Remote Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Description:

• The Senior Software Engineer, Backend will design and implement significant areas of the platform with the highest quality.
• This role involves participating heavily in design and code reviews.
• The engineer will actively contribute to the evolution and improvement of interface’s Conversational AI platform.
• Staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in conversational AI and related fields is essential.
• The position offers opportunities to develop and enhance engineering skills by working on diverse and complex technical challenges, driving innovation, and finding creative solutions.

Requirements:

• Candidates must possess a strong sense of self-motivation and the ability to learn quickly.
• A growth mindset and emotional maturity in all interactions are required.
• A passion for the possibilities of AI in the banking sector is essential.
• A proven track record of success in a startup environment with 5 to 30 employees is necessary.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying ways to improve solutions are required.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities is essential.
• Candidates must have a proven track record of 6+ years in delivering scalable, complex technical products, with at least 4+ years of experience in backend development in startups, ideally building products or features from scratch.
• Good knowledge of distributed technologies, low-latency, and highly scalable systems is required.
• Expertise in JavaScript and Node.js, including hands-on experience with Node.js frameworks such as Express.js, Hapi.js, Koa.js, and NoSQL and Relational databases is necessary.
• A strong understanding and hands-on experience of unit testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD) is required.
• Hands-on experience in developing applications using microservices, container technologies, and container management systems such as Kubernetes is essential.
• A strong understanding of systems using real-time interactions (web sockets, long-polling, server-sent events) is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write detailed technical documents, are necessary.
• Experience working with React and Python is a bonus.
• Experience working with AI Models is also a bonus.

Benefits:

• The position offers a remote-first policy, allowing for flexible work arrangements.
• Employees will receive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays are provided.
• Life insurance is included as part of the benefits package.