Senior Back-End Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Build and own APIs that power onboarding, screening, and entity intelligence ensuring performance, versioning, and auditability.
• Expand product functionality by introducing new data-driven capabilities, search, risk scoring, relationship mapping, etc. without compromising stability.
• Integrate Elastic Search for advanced query performance and analytics at scale.
• Integrate with data or other platforms services to support risk assessment and compliance automation.
• Work closely with product managers, UX designers, and compliance specialists to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Implement a shift-left testing approach ensuring unit, integration, and end-to-end tests are embedded into the development lifecycle with no reliance on separate testers or QA teams.
• Implement industry best practices for secure coding, data privacy, GDPR, and compliance automation ensuring regulatory alignment.
• Ensure security, scalability, and maintainability of full-stack applications.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and security by establishing best practices for data modeling, ETL processes, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, ISO 27001) in data-driven applications.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies in full-stack development, AI, and compliance automation bringing forward innovative ideas to enhance products and processes.

• Strong Core Engineering in Python and Django REST.
• Strong experience with Python, Django, Django REST Framework for API development.
• Experience with database design using Microsoft SQL Server or similar.
• Knowledge of API security best practices, authentication, OAuth2, JWT, and role-based access control.
• Familiarity with asynchronous task processing using Celery, Redis, or similar.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.
• Comfortable in an agile remote team environment with peer programming, code reviews, and continuous integration.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Prior training or certifications in Django REST Framework, Angular, or Dev Ops practices is a plus.
• Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) are beneficial.
• Prior training in AI agents, Large Language Models (LLMs), or machine learning frameworks (Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn) is a plus, especially in the context of compliance automation and Reg Tech solutions.

• 5+ years of full-stack development experience, primarily with Python/Django REST Framework.
• Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and secure applications, with a strong emphasis on Reg Tech, Compliance, or Fin Tech solutions.
• Experience in system design, API architecture, and data processing pipelines in production environments.
• Experience working in an agile and remote-first environment, collaborating across distributed teams with code reviews, pair programming, and mentorship.
• Experience mentoring other developers, providing technical guidance, conducting code reviews, and fostering best practices in software engineering.
• Experience in the maritime industry is a plus, particularly in developing solutions for shipping, trade, or logistics-related compliance challenges.
• Experience with AI agents, LLM-based automation, or AI-powered compliance solutions is a plus, especially in integrating machine learning models into full-stack applications.
• Hands-on experience with Elastic Search for indexing, querying, and analytics at scale is a strong plus.
• Understanding of relationship graph modeling (D3.js, Neo4j, or similar) to visualize and analyze interconnected entities.