Senior BackEnd Engineer
Baubap, Mexico

About Baubap

We are a fast-growing, Mexican fintech startup with the mission to become the bridge to people’s financial freedom through technology.

We are providing 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 be the most inclusive digital bank in LATAM with more than 2.5 million clients.

Role mission

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be instrumental in shaping the future of our product, making sure it's reliable, secure, and scalable. You'll have the chance to work on projects that directly impact the success of our business and our customers.

Outcomes

• Design, develop, test, and maintain highly scalable, high-performing, and robust backend systems and services

Day to Day

• 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.

Requirements

What You Bring to the Team

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in backend 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 such as 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

• Clear and transparent communication. You are able to able to express your thoughts clearly, concisely and to the point. You can openly discuss any blockers you have, and constructively point out areas for improvement.
• Relentlessly resourceful at execution and problem solving. You make things happen, no matter what. You are disciplined, organized and systematically follow through on your work. Instead of getting stuck thinking "well, this doesn't work", you look for creative / innovative / outside-of-the-box solutions to fix the issue and move on.
• Sense of urgency. You operate with a constant sense of urgency (as if there was a large, hungry wolf chasing you), constantly looking for ways to move ahead and push everything around you to get to your desired outcome in the most efficient and productive way. You don’t wait around and make things happen.
• Flexibility / adaptability / resilience. You *can maintain your composure and focus despite the constantly changing environment, and adequately adapt to new conditions. You can swiftly change the course of action when needed, and you don't get easily demotivated.
• Being self-driven /committed. You require very little guidance and intervention from your leader to move ahead. You can correctly read what the situation requires, and take the necessary action accordingly. If your leader were to disappear, you can still move ahead

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