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/n Are you a Senior Ruby on Rails Backend Engineer looking to join a fun, fast paced fintech environment. /n Valiant Finance is an award-winning FinTech startup on a mission to simplify business lending. Our cloud-based platform helps thousands of Australian small businesses compare and apply for loans from over 80 of the country's leading lenders. Our platform doesn't just power our own services – it also drives the commercial lending capabilities for some of the world's most recognised brands. /n Our global Enterprise technology arm provides embedded finance experience and orchestration infrastructure to enterprise clients.
We pride ourselves on building and delivering category-leading tech products across the US, Australia and the UK for top-tier global businesses. We have a robust growth agenda and are always looking for top talent to join the pursuit of our vision to unleash the economic potential of every idea! /n Our engineering team is remote-friendly but we work from our Surry Hills office 2-3 times a week to collaborate. We're looking for a candidate who is passionate about engineering and technology, can solve technical problems and is able to communicate problems and solutions with ease. /n Valiant Micro Site /n /n What You'll Be Doing /n As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be instrumental in shaping the future of our platform.
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- Designing and building RESTful APIs for our front-end applications and partners
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- Integrating with a range of external services such as Salesforce, Auth0, Cloudflare, and more
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- Architecting solutions that meet our high availability, security, and performance requirements
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- Maintaining our infrastructure on a major cloud provider to support our rapid growth
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- Writing well-structured, tested, and documented code that's a pleasure to maintain
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- Working closely with our Product, Design, and other teams to refine deliverables and bring new features to life
/n /n /n /n What We're Looking For /n We're seeking a passionate backend engineer who can solve complex technical problems and communicate solutions with ease. /n Required Experience: /n /n
- Minimum 5 years of commercial Ruby on Rails experience
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- Proven experience integrating with multiple external APIs
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- Experience with database design and performance tuning, particularly with PostgreSQL
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- Experience designing and maintaining infrastructure with AWS, GCP, or Heroku
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- Experience with testing frameworks like Rspec
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- Experience with high-volume background job processing frameworks like Sidekiq
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- Strong experience designing and maintaining both public and private REST APIs
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- Proficiency with development tools like Linear or Jira
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- Strong written and verbal communication skills
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- Experience with security best practices (e.g., OWASP, STRIDE)
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- Experience with synchronising data between distributed systems
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- Experience in high-volume production environments with strict availability SLAs
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- Knowledge of the financial services industry (lending or corporate finance)
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- A Computer Science degree
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- Experience navigating GDPR and/or SOC2
/n /n /n /n Benefits & Culture /n We're a remote-friendly team, but if you prefer an office environment, our Surry Hills space is open, dog-friendly, and empowering. We foster a culture where innovation is recognised and rewarded. /n /n
- Embrace your need for work-life balance with our hybrid working model
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- Celebrate the joy of starting a family with 8 weeks of paid parental leave
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- Bring your furry friend to hang out in our brand new, dog-friendly office
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- Company-wide events designed to honour and celebrate all the outstanding achievements of our amazing team
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- "Get S#!t Done"
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- Thrive in the Pride
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- Be customer champions
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Sydney, NSW, Australia /n
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📌 Senior Backend Developer (Sydney)
🏢 Valiant Finance
📍 Sydney