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[Remote] Senior Full Stack Engineer

Remote · New Zealand Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The client is building the technology foundation for a growing financial platform spanning payments, fintech infrastructure, and consumer-facing digital experiences. The Senior Full Stack Engineer will primarily develop Python-based backend services, APIs, integrations, databases, and cloud infrastructure while contributing to React and TypeScript frontend work, influencing architecture, and owning systems through production.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain backend services, APIs, and application components supporting core financial and product functionality
  • Take ownership of large-scale engineering projects, from requirements gathering and technical planning through development, launch, and ongoing improvements
  • Develop and manage integrations with third-party APIs, vendors, technology providers, and external platforms
  • Contribute to decisions around application architecture, database structures, service boundaries, and engineering standards
  • Work closely with frontend and mobile engineers to deliver cohesive end-to-end product experiences
  • Investigate and resolve issues related to system performance, scalability, availability, and reliability
  • Improve engineering practices through automated testing, observability, logging, monitoring, and other development infrastructure
  • Contribute to technical design sessions, peer code reviews, sprint planning, incident response, and broader engineering initiatives
  • Act as a technical leader on backend-focused initiatives, helping guide implementation decisions and maintain strong engineering standards
  • Make pragmatic technical decisions that address immediate product needs while creating a foundation capable of supporting future growth

Skills

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant backend development
  • Strong hands-on experience developing production applications with Python ; Django experience is a strong plus
  • Experience building REST APIs, backend services, data models, and systems designed to scale
  • Professional experience working with PostgreSQL and AWS
  • Working knowledge of modern frontend technologies, particularly React and TypeScript
  • Experience developing or supporting distributed, cloud-native, and highly available applications
  • Ability to independently take a project from an initial technical concept through architecture, implementation, deployment, and production ownership
  • Strong grasp of software architecture and engineering principles surrounding scalability, reliability, maintainability, and system performance
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another relevant technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Comprehensive benefits

Company Overview

  • Goliath Partners provides recruitment and executive search services for C++ and low latency talent in financial technology and trading. It was founded in 2023, and is headquartered in Miami, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is http://goliathpartners.com.
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