Senior Backend Engineer (FinTech)

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Senior Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems & Institutional Scale) | FinTech/RegTech

We are an international technology company building an infrastructure platform for analyzing and processing financial data on a global scale. Our product is a data layer used by financial institutions, regulators, and institutional entities to establish relationships between entities, analyze ownership structures, and identify financial risks.

We are currently in a phase of rapid growth and are forming a core engineering team to bring the product to a production level for Tier 1 clients.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in building distributed systems. We need a specialist who has already developed and launched high-load, enterprise-grade systems in production.

Tech Stack & Focus:
• Backend: Python (FastAPI), strong knowledge of asynchronous programming
• Architecture: distributed systems, event-driven architecture (EDA)
• Data streaming: Kafka (topology design, delivery guarantees)
• Infrastructure: building data pipelines for processing large volumes of structured and unstructured data

In the first 3 months, you will:
• Build a production-ready backend architecture
• Design and launch data ingestion pipelines from heterogeneous sources
• Develop scalable backend services and APIs
• Ensure observability, logging, and system auditability
• Deliver working endpoints/services demonstrating stable performance under load

Requirements:
• Proven 5+ years of experience: you have launched production systems used by businesses or large organizations
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and their behavior under load
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar streaming systems
• Backend development experience in Python (FastAPI or similar frameworks)
• Strong system design skills (performance, fault tolerance, scalability)
• Willingness to provide proof of experience: GitHub / production cases / architectural decisions

Language:
Fluent English (team working language)

Compensation:
• Top of the market (top-tier)
• Offer calibrated based on your real production experience

Format:
• 100% remote at the start (remote-first)
• No geographical restrictions
• Possible relocation in the future for key team members

(!) Candidates are considered only with confirmed 5+ years of experience in development and operation of production systems used in business environments or large organizations.

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