Senior Software Engineer

New York

Development - Back End

Permanent

Our client, a leading FinTech organization, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join their engineering team remotely. The successful candidate will play a pivotal part in the company’s growth by driving the full software development lifecycle, from design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance, to help shape products that positively impact millions of lives.

Responsibilities

As the Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible to architect and implement scalable back-end systems.
Lead data engineering efforts across big data pipelines, including validation, cleaning, deduplication, matching, testing and quality assurance.
Collaborate with a mission-driven engineering team to deliver high-quality, customer-focused solutions.
Contribute to core enterprise data collection platforms that serve millions of users.
Tackle complex challenges with simple, elegant, and scalable solutions – balancing rapid delivery with long-term vision.

Skillset

Extensive experience in back-end engineering and distributed system design.
Strong background in data engineering, including large-scale data processing and optimization.
Practical experience building and scaling microservices architectures.
Proficiency across key technologies: Back-end (Go, Python), Cloud (AWS, Terraform) and Data (PostgreSQL, S3, Redis, Snowflake, MongoDB).
Skilled in developing, maintaining, and monitoring web services in AWS Lambda and containerized environments (e.g. Docker).
Advanced knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, with experience in both data warehouses and data lakes.
Deep understanding and application of Agile methodologies, TDD, CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
Previous experience working in a fast-paced startup environment is a plus.
Strong communication skills with excellent skills in translating complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.