Senior Backend Engineer (Platform Team)

At Lendbuzz, we believe financial opportunity should be more personalized and fair. We develop innovative technologies that provide underserved and overlooked borrowers with better access to credit. From our employees to our dealers, partners, and borrowers, we’ve built a company and a culture around a resolute belief in the promise and power of diversity. We value independent and critical thinking.

We are looking for an experienced, passionate Senior Backend Engineer (Platform Team) to join our growing TLV R&D location. You'll be joining the backend group to help us expand our infrastructure and add new features to the company's core product.

As a Senior Backend Engineer (Platform Team), You'll take part in our effort to improve our product, productivity, security and the ability to scale. Opportunity to make a significant impact by driving the technical direction of a high-growth company.
As a Senior Backend Engineer (Platform Team), you will:
Develop and maintain policies and procedures for software development, deployment, and maintenance. Monitor cloud environments using infrastructure as code methodologies
Work closely with other teams, such as development and operations, to ensure that our software applications meet the needs of the organization.
Participate actively in code reviews to uphold high standards of quality and maintainability in software development
Work collaboratively with product teams to design and implement new cloud services and workflows, contributing to the continuous improvement of our platform
Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in Cloud, and assess their potential impact on our organization.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
6+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally with a focus on infrastructure development.
Proficiency in Python, with deep knowledge of its ecosystems and best practices.
Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, reliable infrastructure in production environments.
Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
Proficiency with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience in CI/CD practices and tools, with hands-on experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues swiftly.
Ability to conduct research, evaluate new technologies, and integrate them with existing codebases.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, experience working effectively in agile.
Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage work independently.