Senior Back-end Engineer (Node.js / Typescript)

Fintech is a unique, Sharia-compliant digital banking and wealth proposition in the heart of London. We are not just another digital bank offering seamless banking experience with certainty, security and simplicity but more. Our mission is to help people sustain and grow their wealth for future generations. We do this by solving problems people have instead of just selling boring banking products. We achieve this in a socially responsible way, driven by innovation and backed by a leading financial institution who are in it for the long run.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of commercial experience as a software engineer/developer
• Commercial experience 5+ years with Node.js and serverless framework
• Experience with Typescript
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
• Experience with microservice architectures
• Commercial Experience 2+ years with AWS
• Extensive experience with various levels of testing e.g. unit, integration, end-to-end
• Experience working with Database
• Pragmatic approach to problem-solving and solution architecture
• Attention to detail when developing solutions
• Ability to break down and communicate complex problems in simple terms
• Work experience in medium to large teams
• Upper-intermediate English (both spoken and written)
• Be able to lead a small team E2E

Nice to have:

• Understanding and experience with golang
• Experience with DynamoDB
• Experience with Temporal
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience 2+ years with GraphQL
• Experience designing, developing, and running production-grade systems at medium scale and above (50k+ users)
• The ability to work across the fullstack (React-Native)
• Experience with AWS / Good understanding of AWS services - EC2, S3, Route 53, DynamoDB, Cloud Front, Lambda, SNS, SQS, API gateway, ELB, EBS
• Experience in the finance/payments domain

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate product requirements for operational feasibility and create detailed specifications & tech designs based on user stories.
• Contribute to design/code reviews for quality assurance.
• Hands-on participation in development and bug fixing.
• Monitor and report technical execution progress as well as all technical issues, risk or mitigation plan in a timely manner.
• Taking up critical POCs and feasibility studies.