Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (Backend / Platform)

Experience

1014 years of professional software engineering experience with clear progression into system ownership architecture and technical leadership.

Role Overview

We are hiring a Senior Engineer who operates at architect level while remaining hands-on. This role owns backend and platform architecture leads technical decision-making and raises engineering standards across mission-critical fintech systems.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Platform Ownership

• Design evolve and govern backend and service architectures using PHP/Laravel and Python/FastAPI.

• Own REST API architecture including domain modelling versioning idempotency and security controls.

• Define and review HLDs/LLDs ensuring scalability auditability and resilience.

• Drive decisions around data consistency transactions and fault tolerance.

Hands-on Engineering

• Actively code on complex workflows financial logic and core platform services.

• Review critical code paths for correctness performance and security.

• Lead incident remediation through structured RCA and systemic fixes.

• Own technical debt prioritisation aligned with business and risk impact.

Gen-AI & Engineering Excellence

• Establish AI-assisted engineering practices for development testing and documentation.

• Define responsible AI usage standards with strict data protection controls.

• Coach engineers on effective AI-assisted workflows without compromising rigor.

Data & Compliance

• Own data modelling strategies using MySQL and PostgreSQL.

• Ensure financial accuracy traceability and regulatory compliance.

• Design systems with auditability and operational resilience as first-class concerns.

Leadership & Influence

• Lead and mentor a small backend/platform team.

• Provide architectural direction and technical feedback.

• Partner with product compliance security and DevOps teams.

• Participate in hiring and technical interviews.

Required Skills

• Expert backend engineering in PHP/Laravel Python/FastAPI.

• Deep experience with REST APIs and RDBMS systems.

• Strong grounding in clean architecture testing and CI/CD.

• Proven experience in regulated or fintech environments.

Key Skills
Spring,.NET,C/C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,AWS,Data Structures,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1