Backend / API Engineer, Connect at Mono

Description

• The Connect backend teams are responsible for building the APIs that expose end-users financial information through a set of public-facing, easy-to-use APIs.
• We’re looking for people with a strong background or interest in solving real world problems and ability to translate complexity into simplicity.
• You’re comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces, have exquisite attention to detail, and have curiosity in learning new technologies and systems.

Requirements

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of Backend services and APIs powering Mono infrastructure.
• Coordinate technical execution with other team members. Envision solutions collaboratively and coordinate their execution as a team, addressing technical and coordination issues.
• Be customer-focused, think as a user of our APIs. Proactively tackle potential improvements and customer pain points.
• Carefully manage API retro compatibility, document API changes and implement deprecation plans
• Implement automated quality assurance and monitoring modules
• 3+ years of industry experience building high-quality code and infrastructure
• Experience shipping high-quality products from start to finish
• Thrives in a collaborative environment involving different functions, stakeholders, and subject matter experts
• Experience shipping high-quality products from start to finish
• A desire to work closely with developers who depend on your libraries to deliver customer value
• Attention to detail, especially around performance, accessibility, reliability, and security
• Enjoys being a generalist working on both the frontend, backend, and anything it takes to solve problems and delight users, including work that falls outside engineering.

Benefits

• Stock options
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly
• Access to mental health service
• Health Insurance
• Training Budget
• Team building events
• Bank holidays swap inside the same month
• Fitness/ wellness stipends
• Yearly offsite
• Fresh fruit every week, all-you-can-drink tea and coffee
• Free lunch
• Friday happy hours