Staff Backend Engineer, Python at Tide Platform

, , Romania -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Python, Java, C#, FastAPI, Flask, Django, RESTful APIs, Cloud-native Solutions, Agile Environment, Relational Databases, Continuous Integration, Delivery, Deployment, Third Party Integration, Secure Software Delivery, Well-tested Software, Well-documented Software

Industry

Financial Services

Description

ABOUT TIDE At Tide we help SMEs save time (and money) in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions from invoicing to accounting. Tide is transforming the small business banking market with over 1.6 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France. Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data-driven decisions to help SMEs save both time and money. Tide facts: Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs Over 1.6 million members: 800,000 UK and 800,000 in India and growing rapidly Over $200 million raised in funding Over 2500 Tideans globally - we’re diversity champions! We have offices in Central London, with a member support and technology centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, technology centres in Serbia, Romania, Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram and New Delhi, India ABOUT TIDE At Tide we help SMEs save time (and money) in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions from invoicing to accounting. Tide is transforming the small business banking market with over 1.6 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France. Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data-driven decisions to help SMEs save both time and money. Tide facts: Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs Over 1.6 million members: 800,000 UK and 800,000 in India and growing rapidly Over $200 million raised in funding Over 2500 Tideans globally - we’re diversity champions! We have offices in Central London, with a member support and technology centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, technology centres in Serbia, Romania, Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram and New Delhi, India ABOUT THE ROLE As a Staff Engineer you’ll be: Defining and owning autonomously part of the target architecture for your domain, making sure that all the projects and services in the area follow it Working on early engineering phases to lay the groundwork for the team(s) in your area Working with the product team to select technology partners Leading backend engineers across multiple agile teams carefully dividing your time between design, coding and coaching other team members. You will be the person people turn to seeking advice and solutions to difficult problems Regularly aligning your vision and roadmap of the your part of the target architecture with other Staff Engineers and their respective target architectures to ensure the success of complex multi domain initiatives Working closely with product owners, mobile & web engineers, data scientist and other business members to translate requirements into well-engineered solutions Making key contributions to our Community of Practice. You will apply your extensive experience on our problem domain and existing guidelines to become a true beacon of best practices among your fellow engineers WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Have extensive experience (10+ years) building server-side applications and detailed knowledge of of Python, Java, C#, or another similar language. Have a sound knowledge of a backend framework FastAPI, Flask, Django Have experience working within a service-oriented architecture and implementing and consuming RESTful APIs (in the world of Open Banking often times they are gonna be public!) Have experience engineering scalable and reliable solutions in a cloud-native environment Demonstrate a mindset of delivering secure, well-tested and well-documented software Exposure to financial services beneficial, but not necessary Have experience integrating with various third party providers and partners Have experience with relational databases Are comfortable working in an agile environment Have the ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience Have exposure to continuous integration, delivery and deployment Our Tech Stack Python, Java, Spring Boot and JOOQ to build the RESTful APIs of our microservices (but we welcome people who are used to any strongly typed general purpose programming language!) Event-driven architecture with messages over SNS+SQS and Kafka to make them reliable Primary datastores are MySQL and PostgreSQL via RDS or Aurora (we are heavy AWS users) Docker, Terraform, ECS used by the Cloud team to run the platform DataDog, ElasticSearch/Fluentd/Kibana and Rollbar to keep it running Bitbucket with Sonarcloud, Snyk and solid testing to power the CI/CD pipelines - new joiners are encouraged to have something deployed to production in their first 2 weeks Angular 2+ with ngrx on Web, Swift/Kotlin on native mobile, Flutter for the UniClient Fivetran/Snowflake/Looker for the BI insights and Python/Faust/Flask/Tecton + some ML libs for the automated decisioning and risk management TIDEAN WAYS OF WORKING At Tide, we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the specific needs of our different teams. While remote work is supported, we believe in the power of face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit and collaboration. Our offices are designed as hubs for innovation and team-building, where we encourage regular in-person gatherings to foster a strong sense of community. TIDE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE At Tide, we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture. Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity or differently-abled status. We celebrate diversity in our workforce as a cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to a broad spectrum of ideas and backgrounds is what enables us to build products that resonate with our members’ diverse needs and lives. We are One Team and foster a transparent and inclusive environment, where everyone’s voice is heard. At Tide, we thrive on diversity, embracing various backgrounds and experiences. We welcome all individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Our inclusive culture is key to our success, helping us build products that meet our members' diverse needs. We are One Team, committed to transparency and ensuring everyone’s voice is heard. Disclaimer It has come to our attention that individuals or agencies are falsely claiming to represent Tide and are reaching out to candidates regarding job opportunities. Please be aware that: Tide does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. All official Tide job opportunities are listed exclusively on our Careers Page and applications should be submitted through this channel. Communication from Tide will only come from an official @tide.co email address. Tide does not work with agencies or recruiters without prior formal engagement, and we do not authorize third parties to make job offers on our behalf. If you are contacted by anyone misrepresenting Tide or requesting payment, please treat it as fraudulent and report it to us immediately at talent@tide.co Your safety and trust are important to us, and we are committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. Tide leverages AI to enhance our hiring experience. You can read more about how we use AI in our recruitment process in our AI Policy. Your personal data will be processed by Tide for recruitment purposes and in accordance with Tide's Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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Responsibilities

As a Staff Engineer, you will define and own part of the target architecture for your domain and lead backend engineers across multiple agile teams. You will work closely with product owners and other team members to translate requirements into well-engineered solutions.