Senior II Engineer at 9fin

📋 Description

• Own the design and delivery of backend systems across a product domain.
• Lead complex, multi-sprint engineering initiatives with multiple engineers.
• Drive scaling by identifying bottlenecks and executing migrations.
• Make pragmatic decisions on distributed systems: consistency, idempotency, retries.
• Contribute to platform discussions on service boundaries and data ownership.
• Run code reviews and mentor senior and mid-level engineers.

🎯 Requirements

• Several years as a senior backend engineer with end-to-end ownership.
• Experience designing distributed systems in production with observability.
• Proven track record solving scaling problems (db, throughput, latency, cost).
• Experience designing and operating event-driven architectures with messaging/streaming.
• Strong API design, service boundaries, and data flow knowledge.
• Strong Python experience with FastAPI/Pydantic and strong SQL knowledge.

🎁 Benefits

• Hybrid working model with flexible location and hours.
• Work abroad for up to 3 months a year.
• 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service.
• Enhanced parental leave and flexible working arrangements.
• Professional learning and development budget.
• Quarterly team socials and company events.