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About the Role

As a Lead Backend Developer, Risk on KOHO’s Tech and Engineering team, you will be a strong contributor in the KOHO ecosystem and work with other developers to help define and implement processes. You will be working as part of a cross-functional team and driving our core risk features from start to finish.

Our teams have a large degree of autonomy and ownership and we’re looking for someone with a high level of initiative. This is a fast-paced outcome-oriented environment! We are looking for collaborative-oriented developers like you who are always eager to learn and take on a leadership role to help other developers grow. Excited yet?

Please Note: This is a remote position based in Canada that is available to those who are legally entitled to work in Canada.

What You’ll Do

• You are an ambassador for KOHO and live the company’s five Values
• You will guide the technical strategy for your direct team
• You will be participating in rotating on-call duties, including incident management
• You will create technical designs for KOHO’s new features
• You will be mentoring and educating other developers on the team and accelerating their career growth
• You will be owning the production operation, monitoring our system, and helping define SLAs

Who You Are:

• You can lead a team of developers through complex work (but you don’t have direct reports)
• You can challenge the status quo through research and introduce new tech to the team
• You are solution-oriented - you identify problems, own them, and improve them!
• You can communicate complex technical issues in a concise and effective manner
• You thrive on collaborating within the tech team and other departments
• You can work independently and effectively without clear requirements or supervision
• You know how to find the balance between quality and speed
• You know how to monitor and observe the performance of your system in a production environment
• You understand microservices architecture and distributed systems

A bonus if you have experience or an interest in any of the following! -

• Go
• RESTful APIs, Docker, or AWS
• Understanding of risk related software development including fraud detection, AML & KYC
• Experience in a leadership role or any leadership training with a strong desire to lead a team of developers
• Front-End development experience in React, Angular or mobile hybrid development is a benefit