Sr. Backend Engineer

Achieve • Tempe, AZ

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Backend Engineer on this team, you won't just be building CRUD apps—you’ll be building high-throughput engines that process real-time signals to deliver the right message, at the right time, across email, SMS, and in-app experiences. Ideally seeking candidates in the Phoenix, AZ metro area

Requirements

• Language Agnostic Expert: You are a seasoned engineer with deep expertise in at least one modern backend language (Go, Java, Python, C#, etc.). You care more about software engineering principles, clean code, and design patterns than specific syntax, and you’re excited to work primarily in Go.
• Event-Driven Architect: You have a "Kafka-first" mindset. You understand topics, partitions, and how to build idempotent consumers that handle financial data with care.
• Database Strategist: You are proficient with MySQL, particularly in designing schemas that support fast lookups and complex relational data.
• Product-Minded Engineer: You care about the customer experience. You want to know how your code helps a member resolve their debt or secure a loan.
• Culture Add: You embody our core values: Care, Get Better, Collaborate, and Act with Integrity

Responsibilities

• Build the "Brain": Architect and scale high-performance Go-based microservices that power our personalization engine, leaning into native real-time, event-driven architectures to process member data as it happens.
• Master the Stream: Use GCP-managed Kafka to ingest millions of member signals (behavioral data, application status, financial markers) and trigger personalized workflows.
• Optimize for Latency: Ensure that personalization logic is calculated and delivered in milliseconds so that our user experience remains fluid and responsive.
• Modern Engineering Workflow: Accelerate your development cycle by integrating the latest AI tools and coding assistants (like GitHub Copilot or Cursor) to reduce boilerplate and focus on solving high-level architectural challenges.
• Data-Driven Collaboration: Partner closely with our Data Science (BI) team to translate deep member insights and complex data sets into actionable, programmatic logic within our Go ecosystem.
• Drive Engineering Excellence: Lead by example with high-quality code, comprehensive testing (unit/integration), and robust observability in a GCP environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid and remote work opportunities
• 401 (k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision with HSA and FSA options
• Competitive vacation and sick time off, as well as dedicated volunteer days
• Access to wellness support through Employee Assistance Program, Talkspace, and fitness discounts
• Up to $5,250 paid back to you on eligible education expenses
• Pet care discounts for your furry family members
• Financial support in times of hardship with our Achieve Care Fund
• A safe place to connect and a commitment to diversity and inclusion through our six employee resource groups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed