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  • Build and maintain backend services and APIs that power our platform
  • Design and own data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, storage)
  • Model and structure data to support product features and internal tools

Node.js Python SQL Postgres System Design

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  • Design, build and operate backend services in TypeScript/Node and GraphQL, delivering reliable, low-latency user-facing experiences.
  • Model data, evolve relational schemas (PostgreSQL) and optimise for correctness, performance and maintainability.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot and improve production systems: focusing on observability, incident response, reliability, and operational excellence.

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  • Design and develop backend systems and APIs using Node.js that power our vibe coding platform.
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  • Design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable backend systems, primarily using Ruby on Rails.
  • Develop and integrate APIs that enable secure, efficient, and reliable communication between backend services and external systems.
  • Take ownership of backend features and functionality, contributing to development from design through deployment.

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  • Release new product features and maintain existing services
  • Have a deep understanding about product values and contribute collectively to create the best product experience
  • Build secure, performant, and easy-to-use backend APIs and database designs with clear documentation

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  • Design, build, and maintain features for the domain applications.
  • Provide technical leadership and manage dependencies.
  • Conduct design and code reviews.

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Europe

  • Building scalable systems in an innovative environment.
  • Shaping the value we deliver to our customers.
  • Making architectural decisions that will hold up as we grow.

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US

  • Develop and scale standardized Python scripts to identify data mismatches and logic gaps across the application intake and decisioning pipeline.
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  • Drive best practices in version control using GitHub, ensuring all control scripts are peer-reviewed, modular, and production-ready.

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  • Work alongside full-stack engineers to ensure product functionality is scalable and reliable.
  • Partner closely with product and engineering teammates to design, build, and operate backend systems.
  • Take ownership of backend and systems aspects of product features from early design through production and scale.

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Europe

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python.
  • Build and optimize data pipelines and ETL workflows.
  • Design and implement REST APIs and internal service integrations.

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US

  • Assist in building and maintaining backend services and APIs that support core product features.
  • Work with PostgreSQL databases to help model data, write queries, and support reliable data pipelines.
  • Help integrate AI and LLM-based capabilities into backend workflows, including prompt development and API integrations.

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US

  • Analyze and provide feedback on product requirements.
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  • Troubleshoot production issues, provide resolutions and recommendations for improvement.

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Global

  • Develop and maintain our products.
  • Design & deliver thoughtfully crafted REST APIs, interfaces and database schemas to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance.
  • Participate in and contribute actively to architecture reviews, code reviews, design reviews, and post-mortems, and raise the bar for engineering best practices across the team.

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  • Design and implement scalable Go services that support high-throughput financial workloads
  • Build and maintain APIs that integrate across multiple internal services and external financial systems
  • Develop backend systems that handle large datasets with strong performance and reliability requirements

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Africa

  • Build robust and scalable software in Node js.
  • Design and create (micro)services and system architecture for projects, and contribute and provide feedback to other team members.
  • Help improve existing code quality through writing unit tests, automation and performing code reviews.

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  • Build and ship product features end-to-end
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  • Troubleshoot, debug and resolve software bugs

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US

  • Act as a trusted advisor to clients and a thought leader in backend architecture
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs using Node.js
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions

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Canada

  • Design and implement scalable, secure, and maintainable backend systems primarily using Ruby on Rails.
  • Lead the architecture and development of backend services with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Identify systemic technical debt, architectural constraints, or operational inefficiencies that slow development or impact customer experience, and lead cross-team efforts to address them.

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UK

  • Shape the product: Own and build key backend services and infrastructure that power our observability platform.
  • Engage with the community: Collaborate with open-source contributors and customers, solve their challenges.
  • Tackle technical challenges: Design and implement scalable backend systems capable of ingesting, processing, and querying petabytes of observability data.

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  • Lead the development of major team-scoped projects and participate in cross-team initiatives.
  • Actively participate in product work, providing feedback and suggesting solutions.
  • Design and implement APIs with performance, scalability, and maintainability in mind.

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  • Design and build high-performing, distributed APIs and microservices that scale to handle heavy traffic
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  • Write testable, maintainable code with a bias toward self-documenting practices

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