Remote Full Stack Developer Intern

Description:

• This role requires expertise in backend development using Python and Golang, with a preference for candidates familiar with Node.js.
• Experience in DevOps, containerization, and AWS-based deployment is crucial.
• You will be responsible for building scalable backend systems, optimizing performance, and ensuring seamless deployment through CI/CD pipelines.
• Key responsibilities include designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance backend services, building and maintaining RESTful and event-driven APIs, and managing databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• You will deploy, monitor, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS, develop and manage containerized applications using Docker, and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Ensuring backend security, implementing API authentication, and optimizing system performance are also part of your duties.
• You will set up logging, monitoring, and alerting systems using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch.
• Collaboration with frontend, ML, and data teams to integrate services effectively is expected.
• This is a part-time role requiring 20 hours per week, with mandatory attendance at standup meetings at 10am EST.

Requirements:

• Strong experience in Python and Golang for backend development is required.
• Knowledge of Node.js is a plus.
• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, and IAM is necessary.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration is essential.
• Proficiency in GitHub Actions and other CI/CD tools is required.
• A solid understanding of API development, microservices, and event-driven architectures is necessary.
• Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis) databases is required.
• Strong knowledge of networking, security practices, and performance optimization is essential.
• Experience in monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch is necessary.
• Familiarity with message brokers like Kafka or Redpanda is a plus.
• Preferred qualifications include experience with high-performance, low-latency systems, understanding of DevSecOps best practices, and previous experience in financial markets or data-intensive applications.

Benefits:

• Join an innovative environment at the forefront of financial innovation, integrating advanced quantitative techniques with traditional financial models.
• Collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry in a culture that values bold ideas and radical solutions.
• Thrive in a vibrant company culture that promotes career development, continuous learning, and work-life balance.
• Work on transformative projects that directly impact the future of financial technology.
• Compensation is equity-only, with in-person perks for NYC-based employees including daily free lunch and weekly company bonding events.