Position Details

Salary $179K – $204K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 4+ years

Education Bachelor's Degree

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Lead backend software engineering efforts focused on cloud-based data processing; work with Java, Spark, EMR in a regulated financial services environment; mentor developers and collaborate with product managers to deliver scalable cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers
Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions
Mentor other members of the engineering community
Code or evaluate code when needed
Ensure compliance with regulatory needs

Technical Overview

Stack includes Java, Spark, EMR; cloud environments in AWS/GCP/Azure; containerization with Docker/Kubernetes; data storage with SQL/NoSQL databases; Agile practices.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a lead backend software engineer with 4+ years of professional software experience, strong Java/Spark/EMR background, and cloud familiarity (AWS, GCP, Azure). They should be comfortable mentoring others and delivering cloud-based data solutions in a fintech context.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's Degree4+ years of professional software engineering experience1 year experience with cloud computing (AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud)Ability to collaborate with product managers and deliver cloud-based solutionsStrong knowledge of JavaPythonSQLand at least one of Node.js/Go/Scala

Nice-to-Have Skills

Master's Degree7+ years of experience in JavaScalaPythonGoor Node.js2+ years of experience with AWSGCPAzureor another cloud service4+ years of experience in open source frameworks1+ years of people management experience2+ years of experience in Agile practices

Tools & Platforms

JiraAWSGoogle Cloud PlatformMicrosoft AzureDockerKubernetes

Required Skills

leadershipbackendjavasparkemrcloud computingawsgoogle cloud platformazuredistributed microservicespythonsqlnode.jsgoscaladockerkubernetesagilescrum

Hard Skills

JavaPythonSQLNode.jsGoScalaApache HadoopSparkEMRDockerKubernetesAWSGCPAzureOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesAgileScrum

Soft Skills

mentoringleadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem solvinglearning mindset

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech

Job Function Lead backend software engineering efforts delivering cloud-based data solutions

Role Subtype back end engineer

Tech Domains Java, Python, SQL / PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, NoSQL databases, RDBMS

Keywords for Your Resume

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