Remote Senior Backend Engineer

Description:

• Tala is on a mission to unleash the economic power of the Global Majority, serving millions of customers across three continents.
• The company has raised nearly half a billion dollars and has been recognized by various prestigious lists, including Fortune's Impact 20 and CNBC's Disruptor 50.
• Tala provides a unique platform that enables lending and financial services, helping people in emerging markets start and expand businesses and manage their financial goals.
• The Senior Backend Engineer will build and extend Tala’s backend architecture to support new country launches, products, features, and a growing user base.
• The role involves pushing the team towards building a highly available, scalable, reliable, fault-tolerant, and performant microservices platform.
• The Senior Backend Engineer will follow and improve upon Tala’s engineering processes and standards while advancing the company's mission and business objectives.
• Responsibilities include developing, testing, and deploying software solutions, designing backend systems, working with deployment infrastructure, handling schema evolution, optimizing backend systems, ensuring code quality, and maintaining technical documentation.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Expertise in at least one of the following programming languages: Java, Scala, or Kotlin is required.
• A solid understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices is necessary.
• Experience with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL) and data migrations is essential.
• Familiarity with message brokers or event-driven architectures, such as Kafka or RabbitMQ, is required.
• Candidates should have experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) and deploying services at the infrastructure level is also required.

Benefits:

• Tala offers a remote-first work environment with offices in multiple countries, promoting flexibility and work-life balance.
• The company values diversity and inclusion, fostering an innovative culture that represents a multitude of backgrounds and experiences.
• Employees are encouraged to connect with Tala's mission and make a meaningful impact in the financial ecosystem.
• Tala provides opportunities for professional growth and development within a dynamic and rapidly expanding organization.