Principal Backend Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts

Selby Jennings
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Selby Jennings has partnered with an AI-driven finance platform in Boston that's looking to scale up its tech team.


Qualifications:

  • 5+ YOE engineering in Python
  • Expertise with the Django framework, SQL, REST API design
  • Leadership and mentoring experience
  • Experience with K8s and Docker
  • Depth in AWS Infra: ECS, Lambda, RDS

Nice to have:

  • Hands-on experience with lending/payment processing systems
  • Experience with microservice-based architecture
  • Familiarity with data science and engineering tools such as Pandas, scikit-learn, Retool, Airflow, Hubspot, and Confluent

Responsibilities:

  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, improve reliability, and ensure the security of the lending and payment processing infrastructure
  • Develop and maintain robust and efficient RESTful APIs to support our growing product offerings
  • Improve the efficiency and maintainability of our deal calculation library, ensuring accurate and timely calculations
  • Optimize database queries, schema design, and indexing to enhance overall system performance
  • Collaborate with the team to define and implement scalable and maintainable architectural solutions
Date Posted: 28 April 2025
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