Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Fintech Platform

Kikoff; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 244,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Kikoff is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop foundational systems for Fynn, its AI-driven credit coach. The role involves designing backend systems to enhance financial security for millions of users, integrating advanced LLM technologies, and ensuring compliance in a regulated environment.

Ideal candidates have robust experience in backend frameworks, distributed systems, and a passion for improving customer financial outcomes. You'll work within a small team where your impact is immediately visible.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with modern backend frameworks and a track record of building and scaling production systems.
• Strong systems design skills; architected and shipped distributed systems handling high throughput.
• Production experience with background job processing systems (Sidekiq, Resque, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core backend systems for Fynn.
• Build LLM-powered workflows and reliable pipelines.
• Integrate with internal services and third-party providers.

Skills

Modern backend frameworks

Distributed systems

Infrastructure decision-making

Background job processing systems

Database optimization

Job description

Kikoff is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop foundational systems for Fynn, its AI-driven credit coach. The role involves designing backend systems to enhance financial security for millions of users, integrating advanced LLM technologies, and ensuring compliance in a regulated environment.

Ideal candidates have robust experience in backend frameworks, distributed systems, and a passion for improving customer financial outcomes. You'll work within a small team where your impact is immediately visible.