) 4. 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