Senior Software Engineer, Data (Backend)

Summary

Join Varo's Data & ML Engineering platform team and help improve customers' financial lives using cutting-edge AI/ML technology. You will design and build scalable solutions, evolve the decision platform, lead large-scale projects, and influence technical strategy. The role requires 5+ years of software development experience, proficiency in a JVM language (Java or Kotlin), expertise in scalable distributed systems, and strong programming skills. Varo offers a competitive salary range of $140,000 - $180,000 per year. The company is mission-driven, all-digital, and FDIC-insured, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience in software development leading large and strategic high-impact areas in business
• Must be proficient in a JVM language (Java, Kotlin) — technical interview will be in one of these languages
• Experience with scalable, distributed systems with a test-first approach
• Deep understanding of microservices and event-driven architectures
• Experience in strong consistency in a distributed environment, transactional databases, and caching systems
• Strong programming and software engineering skills
• Must have exceptional knowledge of core data structures and algorithms

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable distributed solutions that our customers or employees can build their lives around
• Evolve our decision platform & related systems to meet our stakeholders' requirements, focus on intuitive system design for easy adoption and tech, and optimize performance
• Lead large-scale projects from ideation to creation with a customer-first mindset
• Influence the technical strategy with a drive to improve products, infrastructure, processes, or organizations
• Work cross-functionally with various engineering, product, and operations teams

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding and familiarity with the Java open source Presto project is a plus

Benefits

$140,000 - $180,000 a year