Back-End Developer

A rapidly growing company on a mission to create the most technologically advanced index platform globally is looking for a Back-End Developer. The candidate must be willing to take ownership, accept challenging tasks, execute them with finesse and approach each work with honesty and a positive attitude. The platform allows users to design, backtest, analyze, benchmark investment strategies and indexes using data-driven decisions rather than relying on traditional indexing solutions. The company has managed to raise more than $1.2 mn in funding so far. This will be a full-time role requiring some overlap with the PST/EST time zones.

Job Responsibilities:

• Mentor less experienced engineers and enforce software development standards
• Develop complete components from scratch
• Build scalable, readable, and well-documented stacks 
• Design, develop and manage back-end-heavy work practices 
• Enhance the overall user experience and push new updates to the products 
• Use a holistic, test-oriented approach to troubleshoot, debug and upgrade the application
• Analyze, configure, and tune the back-end web application

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 3+ years of relevant experience as a back-end developer
• Prolific skills with Python and related technologies
• Solid understanding of cloud deployment, Golang, and PostgreSQL is nice to have
• Prior experience working in a Fintech environment is desirable
• Strong communication skills along with excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Fluent in spoken and written English