Senior Software Engineer, Platform/Backend

The role

You will build and enhance an API platform that powers products. You will work with product, engineering, and security teams to deploy scalable, maintainable, and secure features and systems.

What you will do

• Own one large section of the codebase
• Lead technical direction and provide guidance for the team
• Design and build a suite of API-based decisioning products
• Code, test, debug, document, and maintain products and platform
• Partner with product management to drive agile delivery
• Write unit, dependency, integration and end-to-end automated tests
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve product issues
• Ensure platform and services meet SLA requirements
• Participate in on call rotation for production issues

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience building enterprise or consumer facing products
• Experience with building API based products using Python, Golang, or similar technologies
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with RDBMS (e.g. postgres) and ability to write efficient queries with optimal structures
• Familiarity with Docker and AWS technologies
• Familiarity with fintech or financial services
• Familiarity with scrum / agile development environment
• Proficiency with using an AI tool such as Claude Code, ChatGPT/Codex, Cursor or another similar tool
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Must live in the United States

Benefits

• Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Flexible paid time off
• Regular company-wide in-person events
• Home office stipend

About the company

SentiLink helps institutions and protects customers by accurately resolving identities and flagging fraud risk. The company serves 13 of the top 15 U.S. banks and is a digital-first company with offices in the U.S. and India.