Backend Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Backend Engineer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in New York, NY. Responsibilities :

• Design and implement large-scale backend infrastructure and APIs.
• Write high quality code that is robust, readable and scales.
• Possess the drive to dive deep, thrive and progress even in ambiguous situations.
• Encourage and support knowledge sharing within team and external groups.
• Work in an agile environment focused on the most important deliverable for our clients.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Python
• 3+ years in NoSQL databases like MongoDB or ElasticSearch
• 3+ years in Caching technologies like Redis or Memcached
• 3+ years in Streaming technologies like Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Experience in architecting and building applications in AWS or Google Cloud
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals in Data Structures, Algorithms, Complexity Analysis, Object-Oriented Design and Designing Large Scale Data-Intensive Applications.
• Excellent Analytical and Communication skills including experience speaking to technical and business audiences and working globally.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of work experience, or Masters' Degree with more than 3+ year work experience in Software Development.

• Experience in Java, Django, Tornado or Flask frameworks.
• Experience in ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) or Prometheus + Grafana
• Proficiency in Linux, Bash, JSON and SQL
• Knowledge of Credit products like corporate bonds/loans, credit default swaps, total return swaps is a plus
• Experience with cloud computing systems
• Networking including TCP, HTTP, DNS, SSL certificates