Back End Developer

Sunbit builds financial technology for real life.

Our technology eases the stress of paying for life’s expenses by giving people more options on how and when they pay. Founded in 2016, Sunbit offers a next-generation, no-fee credit card that can be managed through a powerful mobile app, as well as a point-of-sale payment option available at more than 16,000 service locations, including auto dealership service centers, optical practices, dentist offices, veterinary clinics, and specialty healthcare services. Sunbit was included on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list.

The financial technology company has also been named a Most Loved Workplace®, Best Point of Sale Company, and a Top Fintech Startup by CB Insights. We use cutting-edge innovations in financial technology to bring leading data and features that allow individuals to be qualified instantly, making purchases at the point of sale fast, fair, and accessible for consumers from all walks of life. We create value focused on our core values; we work tirelessly to ensure that Sunbit becomes available to everyone, everywhere.

We invite you to #UnleashYourCuriosity and join our ever-growing R&D organization.

About the Fraud Prevention Squad:

The Fraud Prevention Squad is a highly skilled and collaborative team of engineers, data scientists, and analysts working to develop cutting-edge fraud detection and prevention systems. The team is passionate about building secure financial products and fosters a culture of learning and mentorship, where everyone is encouraged to share their expertise and grow their skills.

What You’ll Do:

As a Senior Backend Engineer on Sunbit's Fraud Prevention Squad, you will play a key role in ensuring the integrity and security of our product offerings. Your main responsibility will be to design, build, and enhance advanced backend systems to detect, prevent, and manage fraudulent activities across all Sunbit products. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, data scientists, and data analysts to develop effective fraud prevention strategies and tools. Additionally, you will continuously improve existing technologies, integrate fraud prevention measures seamlessly into our products, and provide mentorship to junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of our Fraud Prevention Platform, ensuring high-quality products and services.
• Solve complex architectural problems, utilizing your deep understanding of system architecture.
• Collaborate with other team members, sharing your expertise and facilitating a culture of learning.
• Maintain our system architecture, ensuring smooth operation and quality user experience.
• Be an advocate for clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Provide mentorship to junior team members, nurturing their growth and development.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in modern system architecture with large-scale and high performance.
• Strong problem-solving skills, capable of meeting technical challenges head-on.
• A passion for learning, constantly staying up to date with industry trends and technology advancements.
• Resourceful, self-motivated, and capable of working independently.
• B.Sc in computer science or equivalent.
• Proven ability to mentor junior developers, guiding them to reach their full potential.
• Effective communication skills to explain complex topics in English

Preferred Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering, with a focus on system architecture
• Experience with software development in Kotlin or Java
• Experience with software development in Python
• Prior experience in a fraud domain is highly desirable
• Experience with a microservices architecture
• Experience with AWS