Senior Back End Engineer for Streaming Data Platform (North America)

KOR Financial • IL

90d

About The Position

We are a VC-backed fintech with a live product in the regulatory trade reporting space and a growing list of institutional clients (B2B). Our product journey has started in the US with a roadmap into Canada, UK, EU, Australia, and Singapore over the next twelve months. We are a start-up on a fast paced journey to scale-up. KOR is built on leading edge cloud technology by industry domain experts and world class in-house engineering. We're on a mission to innovate B2B trade servicing starting with regulatory reporting in time for a global wave of mandated changes hitting all segments of market participants across OTC derivatives transactions. We’re solving the most challenging problems around by bringing fresh designs and solutions to data utility, quality, and processing inefficiencies. . . while unlocking insane value for clients. Teamwork and laser focus are central to everything we do at KOR. With the right support, we believe small independent teams with deep expertises achieve better results and encourage skilled people to take responsibility and grow their careers. We live by the mantra of work humble, work smart, and work together.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8+ years of experience as a Back End Engineer.
• Experience with Java and Spring Boot Framework.
• Experience with building and running applications on public cloud vendors like AWS.
• Working experience Kafka, DataBricks and Streaming data solutions.
• Experience profiling, debugging, and performance tuning complex distributed systems.
• A firm reliance on unit testing and mocking frameworks with a TDD (Test Driven Development) mindset.
• Knowledge of OOP principles and modern development practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with event data modeling in event store/sourcing systems.
• Experience with horizontally scalable and highly available system design and implementation, focusing on performance and resiliency.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing the streaming data platform engine and SDK.
• Implementing new features for our range of web and streaming applications and data reporting capabilities.
• Be an active voice in the platform's build-out in regards to the technical choices and implementations.
• Working closely with the broader team to embrace new challenges and adapt requirements as we continue to grow and adjust priorities.
• Paired programming with a growing team of Back-end, Data, and Front-end Engineers.

Benefits

• Culture of trust, empowerment, and constructive feedback.
• Competitive salary, great IT equipment, and expense allowance.
• Flexible working times.
• Fully Remote.
• A span of control that matches your ambitions and skills.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees