Python Developer

Senior Backend Engineer – Distributed Systems We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and build highly scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions for a core banking platform. You’ll join a cross-functional engineering team building and enhancing a distributed, microservices-based platform that processes high volumes of financial transactions. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to system architecture, technical design, product design, and end-to-end feature delivery. What You’ll Do - Design, develop, and deliver high-quality backend features and enhancements - Own the end-to-end delivery of large-scale initiatives spanning 3+ months - Create and contribute to technical and system design specifications - Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and technical discussions - Design and build secure, scalable, distributed systems - Optimize application and system performance to meet defined SLAs - Conduct peer code reviews and promote engineering best practices - Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture - Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and cross-functional teams What You Bring - 7+ years of professional software development experience - Strong experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems - Strong proficiency in Python; experience with another object-oriented language is also considered - Hands-on experience developing RESTful APIs - Strong SQL skills and experience with MySQL - Solid understanding of RDBMS concepts, including transactions, isolation levels, locking, and deadlocks - Experience with RabbitMQ or similar message brokers - Experience with Docker and containerized environments - Experience with GitHub or similar source-code repositories - Comfortable working in Unix/Linux environments - Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills Nice to Have - Experience integrating with Payroll Providers and Time & Attendance platforms - Experience with cloud computing platforms - Experience working in financial services, banking, or other high-volume transaction environments Education - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field - Degree must be from a Canadian or U.S. university Additional Information - Benefits: Currently, benefits are not available in Canada; a benefits proposal has been submitted to leadership - We are an Equal Opportunity Employer - We are committed to providing an accessible, inclusive, and collaborative work environment Interested in building scalable systems that power high-volume financial transactions? We’d love to hear from you.