Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Fraud Decisioning)

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Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• Extensive track record of developing highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes.
• Experience delivering major features, system components, or deprecating existing functionality through technical and execution plans.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and understand both low-level language idioms and large system architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to gather and iterate on feedback from peers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting technical strategy for the team on a year-long time scale and assisting with business-impacting projects.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to ensure technical sustainability.
• Advocate for technical solutions and operational processes as a force-multiplier.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and set high technical standards.
• Ensure monitoring, triage rotations, and policies are in place for team operations.
• Foster a culture of quality through code review and design standards.
• Help develop talent by providing feedback and guidance.