Backend Engineer (Data)

Role Overview: At Wahed, you will be part of a global fintech company dedicated to building an ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free financial system. As a Backend Engineer, you will collaborate with product managers and engineers to develop innovative backend solutions, address defects efficiently, enhance backend and data systems architecture, integrate APIs, and contribute to automated testing efforts. Your role will involve working on new microservices, improving existing Python and Golang services, and exploring new technologies to drive product development and infrastructure enhancements. Key Responsibilities: - Work closely with product managers and engineers to build backend solutions - Swiftly tackle defects and reduce tech debt while ensuring long-term solutions - Enhance backend and data systems architecture for robustness, security, and performance - Utilize APIs for seamless integrations with other platforms - Contribute to automated testing efforts and increase test coverage Qualifications Required: - Minimum 5 years of commercial experience in backend software development and data engineering - Proficiency in server-side coding, preferably in Python and/or Golang, with a focus on writing maintainable, testable code - Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, particularly ElasticSearch and Cassandra - Comfort working in a Linux environment and familiarity with AWS features and tools - Product-oriented mindset with a commitment to delivering exceptional user experiences - Ability to evaluate different engineering solutions and prioritize pragmatism over idealism - Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies (Note: The additional details about the use of AI tools in the hiring process have been omitted from the job description.) Role Overview: At Wahed, you will be part of a global fintech company dedicated to building an ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free financial system. As a Backend Engineer, you will collaborate with product managers and engineers to develop innovative backend solutions, address defects efficiently, enhance backend and data systems architecture, integrate APIs, and contribute to automated testing efforts. Your role will involve working on new microservices, improving existing Python and Golang services, and exploring new technologies to drive product development and infrastructure enhancements. Key Responsibilities: - Work closely with product managers and engineers to build backend solutions - Swiftly tackle defects and reduce tech debt while ensuring long-term solutions - Enhance backend and data systems architecture for robustness, security, and performance - Utilize APIs for seamless integrations with other platforms - Contribute to automated testing efforts and increase test coverage Qualifications Required: - Minimum 5 years of commercial experience in backend software development and data engineering - Proficiency in server-side coding, preferably in Python and/or Golang, with a focus on writing maintainable, testable code - Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, particularly ElasticSearch and Cassandra - Comfort working in a Linux environment and familiarity with AWS features and tools - Product-oriented mindset with a commitment to delivering exceptional user experiences - Ability to evaluate different engineering solutions and prioritize pragmatism over idealism - Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies (Note: The additional details about the use of AI tools in the hiring process have been omitted from the job description.)