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Posted almost 3 years ago
Requirements and responsibilities
**About [Baubap](https://www.baubap.com/)**
We are a fast-growing Mexican fintech startup with the mission to become the bridge to people’s financial freedom through technology.
We provide microloans to people in financial need through a fast and efficient process, always treating them with the respect and dignity they deserve.
Our long-term vision is to be **LATAM's most inclusive digital bank, with more than 2.5 million clients.
**About your role**
- As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be instrumental in shaping our product's future, ensuring it's reliable, secure, and scalable. You'll have the chance to work on projects that directly impact our business's and our customer's success.
**Objectives**
- Design, develop, test, and maintain highly scalable, high-performing, and robust backend systems and services.
**Responsibilities**
- Work closely with the frontend team, product managers, and designers to define feature specifications and build the next generation of our products.
- Participate in all phases of the development cycle – concept, design, development, testing, and release.
- Optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, and reliability.
- Ensure all systems are designed and coded for security, privacy, and adherence to SOLID principles.
- Proactively identify and resolve software inefficiencies and potential issues.
- Contribute to the entire software development lifecycle including design, development, documentation, testing, and operations.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
- Regularly review and refine our backend engineering practices, ensuring high-quality software construction in accordance with SOLID principles.
**What You Bring to the Team**
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong experience in back-end development.
- Deep understanding and practical experience in applying SOLID principles.
- Strong experience with data storage technologies such as MySQL and caching databases.
- Familiarity with cloud computing platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
- Strong understanding of API design and RESTful principles.
- Excellent understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
- Strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Unit testing, Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD) practices.
- Great communication skills, and ability to explain how software is working to a non-technical audience.
**Desirable Skills**
- Experience in implementing security and data protection measures.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
- Experience in a high-growth tech environment or startup.
- Experience in leading technical projects or teams.
- Experience with performance tuning and system load testing.
- Proficiency in using PHP and Python for backend development.
- Experience in working with Docker for creating containers and managing microservices.
- Strong familiarity with Linux environment, and experience in Linux server management and scripting.
**Your skills**
- *Product mindset.* You are able to identify valuable insights from the customer interactions your team is having and transform them into actionable, product-driven solutions.
- *Highly empathetic.* You care deeply about the users and strive for providing them the best, memorable and humane experience possible.
- *High standards*. You expect your personal performance and your team’s performance to be nothing short of excellent.
- *Leadership skills.* You can easily identify areas for improvement in the people you are guiding, can direct them on the right path to improve their skills, and build high-performing teams.
- *Ownership.* You are able to work without constant direction. You are the 'owner' of your own work and have the autonomy and freedom to execute it.
- *Proactivity.* You act without being told what to do and bring new ideas to the team. You thrive working in a lean and agile environment with a hands-on approach.
- *Curiosity and creativity.* You’re innovative, extremely creative, and constantly looking for ways to tweak and optimize how we do things.
- *Communication.* You are an excellent communicator and engage with other team members to share ideas and discuss topics. You are able to give constructive feedback and lead productive discussions.
**What we can offer you**
- being part of a multinational, highly driven team of professionals,
- flexible and remote working environment,
- high level of ownership and independence,
- competitive salary.
Optionally, you can add more information later (benefits, pre-screening questions, etc.)