Key skills
PythonGo (Golang)APIsGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)KubernetesDevOps practicesCommunication skillsMentoringCollaborationGoGolangGCPGoogle CloudTerraformDockerCircleCISaaSCommunication
About this role
Peach is a modern loan management and servicing platform empowering lenders to launch and scale new lending programs. They are seeking a seasoned Senior Backend Engineer to help evolve their architecture and build the next generation of features for their platform, focusing on scalability, security, and financial compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain core backend services and APIs for our loan management SaaS platform, primarily using Python and Go
- Architect and build scalable, reliable, and secure systems to support new product lines and a growing user base
- Collaborate closely with product, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
- Mentor other engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence by championing best practices in code, testing, and observability
- Own features from conception through to deployment and maintenance, leveraging CircleCI to build, test, and deploy services to our infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes
- Enhance and scale our infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional backend software development experience, preferably in a SaaS or product-driven environment
- Significant professional experience with Python and a proven track record of building complex, maintainable applications
- Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems and microservices
- Strong experience developing and consuming APIs
- A commitment to writing clean, reliable, and well-tested code
- Experience thriving in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where you can have a high degree of ownership
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Experience with Go (Golang)
- Hands-on experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform)
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other major cloud providers
- Previous experience in FinTech or another highly-regulated industry