Job Description
/n /n /n /n /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 strong 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. Your responsibilities will include: /n /n
- Designing and building RESTful APIs for our front-end applications and partners /n
- Integrating with a range of external services such as Salesforce, Auth0, Cloudflare, and more /n
- Architecting solutions that meet our high availability, security, and performance requirements /n
- Maintaining our infrastructure on a major cloud provider to support our rapid growth /n
- Writing well-structured, tested, and documented code that's a pleasure to maintain /n
- 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:
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- Minimum 5 years of commercial Ruby on Rails experience /n
- Proven experience integrating with multiple external APIs /n
- Experience with database design and performance tuning, particularly with PostgreSQL /n
- Experience designing and maintaining infrastructure with AWS, GCP, or Heroku /n
- Experience with testing frameworks like Rspec /n
- Experience with high-volume background job processing frameworks like Sidekiq /n
- Strong experience designing and maintaining both public and private REST APIs /n
- Proficiency with development tools like Linear or Jira /n
- Strong written and verbal communication skills /n /n Bonus Points: /n /n
- Experience with security best practices (e.g., OWASP, STRIDE) /n
- Experience with synchronising data between distributed systems /n
- Experience in high-volume production environments with strict availability SLAs /n
- Knowledge of the financial services industry (lending or corporate finance) /n
- A Computer Science degree /n
- 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 workplace, 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 /n
- Celebrate the joy of starting a family with 8 weeks of paid parental leave /n
- Bring your furry friend to hang out in our brand new, dog-friendly office /n
- Company-wide events designed to honour and celebrate all the outstanding achievements of our amazing team /n /n /n Please apply via the link below or submit your resume to [email protected] /n /n /n Working Place:/n /n Sydney, NSW, Australia /n /n Department : /n /n Engineering /n /n /n

📌 Senior Backend Developer (Sydney)
🏢 Valiant Finance
📍 Sydney