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Senior Backend Engineer - 9fin
Backend Engineer
Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend services for an AI-driven debt‑market platform, leveraging Python, Node.js, and AWS to process large volumes of financial data and expose robust REST APIs.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and maintain high‑performance backend services that ingest, transform, and serve proprietary credit data to thousands of institutional clients.
- Design and expose RESTful APIs using Node.js and Python, ensuring low latency, strong security, and comprehensive documentation.
- Collaborate with data scientists and product managers to translate complex financial models into production‑ready microservices.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud deployments on AWS (Lambda, ECS, RDS) to achieve zero‑downtime releases.
- Monitor system health, troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and optimize database queries in PostgreSQL and Redis.
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience in a high‑scale fintech environment.
- Proficiency in Python and Node.js with a strong grasp of asynchronous programming.
- Hands‑on experience with AWS services, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Deep knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and caching strategies.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills and a passion for clean, maintainable code.
Skills
pythonnodejsawssqldocker