Risk & Compliance Engineer

Our mission? Making day-to-day banking easier for SMEs and freelancers thanks to an online business account that's combined with invoicing, bookkeeping and spend management tools. Thanks to its innovative product, highly reactive 24/7 customer support and clear pricing, Qonto has become the leader in its market.

Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 500,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!

Our values:

Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do

Ownership | Own your part, get things done

Teamwork | Make (team)work easy

Mastery | Continuously raise the bar

Integrity | Always do what’s right, and respect people

Our beliefs: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 50% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.

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Join Qonto as a Risk & Compliance Engineer to enhance our data-driven approach to regulatory compliance and risk management.

Working closely with Jérémy, our Risk & Compliance Engineering Lead, you'll develop crucial applications and data extracts that will directly impact our ability to meet regulatory requirements and improve our risk management processes.

👩‍💻🧑‍💻 As a Risk & Compliance Engineer at Qonto, you will:

• Develop and maintain high-quality SQL queries and data extracts for financial institutions and regulators, ensuring accuracy and timeliness

• Create and deploy Python applications on GitLab to improve productivity for various risk and compliance teams

• Collaborate on diverse projects across financial crime prevention, internal control, and regulatory reporting

• Implement data engineering best practices to enhance the efficiency and reliability of our risk and compliance processes

• Contribute to both daily operations and long-term improvement projects, balancing immediate needs with strategic goals

🤔 What you can expect:

• A dynamic and cross-functional team, led by Jérémy, with opportunities to work on impactful projects.

• A culture that values precise and efficient data handling, with a strong emphasis on regulatory compliance.

• Access to Snowflake SQL, Python, and GitLab for application development.

• Opportunities to learn and grow within the Fintech and Payment institution sectors.

• A supportive environment with regular 1-on-1s and team rituals to foster growth and collaboration.

🤝 About your future Manager

Your manager will be Jérémy Meliani, our Lead R&C Engineering.

• His path? Jérémy Meliani has built an impressive career in data science and analytics. He is currently the Lead R&C Engineering at Qonto, where he focuses on developing machine learning models to detect banking fraud and terrorism financing. Before joining Qonto, Jérémy worked as a Lead Data Analyst at Sodexo and TSI Payment, creating data solutions for various services such as fraud detection and marketing.

• What he can bring to the team? Jérémy brings extensive experience in machine learning and data analytics. He has improved the efficiency of Financial Crime agents and ensured compliance with regulatory reports. Jérémy is skilled in conducting analyses for internal control and managing technical environments. He is committed to setting clear objectives and tracking performance, helping the team continuously improve and achieve excellence.

🏅 About You:

• Experience: You have at least 3 years of experience in a data-related role, preferably in fintech or financial services

• Technical Skills: You're proficient in SQL and Python, with experience in version control systems like Git

• Adaptability: You thrive in a dynamic environment and can quickly learn about new areas of risk and compliance

• Communication: You excel at explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Problem-Solving: You have a track record of improving data processes and implementing engineering best practices

At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.

🎁 Perks

A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.

- Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;

- Tailor-made remote work policy depending on the job you apply for and where you live;

- Competitive salary package;

- A meal voucher;

- Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);

- A great health insurance (depending on the country);

- Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;

- A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;

- Monthly team events.

💪 Our hiring process:

- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers

- A remote exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like

We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself.

On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞

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