Senior Python Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Join a high impact engineering team building the systems that power millions of real time financial interactions every day. We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in fast moving environments, enjoys solving complex distributed systems challenges, and wants to help shape the future of digital finance through scalable backend architecture.

This is an opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers, product thinkers, and platform specialists to design resilient services that support seamless user experiences across web and mobile platforms. You’ll play a key role in architecting and evolving backend systems that demand performance, reliability, and security at scale.

Responsibilities:

Design and build scalable backend services and APIs powering mission critical financial products

Architect and maintain distributed microservices in a cloud native environment

Collaborate cross functionally with engineering, product, data, and infrastructure teams

Lead technical initiatives and contribute to architectural decision making

Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and best practices

Improve system reliability, observability, scalability, and operational excellence

Solve complex engineering challenges involving high throughput, data integrity, and performance optimization

Champion secure development practices and contribute to compliance conscious engineering

Participate in troubleshooting, incident response, and continuous platform improvements

Stay current with emerging technologies and propose innovative solutions that elevate the platform

Qualifications:

Strong backend engineering experience building scalable production systems

Proficiency with Python and frameworks such as Django or similar backend technologies

Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs and service oriented architectures

Hands on experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL

Familiarity with NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB or document based databases

Experience working with containerized applications and orchestration platforms like Docker and Kubernetes

Understanding of cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and performance optimization

Ability to balance speed, scalability, maintainability, and security in system design

Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross functional environments

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience preferred

Why Us?

You’ll have the chance to work on technically challenging systems with real world impact, influence architectural direction, and contribute to products used at scale. This team values ownership, curiosity, collaboration, and engineers who enjoy building thoughtful solutions to meaningful problems.

We also offer a hybrid work model, competitive compensation, bonus/stock and employee benefit programs.