Staff Software Engineer, Backend

This role is a backend-focused position at Interface.ai, a leading Conversational AI SaaS company in the financial services industry. The company is dedicated to providing cutting-edge solutions to empower financial institutions and help customers achieve financial wellness. As a backend engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and implementing mission-critical projects with high quality and speed. You will also contribute to the evolution and improvement of the company's Conversational AI platform, stay updated with the latest trends in conversational AI, and collaborate closely with the CTO and other Engineering leads to drive best development practices.

• Architect, design, and implement mission critical projects end-to-end with high quality and speed.
• Actively contribute to the evolution and improvement of interface’s Conversational AI platform.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in conversational AI and related fields.
• Develop and enhance engineering skills by working on diverse and complex technical challenges, driving innovation and finding creative solutions.
• Collaborate closely with CTO and other Engineering leads to drive best development practices within the team.
• Possess a strong sense of self-motivation and the ability to learn quickly.
• Embrace a growth mindset and demonstrate emotional maturity in all interactions.
• Passionate about the possibilities of AI in the banking sector.
• Have a proven track record of success in a startup environment with 5 to 30 employees.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying ways to improve solutions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Proven track record of 10+ years in delivering scalable, complex technical products with at least 3+ years of experience working in startups building products from scratch.
• Good knowledge of distributed technologies, low-latency, and highly scalable systems.
• Expertise in JavaScript and Node.js, including hands-on experience with Node.js frameworks such as Express.js, Hapi.js, Koa.js, and NoSQL and Relational databases.
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience of unit testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Hands-on experience in developing applications using microservices, container technologies, and container management systems such as Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of systems using real-time interactions (web sockets, long-polling, server-sent events).
• Hands-on experience in implementing security and data protection.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write detailed technical documents.
• Experience working with React and Python (Bonus).
• Experience working with AI Models (Bonus).

• Possess a strong sense of self-motivation and the ability to learn quickly.
• Embrace a growth mindset and demonstrate emotional maturity in all interactions.
• Passionate about the possibilities of AI in the banking sector.
• Have a proven track record of success in a startup environment with 5 to 30 employees.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying ways to improve solutions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Proven track record of 10+ years in delivering scalable, complex technical products with at least 3+ years of experience working in startups building products from scratch.
• Good knowledge of distributed technologies, low-latency, and highly scalable systems.
• Expertise in JavaScript and Node.js, including hands-on experience with Node.js frameworks such as Express.js, Hapi.js, Koa.js, and NoSQL and Relational databases.
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience of unit testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Hands-on experience in developing applications using microservices, container technologies, and container management systems such as Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of systems using real-time interactions (web sockets, long-polling, server-sent events).
• Hands-on experience in implementing security and data protection.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write detailed technical documents.
• Experience working with React and Python (Bonus).
• Experience working with AI Models (Bonus).

• Remote First Policy
• Comprehensive Insurance Policy
• A chance to have a big impact early in your career