Senior BackEnd Engineer

Kindly note this is an offshore contractual requirement, would need to overlap few hours in CST time zone.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer with strong Python skills, deep AWS experience, expertise in microservices architecture, and hands-on experience building ETL/data pipelines in a cloud-native fintech environment.

You will leverage your expertise to contribute to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and architectural design to implementation, testing, and deployment.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and efficient software products that meet the needs of our users and business objectives.

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Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent work experience) required.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a demonstrated ability in a multi-person team setting.
• Production level experience with Python is required

Required Skills/Abilities

• Software Architecture: Strong understanding of distributed and event-driven architectures.
• Deep experience with AWS services (Lambda, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, API Gateway, IAM) Experience with Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK or similar tools
• Hands-on experience with ETL pipelines (batch and/or real-time) and data processing at scale Monitoring & Observability: Experience with logging, metrics, and alerting tools (e.g., Datadog, CloudWatch, Prometheus)

Nice to Have

• Experience with other programming languages like Java or Go are nice to have
• Django and Boto library experience are nice to have).
• Exposure to portfolio analytics and benchmarking tools is nice to have. -- Data Engineering experience and a plus (nice to have)
• Experience working with financial systems, trading platforms, or regulated data environments (nice to have)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Software Development: Contribute to the development, support, and quality assurance efforts of our technology products that power our platforms and services.
• Utilise automated testing extensively to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the services. ETL Pipeline Development: Design and maintain secure, scalable ETL pipelines for processing financial data from custodian platforms (Apex, Ascend) Microservices Architecture:
• Build and maintain microservices managed by Kubernetes, ensuring scalability and resilience.
• API Development: Design and implement clean, consistent APIs for internal and external use, ensuring they meet functional and reliability standards. Team Growth and Mentoring: Actively participate in the recruitment and training of new team members. Mentor junior developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation. Continuous Improvement: Advocate for and implement best practices in software design and development, including DevSecOps, continuous integration (CI), and trunk-based development.