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Senior Backend Engineer - Kikoff
Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer building scalable, secure fintech services for an AI‑driven credit coaching platform, using Python, Node.js, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes to deliver high‑performance microservices.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high‑throughput backend services that power the AI Credit Coach product.
- Implement RESTful APIs and event‑driven architectures using Python and Node.js.
- Deploy, monitor, and optimize services on AWS using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with data science, product, and front‑end teams to integrate machine‑learning models and ensure data integrity.
- Drive performance tuning, security hardening, and reliability improvements across the platform.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional backend development experience, preferably in fintech or consumer finance.
- Strong proficiency in Python and Node.js, with solid understanding of asynchronous programming.
- Hands‑on experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Deep knowledge of relational databases (SQL) and designing scalable microservice architectures.
- Proven ability to write clean, testable code, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
Skills
pythonnodejsawsdockerkubernetessql