Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Unit21 is dedicated to fighting financial crime by building AI tooling for fraud and anti-money laundering teams. The Senior Backend Engineer (Data) will build reliable, performant data infrastructure involving distributed systems, large-scale data processing, and platform scalability while leading projects from design through production.

Responsibilities

• Developing and deploying scalable and elegant code
• Work with distributed systems and data pipelines
• Lead and drive projects to completion
• Innovating on creative solutions to difficult problems
• Work with related data infrastructure technologies

Skills

• ● 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Software Engineering or a related field
• ● Strong programming skills in Python or any other OOP languages
• ● Advanced SQL skills and experience designing efficient data models
• ● Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
• ● Experience managing infrastructure using code such as Terraform (IAAS)
• ● Remote - US - Remote work is limited to the following U.S. states:
• CA, CO, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA
• ● Hands on experience working with Apache Spark, Databricks, Flink, Beam, or similar large-scale data processing frameworks
• ● Experience managing large-scale critical production systems with minimum SLAs of 4 9's

Benefits

• Competitive salary and pre-IPO equity
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee)
• Unlimited PTO and generous leave programs
• 401(k), learning & development stipend, and home office setup support
• Inclusive, high-ownership culture focused on impact, innovation, and growth
• Remote work is limited to the following U.S. states: CA, CO, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA

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