API Backend Engineer
FilledJob Description
Job Details
- Job Title: API Backend Engineer
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Team Type: Core Engineering Team
- Product Focus: Credit-as-a-Service Platform (Consumer-Facing APIs)
Key Responsibilities
- Own backend solutions end-to-end from ideation, planning, and scoping to implementation and launch.
- Build and maintain consumer-facing developer-centric APIs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design.
- Participate in architectural and solution design discussions to ensure performance, fault tolerance, and maintainability.
- Troubleshoot and debug applications across multiple layers of the application stack.
- Design and develop reusable systems to model customer data, credit review processes, and borrower experiences.
- Develop secure systems that collect and manage confidential customer data.
- Contribute to code reviews and maintain high-quality coding standards.
Company Overview
The organization is building a credit-as-a-service platform aimed at providing easy access to capital for small and medium-sized businesses. As an early member of the engineering team, this role directly impacts product development and business growth. The team operates in a fast-paced, startup-style environment focused on rapid innovation and high ownership.
Qualifications
- Experience building developer-centric APIs.
- Proven experience delivering products/services end-to-end (design, implementation, testing, delivery).
- Experience working in a startup or startup-like environment.
- Strong collaboration and teamwork mindset.
- Ability to take ownership and accountability for deliverables.
- Experience handling secure and confidential customer data.
Required Skills
Effective communication and collaboration skills
Python
Java
PostgreSQL
Docker
REST API Development
System Architecture & Design
Application Debugging & Troubleshooting
Secure Data Handling
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
