Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver financial products built atop the Thought Machine Vault core banking platform.
• Develop event‑driven microservices that extend and enhance core banking functionalities.
• Strengthen service reliability through comprehensive simulations, end‑to‑end testing, and performance benchmarking.
• Improve SRE practices and provide operational support for production environments.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following TDD methodologies.
• Deploy, orchestrate, and manage microservices using Kubernetes and Docker.
• Work primarily with Python and Kotlin/Java, with the flexibility to choose the most suitable language per requirement; use PostgreSQL, Aurora, and S3 for data persistence.
• Leverage scalable cloud capabilities within our AWS infrastructure.
• Adhere to continuous integration and delivery best practices.
• Take full ownership of services throughout their lifecycle - from development through production.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and/or Java is preferred.
• Solid background in backend development and hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with AWS-based development environments is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of database transaction concepts and ACID principles.
• Good knowledge of message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, Solace, or similar).
• Committed to writing clean, well‑structured code.
• Proficient in test‑driven development (TDD) practices.
• Fast learner with a proactive and results‑driven mindset.
• Effective team collaborator who performs well in fast‑paced environments.
• Strong communication skills and excellent organizational abilities.