Position Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our engineering team. As a Senior Backend Engineer you will play a critical role in developing and scaling our core backend infrastructure ensuring that we provide secure reliable and high-performing services to our users. You will work closely with other engineers product managers and stakeholders to design and implement backend solutions that power our financial services platform.
Job duties and Responsibilities:
• Backend Development: Design develop and maintain high-quality backend systems APIs and services that are scalable efficient and secure.
• Performance Optimization: Ensure that our backend services meet performance scalability and reliability standards. Optimize and improve existing systems to handle increasing traffic and business demands.
• Security: Implement robust security measures to safeguard sensitive financial data and ensure compliance with relevant regulations (e.g. PCI-DSS GDPR).
• Collaboration: Work closely with frontend developers product managers and other stakeholders to deliver full-stack features that drive the business forward.
• Code Quality: Write clean maintainable and well-tested code. Conduct code reviews and ensure best practices in software development.
• Mentorship: Mentor junior developers and contribute to their growth by sharing your expertise in backend development architecture and best practices.
• Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve issues related to system performance security and reliability and ensure timely resolution.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with the latest trends in backend development fintech and cloud technologies. Contribute to the evolution of our tech stack and development practices.
Required Skills and Experience:
• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of experience in backend development with a strong focus on building scalable and secure web applications or APIs.
• Languages: Proficiency in server-side programming languages such as Node.js.
• Databases: Expertise in working with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB) Redis and SQL databases.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or Google Cloud as well as containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Microservices: Strong experience in designing and building microservices-based architectures.
• APIs: Expertise in RESTful API design and integration and experience working with third-party APIs.
• Version Control: Proficiency with version control systems such as Git.
• Security: Experience with implementing security best practices in web applications including data encryption authentication and authorization (OAuth JWT etc.).
• CI/CD: Knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Agile: Experience working in agile environments and using tools such as Jira Confluence or Trello.
Preferred:
• Fintech Experience: Previous experience in the fintech or payments industry with a strong understanding of financial regulations and security practices.
• DevOps: Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation as well as monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus Grafana or ELK stack.
• Blockchain: Familiarity with blockchain technology and its integration into financial applications.
• Languages: Proficiency in additional programming languages such as Python Java or Rust.
• AI Technology Development: Experience in developing AI-based applications including implementing machine learning models natural language processing (NLP) and working with frameworks like TensorFlow PyTorch or Hugging Face.
Personal Traits:
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Proactive self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Passion for technology innovation and learning.
• Strong sense of compliance ensuring adherence to policies standards and regulations.
• Positive professional attitude fostering a constructive and collaborative work environment.
Notes:
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