Associate Software Engineer

Department and Team Purpose Our mission is to enable Copper’s product teams to build and innovate faster by delivering secure, scalable and reliable core platform services. We aim to provide high‑quality building blocks that power every product and ensure a consistent, seamless experience for our customers. Role Purpose We are looking for a skilled Backend Engineer to join our Core team. This team is responsible for building and maintaining the foundational microservices that power critical parts of our platform, including authorisation, invoicing, notifications, and user management. As a Backend Engineer on this team, you’ll be working on systems that directly support and secure the entire product ecosystem. Your work will be central to enabling internal teams and delivering seamless, secure experiences to our users. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable backend services in a microservices architecture. Write clean, well‑tested, and maintainable code. Collaborate with product managers, front‑end engineers and QA engineers on new features. Participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging to maintain quality of our products. Ensure high availability, performance, and security of the services you own. Support and solve problems from clients and stakeholders. Essential Skills and Experience Experience building software with a JVM language: Scala, Kotlin, or Java. Familiarity with relational databases such as PostgreSQL. Strong understanding of REST APIs. Understanding of the critical importance of testing, well‑versed in building automated tests of server‑side code. Excellent communication skills. Ability to formulate well‑defined questions and articulate ideas, problems, and solutions to various stakeholder groups. Capacity to adapt in a fast‑changing environment and work with technologies you haven’t faced before. Desirable Skills Experience working within microservice‑based architecture. Understanding of distributed systems. Benefits Paid Time Off – A minimum of 35 days per year, inclusive of public holidays, plus one extra day for each year of service. Comprehensive Medical Insurance – including dental, optical, audiology and mental health coverage (no medical history required). Life Insurance. Enhanced Pension Contributions – includes an enhanced employer matching contribution. 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Equal Opportunity and Inclusion Copper is an equal‑opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and equal opportunities in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. So, bring us your experience, perspectives, and skills. It is in our differences that we will continue to grow and ensure Copper is transforming how institutional investors engage with digital assets. Copper is a Disability‑Confident Employer – please let us know if you have a disability. If you require assistance during the recruitment process, we will gladly accommodate your needs. #J-18808-Ljbffr