Kaizen Reporting’s Senior Backend Software Engineer will help us develop new web and application solutions, as well as enhancing existing ones. The individual will have the opportunity to work in a team empowering the DevOps spirit, operating at every stage of the Software Development Lifecycle and working on serverless solutions within the AWS cloud. 

Key activities and responsibilities 

• Create and maintain reliable, scalable and flexible web platforms and applications that are well tested and delivered on time 
• Implement and support technology stacks for various engineering projects leveraging continuous integration and delivery 
• Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to development teams 
• Automate the flow of data and processes from end-to-end in the delivery of our services, ensuring the continual improvement of the overall team’s efficiency 
• Work with the product teams to ensure that the solutions being worked on are in accordance with their requirements 
• Ensure the highest level of data security to protect our clients’ information assets 
• Support and be an integral member of the Software Development team. 

Person specification 

Skills  

• Ability to communicate in both technical and user-friendly language depending on the audience 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Ability to be a “big picture” thinker 

Knowledge 

• Advanced Python programming and scripting 
• Deep understanding of: 
• Software development lifecycle best practices 
• Systems architecture, design and development 
• Test-driven development 
• Version Control tools (Git, Github, CodeCommit, etc.)  
• Good understanding of: 
• Amazon Web Services 
• Serverless computing (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, S3, EventBridge, SNS) 
• Databases (DynamoDB, MySQL) 
• Containers and Cluster Managers (Docker, ECS, Fargate, etc.) 
• Agile principles, processes and tools 

Experience  

• 5 years of working experience in software development 
• Strong experience with Amazon Web Services 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree (or above) in Computer Science or a related subject 

Overview  

Kaizen Reporting is a multi-award winning RegTech company on a mission to transform the quality of regulatory reporting in the financial services industry. We've combined regulatory expertise with advanced technology to develop our market-leading quality assurance services. Unique in their ability to fully assess data quality, our services are used by some of the world’s largest investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds and brokers, helping them to reduce costs, improve quality and increase confidence in their regulatory reporting.