Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Decisions and Pricing EU)

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Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Ability to synthesize complex business, product, and technical requirements.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and architectural performance.
• Strong understanding of machine learning and modeling techniques at scale.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in asynchronous communication including tech specs and project plans.
• Excellent project management skills with high degree of organization.
• Business impact focus and pragmatic approach to project delivery.
• Passion for working with cross-functional teams including Product, Risk, and Analytics.
• Python/Kotlin development experience is a plus.
• Experience with AWS and/or other cloud providers.
• Experience with Fintech or regulatory industries is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the evolution and architecture of Decisioning systems.
• Champion innovative, scalable, and delightful solutions across the organization.
• Establish architecture, technical design, and code review standards.
• Coach team members to conduct effective design and code reviews.
• Ensure high programming standards, create best practices, and lead by example.
• Partner with Product Management, providing technical input to shape product direction and roadmap.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence and constant improvement.
• Build APIs and data models to work within micro-service and event-driven architectures.
• Create parallelizable and idempotent batch jobs to process large amounts of data.
• Mentor engineers and senior leaders, supporting team growth and efficiency.
• Participate in on-call rotation.