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20% of fortune 500 fintech trust Kunai for engineering talent.
Backend Software Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
130 days ago
Salary
$120K - $205K / year
Job Description
Backend Software Engineer
Kunai
Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered. Your focus will be building and maintaining the "digital immune system" that protects our customers. You will develop Python and other common languages scripts that ingest data, verifies that systems are working as intended, identify critical mismatches if they occur, and automate the reporting of these exceptions through enterprise platforms. This is not a people leadership role; it is a high-impact technical position for an engineer who is passionate about data integrity and clean code. What You’ll Do - Develop and scale standardized Python scripts to identify data mismatches and logic gaps across the application intake and decisioning pipeline. - Leverage Cloud-based Data Lakes (S3, Snowflake) as your primary data source, performing complex data reconciliations to ensure accurate financial and regulatory reporting. - Drive best practices in version control using GitHub, ensuring all control scripts are peer-reviewed, modular, and production-ready. - Build Gherkin-based automated tests to ensure that technical implementations align perfectly with business intent and regulatory requirements. - Integrate control outputs with enterprise monitoring tools (like New Relic or Splunk) for real-time visibility and automate incident triggers via standard alerting platforms. - Work closely with Data Analysts and Product Managers to translate complex business requirement documents into robust, reusable code templates that satisfy audit and risk standards. Basic Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. - At least 5+ years of professional experience in Software Engineering with a heavy focus on Python. - At least 3 years of experience with SQL and working with large-scale relational or NoSQL databases.-At least 2 years of experience with a Cloud provider (preferably AWS). - At least 2 years of experience with Git and version control workflows (PR reviews, branch protection). Preferred Qualifications - Experience building or maintaining automated data controls or reconciliation scripts within the financial services industry. - Experience with automated governance and reporting platforms. - Knowledge of Gherkin-based automated testing. - Familiarity with Agile development and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions). - Experience with Apache Kafka for building real-time data pipelines or streaming-based mismatch detection. Compensation - $120,000 - $205,000 annually - This range reflects the base salary that we reasonably expect to pay for Senior Software Engineers. Actual compensation may vary depending on relevant factors including experience, skills and location. Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry. Minimum Degree Required: - Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required
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