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Backend Engineer - Data Experience

A technology company building hx Renew, a complex risk modeling and decision optimization platform.
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
Enterprise SaaS · Finance
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Description For Backend Engineer - Data Experience

hyperexponential is seeking a Backend Engineer to join their Data Experience team, focusing on building systems that unlock the value of customer data in hx Renew. The engineering department is described as a melting pot of bright and kind engineers working on complex technical challenges. The role involves working with cutting-edge technologies and participating in regular hackathons.

The Data Experience team's mission is to enable customers to understand and optimize their risk modeling decisions. As a Backend Engineer, you'll be instrumental in building and maintaining data systems, working with technologies like Kotlin, Rust, and various AWS services. The role offers a blend of technical challenges and collaborative opportunities, working closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers.

The position requires a strong technical background, particularly in backend technologies and data engineering. You'll be working with ETL/ELT pipelines, data lakes, and modern cloud infrastructure. The company values continuous learning, community involvement, and maintaining high technical standards.

The interview process is structured and transparent, including initial calls with the talent team, manager interviews, skills assessment, and values alignment. The role offers an opportunity to work on complex problems in the risk modeling space while contributing to the engineering community through open source projects and technical presentations.

This is an excellent opportunity for a mid-level engineer looking to work with modern technologies in a collaborative environment that values both technical excellence and personal growth.

Last updated 7 months ago

Responsibilities For Backend Engineer - Data Experience

  • Help build solutions by working with product managers, designers, engineers and customers to understand problems
  • Write high-quality, thoughtful, simple, commented, documented, tested, well-structured code
  • Help drive technical standards, decisions, and strategy
  • Help reduce friction and eliminate impediments
  • Continually learn and improve through work and hackathons
  • Promote hx in the community through open source contributions, blog posts and presentations
  • Support product in production by joining an on-call rota

Requirements For Backend Engineer - Data Experience

Kotlin
Rust
  • Proven polyglot programmer with Kotlin and Rust experience
  • Experience with AWS (ECS, DynamoDB, SQS, Redshift)
  • Experience working with ETL/ELT pipelines and building interfaces to data lakes
  • Experience with or knowledge of Terraform, Gitlab CI/CD, Opentelemetry, Sumologic OpenAPI (advantage)

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