About Salv
Salv is a fintech compliance company fighting financial crime through technology and information sharing. Our founding team has experience at startups including Wise and Skype. We're ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified.

Role Overview
We're seeking a technical leader for our anti-money laundering SaaS platform. You'll help banks and fintechs beat financial crime by building systems processing millions of transactions across global networks.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and evolve architectures for distributed systems with emphasis on scalability and reliability
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices
• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex systems
• Mentor team members and make technical decisions
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers

Required Qualifications
• 6+ years in software engineering or backend development
• Expertise in Spring Boot 3, Kotlin, or Java 17+
• Advanced PostgreSQL knowledge including performance optimization
• Proficiency in clean code, SOLID principles, and test-driven development
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS
• Strong team leadership and mentoring capabilities

Desired Skills
• Elasticsearch familiarity
• Hexagonal Architecture and Domain-Driven Design knowledge
• Fintech or AML/fraud detection experience
• Observability and monitoring background
• Start-up/scale-up experience
• AI/ML interest for anomaly detection

Tech Stack
Spring Boot 3, Kotlin, Java 17+, React, Jest, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Ansible

Benefits
• Competitive salary with generous equity options
• Remote work flexibility (aligned with team objectives)
• Mission-driven team environment
• Professional growth opportunities
• Security-focused organization (ISO 27001 certified, SOC 2 Type 2 compliant)

Location Requirements
Must be Estonian tax resident. Position based in Tallinn or Tartu, Estonia.