At Sunbit, we're building financial technology that puts people first. By combining intelligent decisioning with a personalized, transparent approach, we help consumers access the payment options that are right for them while empowering merchants to build stronger customer relationships.
Engineering is at the heart of how we make that happen. We build scalable distributed systems, cloud-native services, intelligent data platforms, and AI-powered solutions that enable real-time financial decisions at scale. By leveraging modern engineering practices and integrating AI into both our products and development workflows, we solve complex technical challenges, accelerate innovation, and continuously improve the way we build software. Every service, model, and architectural decision we make directly impacts our products, our customers, and the future of financial technology.
עיקרי התפקיד
Sunbit is seeking a Senior Python Software Engineer to join our high-impact Risk Team. The Risk Team sits at the heart of our decisioning engines, powering every Sunbit product through a state-of-the-art fusion of predictive machine learning models and real-time market strategies.
In this role, you will lead backend development for new financial products, working closely with ML Engineers to build robust, fault-tolerant infrastructure that supports complex predictive models. You will design and scale high-volume, low-latency systems that execute critical financial decisions in milliseconds. We are looking for an engineer who understands end-to-end software architecture and possesses the business acumen to transform strategic goals into engineering reality.
Architect & Build: Design and implement resilient, low-latency backend solutions capable of handling high-throughput, high-availability demands.
Solve Complex Systems Challenges: Tackle intricate architectural problems by applying deep expertise in distributed systems and performance optimization.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with ML engineers, product managers, and data scientists to operationalize decisioning logic smoothly.
Maintain & Scale Infrastructure: Safeguard system health, ensure continuous operational stability, and optimize runtime performance.
Drive Technical Excellence: Advocate for clean code, solid design patterns, robust testing, and maintainable software architecture.
Mentor & Empower: Elevate the engineering team by mentoring junior developers, leading technical discussions, and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
דרישות
Proven track record in designing, scaling, and maintaining high-performance microservices architectures.
Hands-on proficiency with Python, Kafka, FastAPI, and relational databases like MySQL.
Strong foundational knowledge of data structures, clean code practices, and asynchronous programming.
Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive, self-motivated approach to technical ambiguity.
Fluent in spoken and written English with strong collaboration skills.
יתרון
7+ years of professional software engineering experience focusing on large-scale distributed systems.
Experience with cloud platforms, ideally AWS.
Passion for modern AI tools and a drive to integrate them into daily engineering workflows to enhance productivity.
Prior experience in Fintech, real-time financial decisioning engines, or risk platform
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